An Absolute HIDDEN GEM! - EVIL ZONE :The PLAYSTATION LEGACY (Pt. 7)
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2020
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I can't believe this. This is the worst case of "HOLY SHIT I FINALLY FOUND IT" I've ever had. Years of this game popping on my head and then vanishing again, with me not having enough memories to do a thorough enough search and actually figure it out. Thanks Max, my brain just feels like it lost a few pounds.
Dude, BIG SAME!!
Same for me. Except I ended up finding it through emulators. I used to play this as a kid. Cool game tbh.
DUDE SAME, I just remembered it the other day while watching Max's Blood Roar gameplay, cause I played that game too so I started remembering different games I played way back when including this one, just couldnt remember the name, this is great lol.
This was one of the first PS1 games I ever bought with my own money and I have an extremely large place in my heart for it.
Ive been trying to get tbis for years
That moment when Otacon introduces Colonel to his Japanese Animes.
Colonel Colonel COLONEL!!!!!!!!!!! GAME OVER.
And Colonel is totally into it
Damn, you beat me to it.
This needs way more likes
I feel Otacon would show it to Snake first.
The main thing that I dig about this game is that it's entirely made as a homage to 90's anime and the more prominent archtypes. Each character fits a subgenre of anime, the space investigator metalhero (mainly referencing Sharivan), the magical schoolgirl, the paranormal loli that is way older than she looks (both of these last 2 are shown in the game as lesbians), the martial arts tomboy with dragon ball and shadow skill techniques, the big muscular mercenary with a huge sword (Cyber Gats from Berserk), the bishonen exorcist, the mandatory shotacon, the fantasy girl with a magical set of armor with HUGE shoulderpads, the milftastic final boss. This game has it all and they ALL have storymodes as if they are the main characters of their own anime.
Yes, that's why Ihadurca is a being who can "exist in multiple dimensions at one time". She's the big bad of all the animes. So all the different heroes have to battle to be the one to defeat her.
I like that they even address tropes of anime as well. Like during the advice cloum segments in one they bring up the classic, "Why don't you use the finishing move right at the start.". Game is self aware.
Heck, now that I think about it the special ending could even be a send up on how anime's can just drop characters in sequels or just never continue.
Wow im impress thanks for that vital information
It can't have beeen "made in homage" to the 90's when it was developed/ released in the 90's. Yes, the game encompasses many of the tropes that had been most prominent during that te, but that's simply because the game is quite literally- a product of it's time. Had this game been made today with these exact tropes, THAN it could have been made in homage to the 90's as the aforementioned tropes therein are nolonger as prominent now, as they were back then.
But, that's simply not the case.
Fun fact: The voice of Danzaiver is Jon St. John, the voice of Duke Nukem.
I thought he sounded familiar. That threw me off so hard.
He also hates this role. Apparently more than doing Big the Cat
Lani Minella, the voice of Rouge The Bat, also voices in this game.
Everytime I see a "St. John" my brain keeps saying Austin St John. damn red ranger 😂😂😂
Actually u must checkout BLOODY ROAR its awesome fighting game that needs a reboot!
“The power of the supreme leader to destroy evil... The ultimate hero... DANZAIVERRRR”
...and Danzai Burst.
The way he yells it so loud, it practically cuts the audio is hilariousXD
Low key hype
- "Danzaiver, where are you going on vacation?"
- "ZANZIBARRRRRRRRRR!!!"
More like Danzai ranger or Danzai rider 😂
The concept of this game is absolutely amazing. Imagine a modern game that does this kind of anime all star parody thing, with dramatic narration and tropes and all of that... but with Arc Sys graphics.
FULLY AGREE
FUND IT!
So...Guilty Gear?
Sometimes I just can't help a good troll lmao
they should improve the controls. Two button attacks are sort of more button smashing than strategy that modern fighting game has
I'd be happy with just an anime of Evil Zone. Hell, I'd settle for an OVA
This is basically if Waku Waku 7 was more sincere homage than outright parody.
