<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
:	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
as	O
it	O
is	O
known	O
outside	O
of	O
its	O
Japan	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eighting	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
original	O
moniker	O
of	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
prior	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
on	O
Sony	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
GameCube	B-Application
primarily	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direction	O
Kenji	O
Fukuya	O
cited	O
the	O
lighting	O
and	O
shading	O
capabilities	O
in	O
particular	O
as	O
reasons	O
that	O
Extreme	O
could	O
become	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
games	O
with	O
progressive	O
scan	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
ultimately	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme	O
includes	O
seven	O
new	O
arenas	O
and	O
three	O
remodeled	O
levels	O
from	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Fukuya	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
prior	O
interview	O
that	O
Extreme	O
was	O
"	O
always	O
destined	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
"	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
released	O
roughly	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
ostensibly	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
changed	O
the	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
and	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
computer-generated	O
ones	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
separate	O
team	O
of	O
animators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
hidden	O
character	O
previously	O
only	O
accessible	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
(	O
Fang	O
,	O
the	O
Wolf	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
manga	O
)	O
was	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamecube	B-Application
version	O
is	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
earlier	O
models	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
using	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
controller	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
"	O
Whether	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
controller	O
would	O
be	O
good	O
for	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
is	O
still	O
an	O
open	O
question	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
perfectly	O
fine	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Bloody	O
Roar	O
:	O
Primal	O
Fury.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
he	O
added	O
"	O
The	O
control	O
setup	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
always	O
come	O
into	O
question	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
pad	O
,	O
works	O
triumphantly	O
whether	O
one	O
chooses	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
or	O
the	O
admittedly	O
pint-sized	O
D-Pad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kasavin	O
would	O
add	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
ever	O
wondered	O
what	O
the	O
pejorative	O
expression	O
"	O
button	O
masher	O
"	O
really	O
refers	O
to	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
out	O
when	O
you	O
play	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
:	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
"	O
saying	O
that	O
overall	O
Primal	O
Fury	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
major	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
's	O
totally	O
competent	O
and	O
quite	O
appealing	O
in	O
some	O
ways.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
port	O
received	O
more	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
change	O
from	O
animated	O
to	O
computer-generated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
Kasavin	O
said	O
"	O
For	O
some	O
reason	O
,	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
replaces	O
Primal	O
Fury	O
's	O
anime	O
intro	O
and	O
ending	O
sequences	O
with	O
prerendered	O
CG	O
cutscenes	O
that	O
look	O
OK	O
at	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
's	O
in-game	O
graphics	O
are	O
actually	O
better	O
...	O
"	O
Other	O
reviewers	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
was	O
starting	O
to	O
feel	O
outdated	O
,	O
the	O
graphical	O
change	O
and	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
moves	O
and	O
characters	O
was	O
n't	O
enough	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
prior	O
entries	O
,	O
and	O
Hudson	O
needed	O
to	O
stop	O
recycling	O
material	O
from	O
older	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
