<s>
Bakugan	B-Device
Battle	I-Device
Brawlers	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2009	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
anime	B-Device
series	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
same	I-Device
name	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NOW	O
Production	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
cutscene	O
showing	O
Hal-G	O
celebrating	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	O
Orb	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
all	O
Bakugan	B-Device
will	O
bow	O
to	O
him	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
,	O
another	O
scene	O
showing	O
the	O
petrified	O
bodies	O
of	O
various	O
Bakugan	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Doom	O
Dimension	O
is	O
shown	O
,	O
with	O
colored	O
orbs	O
floating	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
statues	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
dragon-like	O
Bakugan	B-Device
,	O
who	O
then	O
flies	O
upwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
seen	O
being	O
teased	O
by	O
Shuji	O
and	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
Akira	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
passion	O
for	O
Bakugan	B-Device
,	O
yet	O
not	O
knowing	O
how	O
to	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
available	O
Bakugan	B-Device
change	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
versions	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
Serpenoid	O
,	O
Juggernoid	O
,	O
and	O
Saurus	O
that	O
match	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
chosen	O
attribute	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
Pyrus	O
Serpenoid	O
,	O
Aquos	O
Juggernoid	O
,	O
and	O
Ventus	O
Falconeer	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
visits	O
the	O
Bakugan	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
run	O
by	O
Alice	O
,	O
a	O
Battle	O
Brawler	O
,	O
they	O
head	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
park	O
when	O
flashes	O
of	O
light	O
spontaneously	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
final	O
flash	O
,	O
a	O
Bakugan	B-Device
matching	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
chosen	O
attribute	O
named	O
Leonidas	O
appears	O
,	O
who	O
agrees	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Guardian	O
Bakugan	B-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
heads	O
to	O
the	O
park	O
's	O
stairs	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
)	O
or	O
their	O
room	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
)	O
and	O
receives	O
a	O
message	O
that	O
Dan	O
was	O
attacked	O
and	O
defeated	O
by	O
a	O
strange	O
Bakugan	B-Device
and	O
its	O
brawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
wins	O
the	O
tournament	O
,	O
a	O
person	O
named	O
Marduk	O
appears	O
with	O
his	O
Guardian	O
Bakugan	B-Device
,	O
Vladitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bakugan	B-Device
asks	O
Leonidas	O
to	O
join	O
him	O
to	O
rule	O
over	O
all	O
Bakugan	B-Device
,	O
which	O
he	O
refuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cutscene	O
reveals	O
that	O
Vladitor	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hal-G	O
,	O
Naga	O
,	O
and	O
Masquerade	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
their	O
goals	O
to	O
rule	O
over	O
all	O
Bakugan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bakugan	B-Device
turns	O
the	O
Haos	O
Arena	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Battle	O
Tournament	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
Darkus	O
Arena	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
Doom	O
Dimension	O
's	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
teleportation	O
,	O
the	O
Brawler	O
's	O
Guardian	O
Bakugan	B-Device
fall	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
becoming	O
victims	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	O
Dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leonidas	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
born	O
in	O
the	O
dimension	O
,	O
is	O
left	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
Bakugan	B-Device
still	O
standing	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
by	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Guardian	O
Bakugan	B-Device
to	O
evolve	O
into	O
Omega	O
Leonidas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
Omega	O
Leonidas	O
defeat	O
Vladitor	O
,	O
both	O
Bakugan	B-Device
disappear	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
dismay	O
of	O
both	O
Marduk	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
throwing	O
Leonidas	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
shouting	O
,	O
"	O
Bakugan	B-Device
brawl	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
they	O
must	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
Bakugan	B-Device
and	O
throw	O
them	O
by	O
aiming	O
and	O
steering	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
land	O
where	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
your	O
opponent	O
's	O
Bakugan	B-Device
while	O
it	O
's	O
rolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
good	O
blast	O
can	O
cause	O
your	O
foe	O
to	O
miss	O
a	O
boost	O
or	O
even	O
send	O
an	O
enemy	O
Bakugan	B-Device
flying	O
off	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
shooting	O
at	O
the	O
Bakugan	B-Device
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
steer	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
Bakugan	B-Device
with	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Bakugan	B-Device
is	O
upgraded	O
enough	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
fill	O
a	O
bar	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
special	O
shot	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Bakugan	B-Device
's	O
attribute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
ways	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
gate	O
card	O
:	O
a	O
"	O
double	O
stand	O
"	O
which	O
happens	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
lands	O
two	O
Bakugan	B-Device
on	O
the	O
same	O
gate	O
card	O
,	O
a	O
Critical	O
K.O	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
a	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Bakugan	B-Device
from	O
different	O
sides	O
stand	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
gate	O
card	O
,	O
a	O
battle	O
starts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
to	O
activate	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
Ability	O
Cards	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
power-up	O
the	O
Bakugan	B-Device
or	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
battle	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
these	O
mini-games	O
both	O
Bakugan	B-Device
gain	O
more	O
G-Power	O
,	O
which	O
decides	O
who	O
will	O
win	O
the	O
fight	O
and	O
thus	O
gain	O
a	O
gate	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
battles	O
are	O
instead	O
determined	O
by	O
an	O
icon	O
shown	O
on	O
a	O
gate	O
card	O
,	O
with	O
five	O
being	O
available	O
(	O
rubbing	O
an	O
attribute	O
symbol	O
,	O
tapping	O
the	O
symbol	O
when	O
it	O
reaches	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
,	O
holding	O
the	O
stylus	O
on	O
the	O
symbol	O
while	O
it	O
moves	O
in	O
a	O
predefined	O
loop	O
,	O
holding	O
the	O
stylus	O
on	O
a	O
symbol	O
bouncing	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
slow	O
it	O
down	O
and	O
burst	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
turning	O
the	O
symbol	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
only	O
one	O
Ability	O
Card	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
per	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
are	O
only	O
possible	O
to	O
perform	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
with	O
a	O
Pyrus	O
or	O
Subterra	O
Bakugan	B-Device
's	O
special	O
shot	O
,	O
Pyrus	O
Strike	O
and	O
Subterra	O
Quake	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
sphere	O
attack	O
that	O
completely	O
drains	O
a	O
Bakugan	B-Device
's	O
G-Power	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
by	O
any	O
Bakugan	B-Device
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
that	O
a	O
Sphere	O
Attack	O
would	O
be	O
done	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
higher	O
speed	O
and	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
standing	O
on	O
the	O
card	O
as	O
the	O
targeted	O
Bakugan	B-Device
is	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
winning	O
,	O
BP	O
(	O
Bakugan	B-Device
Points	O
)	O
are	O
earned	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
upgrade	O
Bakugan	B-Device
or	O
buy	O
new	O
Bakugan	B-Device
,	O
gate	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
winning	O
matches	O
under	O
certain	O
conditions	O
at	O
the	O
park	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
by	O
only	O
using	O
Bakugan	B-Device
belonging	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
attribute	O
,	O
the	O
Guardian	O
Bakugan	B-Device
of	O
various	O
NPCs	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
selling	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
during	O
holiday	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