I'd actually pay money for a remastered version of this.
Same. Been wanting it since I can remember.
And i still wait for the remastered version :(
we ll probably get Bloodborne 2 or even a new Darkstalkers before a remastered Evil Zone...
I still own the game and would buy a remaster! Unironically my favorite fighting game of all time.
I want a full remake. Keep the terrible TERRIBLE VOICE ACTING.
But overhaul the system (I think a free roaming 3d arena combat system like ninja storm would work great for this). Keep the current mechanics-just update them to fit with the new system. But add more buttons. More cinematic mechanics like both players dashing to make players fight while running side by side and dashing into a projectile creates that lil mini game of the character dashing towards the guy shooting to stop them. Add on top of that. Counter grabs. Where if you tech a grab your long distance grab activates instead of their one (it was so spammable-so you need a punish mechanic).
I would add a parry mechanic and if you do it to the red gem supers. You use their red gem to do YOUR super for free. And honestly there should be more means to go into a super. Using gems for an EX is lame. Rather those powered up variants to be a heavy attack for loss of meter.
Plus if you parry melee attacks 5 times. You get a free cinematic grab.
As for getting gems. Let yourself charge them normally but also gain meter like other games. So you organically gain them and use them freely in a fight.
Oh and clashing projectiles. That should do something in the game. Like creates a cloud of smoke and one of the two players comes out of the smoke if they win the encounter.
This game looks like "Let's take a character from every anime genre and put them in one game"
I'm sorry, did you say Waku Waku 7?
im sorry did you say Vita Fighters?
More like "let's take as much Japanese pop-culture stereotypes and put them into the game".
It pretty much is.
Because it is!
So each character in the game represents a stereotype found in the anime genres of the time. Danzaiver - Sentai, Al - Fantasy, Gally - Sci-Fi, Kenya - Horror, Midori - Hot blooded fighting genre, etc. it’s harder to pick up on now, but it really leaned into the cheese and I love it.
Danziver is actualy based more on Metal Heroes (specificly the Space Sheriffs) than Sentai, but same genre.
@@TeamTowers1 Metal Heroes are so underrated among tokusatsu that not many even know about them. Especially when you compare them to something like Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.
Setsuna -Magical girl - Lie- Occult - Erel Adventurer - Kakurine - Dimensional being or mystery and Ihaduca- DESTROYER. Ok now we need a shonen,tsudere,biological horror,and gag character.
@@Mecha82 On the bright side Toei were nice enough to make it internationally available on youtube.
Guess metal hero is more accurated but I got you
The way every character's story is framed like a TV show is actually pretty clever. When so many modern fighting game devs struggle with making enjoyable story modes, it's pretty bizarre that this niche, campy PS1 title managed to do it right.
it wasn't even difficult either, it was just "hey let's make it so that a bunch of anime worlds collide, and characters have to fight each other"
i kinda want to see a modern version of this with like, these characters (or expies of expies), and some new characters representing anime styles that have become popular in the intervening twenty-something years- so, like, a kirito expy, a jojo expy... stuff like that right?
Yeah man, it would be so much better if all fighting games adapted to this.
Agreed, it's why I want a remake so badly. I'd honestly even watch all of these character's anime if they had one. Not even lying or stretching the truth.
@@mcFreaki This Game has a Character that Basically A Sci-Fi version of Guts.
That's 90s Anime appeal and visual storytelling for ya
You've got to admit, the art is beautiful
The amount of money I'd give, to see an _Evil Zone 2_ announcement
the fact the game teases one with the 100% reward (still one of the best I ever experienced) boggles me.
I want that and a full 4K 60 FPS remake of the original on a new engine.
The opening was reminded me of a Toonami commercial from the 90's I was waiting for Tom to pop up and be like "Next on Toonami, Evil Zone.
Followed by Sailor Moon."
Max should run through the characters. Each one has a unique storyline and you get an extra costume for every character you complete the game with.
Absolutely
I played this game on the Japanese version long time ago. If I remember correctly, Danzaiver has the white armor and his voice was older than the normal ones when you’re using the extra costume. Isn’t his voice change in the English version too?
I remember playing this back in the day. And all their stories are so good and have different tones to it. Was fantastic for its time, and even though was only 2 buttons, with the directionals + atrack for specials gave a nice bit of variety and combo potential.
I remember not being able to complete it with Danzaiver for some reason, the sub-boss kept whooping me. I was so disappointed because I wanted his alt.
Reminds me of Rival Schools
Max, you should sometime do a "rate their specials" for this.
FULLY AGREE
Please
Best level 3s for a PS1 game
MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
Have to rate both normal and finishing versions tho.
Not only does every character get their own unique story between each fight. Their done in different styles depending on the kind of anime that character would be from. A personal fav is Gally's. It's mostly cute moments between him and his wife that give glimpses into his home life. Lol.
Also yes its criminal this game doesn't get more praise. Such a fun idea and some great characters.
If it wasnt ultimately so shallow as a fighter and didnt have such a shallow pool of attacks it probably wouldve been remembered better
@@NeutralGuyDoubleZero well... Maybe they'll remake it one day
@@NeutralGuyDoubleZero i dont think it was meant to be a really good fighter.
@@gundamxzero3 What? Its a fighting game. If its definitvely not a good fighter, that means it ultimately didnt end up being a great game lol.
I've wanted a remake so badly for so many years, I genuinely would watch an anime on this or each character's separate anime even. My favorites were always Kakurine and Setsuna, as well as Keiya.
I wish the game had more attacks, but with the like two specials and 3 different grabs, I can't say it had that much less move wise than say Tekken 3 or something. Plus it had that chase thing attack segment.
It definitely shines for its characters and story though. It's so camp and memorable to those who played it
The Japanese opening theme ("Kiss in the Dark") is SO GOOD! Recommended, for anyone unfamiliar. Erel has a pretty good vocal theme, cut from the English version, too.
... And, as you can see from Maximilian's playthrough, the game itself isn't half-bad, either (obnoxious AI, aside)! Glad he went with Danzaiver! My cousin introduced my brother & me to this game through the imported JP version, and we loved it.
I was reading every comment to see who was going to bring up the Japanese intro. It fits the intro so much better.
The theme "Near By The Death" is one of the best for a fighting game, IMHO.
The tone of this game is flawless. If it's going for serious, it's hilarious. If it's going for Satire, it's hilarious.
Also, these supers are better than some supers we get in modern games, lol.
This game actually impressed people I knew that didnt care for fighting games lol
The supers remind me of Rival Schools
I feel like it's a case of trying to be serious, with a shitty 90's Japanese to English translation, then leaning into it and going full ham.
It's beautiful, and I still love this game.
It's intentionally silly. Every character is a parody of common anime character types.
And I was hoping all video he'd do the space laser at least by accident, and then the mirror match CPU came in clutch. That's my favorite, most over the top attack in the whole game.
Man i just love how the cast feels so perfect to their genre homage and even put different perspectives of core aspects.
Setsuna and Midori are both battle manga and anime, but Setsuna goes towards tragic character drama based magic like Revolutionary Girl Utena and CLAMP's productions. It even has the heavy school day lesbianism and suggested slowly incoming dark fates. While Midori is on the curve of hotblooded teenagers reaching their peak and deviation from strictly kung fu masters, the destiny bound , and traditional delinquents.
Al and Erel are both fantasy, but Al you could put into Lodoss War and Wizardry, Erel's more the "so much a parody, it actually turned into cliches in themselves" fanservice heavy comedy like Slayers and Sorcerer Hunters. Right down to their cloth armor being just jiggly suits. She even looks like a genderswap of Slayers' Gourry, having the Gorun Nova/Sword of Light.
Then you got Danzaiver, who's not based on an anime genre at all, but tokusatsu hero shows. Specifically, the metal heroes series.
"Shut up!" - Danzaiver, The Loli Slayer, 1999
I swear to god 😂
I thought I remembered that moment being really funny from when I was a kid, and it's nice getting confirmation after all these years that this did actually happen, but it's actually even more hilarious than I remembered it to be 😂 hands down one of the best moments in this game.
Also look up the entire lore, there is a website entirely all about explaining the lore. Example AL is not the sorcerers name. Anyone with the power level to summon other people to thier world is called AL. It is a position in their government not a name. Al is also the one who summoned every character who might be strong enough to beat the main villian who is trapped and contained in what they call the evil zone. The villian has a different name to almost every character, as she is multideminsional and each character has encountered our carries a fragment of her with them, in one form or another.
I never knew Jon St. John did Danzaiver's voice that's insane. Danzaiver wound up being one of my favorite characters in this game.
The uncle of ben 10 is also gally the bounty hunter in this game too. I remember being so weirded out hearing his voice in that cartoon
Danzaiver is really cool...
yet this game is still fetid garbage
@@dragonmaster47 nah this game is amazing
@@MrInuhanyou123 Eh, the aesthetic, Characters and Supers are pretty cool, but it desperately needs remaster of some kind on PS5.
Keeping the artstyle in tact tho.
@@KaminariHouse id kill for a remake ahhhh
What I find fascinating about Evil Zone is that it is a crossover game that isn't a crossover. Every character feels like they are part of a completely different anime, some of which are just completely different genres.
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Heck I wouldn't be slightly surprised if this originally WAS intended to be a crossover and they just altered the characters.
well actaully many characters are references from actual series from back then. Danzaiver for example is a hommage to Spielban (pretty much the first PowerRanger to exist) and Gyver.
Yeah, many of the designs are completely derivative. One I didn't see anyone mention down there yet is that Midori is basically a carbon copy of Kanna Kirishima from Sakura Wars.
@@CyclonSilver i just looked that up, holy cow thats insane. Never realized it was that close.
@@reddragoner1932 umm... Spielban is not the first Power Ranger lol. Goranger is. Spielban was one of Toei's "Metal Hero' series which started in 1982 with Gavan.
They were all parodies of existing anime/Tokusatsu shows. Especially the obvious Guts parody character
A fighting game with a story mode this lengthy was unheard of back in "99.
I'm still depressed it never got a sequel... it was literally very unique for its time and actually predated alot of things, like its fluid motion, cinematic moves, individual fighter cutscenes and weird episodic format. 😌
Same. This game had some of the best character stories I've ever seen. It stuuuuck with me
I feel it was ahead of its time, the game was simple (compared to know) in terms of controls but there’s was a lot of variety with it at the same time, I would love for this game to out of nowhere get a reboot
id settle for an up-to-date remaster, thatd be so cool
14:17 "Is this what I get I'll go easy on you"......14:24 PSYCHO CRUSHA!!!!!
4:09 that menu looks like a Mugen menu .
Very Much. For who is older enough to know Mugen and ESF.
Fun fact: That's the same menu font used in the first WWF SmackDown! game from 2000.
Truth kkkkkkkkkk
Thank you so much for doing Evil Zone. This was my favorite fighting game as a kid. There were just a couple mechanics I wanted to explain that I don't think you figured out in this play through. While pressing a directional button with the attack button will do a special attack, double tapping the attack button will change the special attack so you can hit sidestepping targets. Also the down attack button, which I consider the grapple, has three different variations depending on your range from the target from close, mid and long range. The down attack from long-range is often the most cinematic move in the game for each character. That was that satellite cannon looking move that blue version of you did.
Game also had a stale moves system. Sometimes the first time you did a move you got a big cinematic, like the space laser, but if you did it again not only would it be a short and sweet animation, the damage would be reduced slightly. Game had a lot of great ideas and tech we take for granted now. Oh, and a video tutorial rather then just throwing you into training mode.
Im impress...., i would really like to challenge u bro!
I still have my copy of this game, I remember buying it in a grocery store for 5 dollars brand new.
Fun fact about this game: They added pants to the blonde girl in the North American version, the Intro actually has a song called "Kiss in the Dark" by Masami Okui and the Blonde girl in pink's stage had a song instead of that generic sounding techo. (probably a rights issue on the songs)
This game has one of my fav game soundtracks over all!
"You dare to stop us? THEN STOP US!!! " best quote of the game, hands down
14:19 Danzaiver: I'll go easy on you.
*Instant Psycho Crusher*
Holy shit, the Metal Hero / Space Sheriff's story mode is straight up framed like a tokusatsu show, that's amazing!
I love how that one super implies that whoever brought him to this world decided to teleport both him AND his support satellite.
There should be more fighting games with arcade/story modes like this game.
I love how it's like a real Anime. Never seen one like that before.
@@KaminariHouse Tech Romancer. That's the one other game I can think of. For some reason 3 games were released like the exact same year all with the "The game is themed like an anime" concept. The other one was a shooter called 70s Robot Anime: Geppy-X.
I kinda dont think so. This kind of thing wouldn't really fly these days. What made this story unique is that it heavily satirized many genres of anime that was popular at the time, and was self aware so took a very cheesy approach to things. But because of that it makes it super dated, so dated most people probably wont pick up that this is satirizing a lot of common 90's anime.
I fully agree
Hell yeah Evil Zone was the game back in the day.
Yoo I remember playing the hell out this game!!!! Love this game!!!!
Never heard of this one... For me THE fighting game of Playstation who would shape the real future of the future right now was Destrega.
And as fun as the game is, the impact?... not so much...
My uncle got me Evil Zone for Christmas one year and I played the shit out of that game. Evil Zone was my jam.
Oh man one of my favorite fighting games back on ps1
Some great presentation and anime immersion. We wouldn't see quite the similar again until Techromancer on the Dreamcast.
love how Danzaiver sometimes goes like "how did you do that?!" if the enemy blocks :D
that's how I always felt like as a kid playing fighting games
I’m glad someone still remembers this game. I absolutely love this game so much I played the hell out of it back in the day.
Yes, we are few, but there some people that love this game. From the presentation to its soundtrack. Is great and fun to play.
Yep. I was just playing it again yesterday. :)
Great to see this game again. Just a few tips though.
Down and triangle has three levels of grab type moves. Up close, mid range and long range and the effect changes with the distance. If you press down and double tap triangle it serves as a trap for if they are sidestepping but will fail if they don't side step.
Charge power by holding triangle down and then once you have a stock, double tap back and triangle to use their ultimate attack, but will fail if they guard it so best to stun first with a back and triangle or whist they are mid attack.
Rate the specials would be perfect for this!!
I think they shud make remaster of this never played it but looks gud .simple becuz only have 3 button an u get alot of action , nowadays gaming u have to do to much
@@joemontana2374 There's a sequel on PS2, but never got an official release. It goes by the Japanese name: Erutsuvayu
@@solblackguy that's just the japanese name of the game.
Are we all going to just gloss over the fact that Danzaiver's voice actor is Duke Nukem?
"Floating naked spirit woman, everything start to make sense" Ok, nothing unusual for anime so far
"he was summoned to this strange world to save-" HOLD ON! This is an isekai now?! Everything make sense indeed! xD
Jesus Christ, this game screams 90s Anime so much every second, and it's kinda cool
Ihadurca looks just like Sesshumaru from Inuyasha (another 90s Anime).
You can't tell me otherwise.
Keiya is more like sess than her but way more evil
You should hear the original intro theme - "Kiss in the Dark" by Masami Okui. ANIME AF.
Actually inuyasha was 2000
Morrigan with giant wings
I love how ultra 90s it is. But then again, I'm a 90s nerd so it can't be helped.
A remake/master on PS5 would _greatly_ be appreciated.
I think the term "hidden gem" gets thrown around too often, but I legitimately have never heard of this game despite playing a lot of PSX fighters, so it actually fits here
Critical Blow
"hidden gem," "underrated," and "fun fact:"
Same
To be fair, hidden gem is a subjective term. Just because it does or doesn't work in your case, doesn't mean it will or won't work for someone else.
@@thevirtualjonathan1284 Don't forget the OG "Pro TIp."
This was my absolute favorite game as a kid and I’ve never met anyone who knew of it
Same here
Same
I have been waiting years for this moment. Max is finally a Evil Zone convert.
3:03 - "This 90s ass 90s techno"
Classic 90s era publisher move. Remove the intro song by Masami Okui (Slayers, Utena, etc) and replace it with the most bog standard and tired techno you can find.
it also doesnt fit the opening in terms of timing in compare to the japanese original! D:
Holy shit, I was gonna suggest this, I have a lot of fond childhood memories of this one, and it's a competent fighter despite its simple control scheme.
Plus the soundtrack is dope, the voice acting is hilarious and Danzaivar is the coolest fighting game character of all time. That's a fact, don't argue.
"Should we put a timer in?"
'Nah, we blew our budget on that anime intro.'
"so bad it's so good" except that the gameplay is actually genuinely good and the badness of everything else is(mostly) voluntary
Never seen something so cheesy and campy... And man do i love this.
Never ever seen this game before but this intro is dope as hell. The metal hero and other Japanese culture references are incredible.
It's basically "Anime: the Game". Every characters story mode plays out like a different tv series. It's cheese as hell and is awesome because of it.
I feel like nobody has mentioned Danzivar was voice by Jon St. John. Duke Nukem as a sentai ranger would be amazing!
it's shame cuz I heard he dislikes that role despite sounding like he had big time fun with it.
When you started this legacy I was like "welp, I'll be there for Evil Zone!". This was my absolute favorite PS1 fighting game. I bought it thinking it'd be ironically fun like a b-film, and was super surprised how amazing it was. Even the 2-button layout is deceiving when you start realizing how much you can do, how much strategy can exist. I really wish it'd get a reboot.
My brother and I loved playing this game back in the day. He then took it with him when he went to college back in 2002. I bought the game for him for fathers day 6 years ago and every now and then we crack it open to play a few rounds. there will never be a game like this again. Thankfully I got Matt and Woolie to sign my copy at EVO 2018 and they were SO HAPPY when I showed them the game.
Recommendation: Search out the original OP for this game; it was called "Eretzvaju" in Japan. If you like the '90s anime feel of this game, the "Eretzvaju" OP won't disappoint you. 👍
FULLY AGREE
Link for the lazy
"Assaulting Thrust" aight sounds like a good game to me
Also sounds like a Donald Trump campaign slogan, which is a good thing.
@@christoferprestipino7433 lol
Sounds like an H-Doujin lol
@@KaminariHouse Totally haha
Midori hands down had the best forward super in the game. A long range pulse beam with super armor.
"This was made by Yukes?" -That's a name I haven't heared in a long time.
One of my guilty pleasures. Loved this game.
Thought I was the only one
Nope I loved this too
Loved this game. Would get possessed by demon sword shahal again 💯
I love the anime episode style cutscenes
This truly is a gem. I love the cheese and anime charm plus that easy to play control scheme.
Loved how they made Story mode like an Actual Show. Announcer, long titles, quick anime bumpers.
God I remember playing this so many years ago! The sound of “No, no, no” as that little girl thing defends haunted me!
Here's the real truthful facts right here! This original Japanese anime fighting game is called: "Eretzvaju" the original anime opening theme is in Japanese and that song is called: "Kiss in the Dark" sung by famed anime diva vocalist Masami Okui who is known for her works in Shoujo Kakumei Utena and also singing the lead opening vocal theme for another Japanese anime fighter called: Advanced V.G. 2 in which that song is called "Endless Life".
Due to copyright protections and royalties, the "Kiss in the Dark" vocal opening for Ertezvaju or Evil Zone in the English release was replaced with that "90's techno" becuase of licensing issues. There was another vocal theme that serves as the background music for the in game character Alty Al Lazel but was also changed as well due to licensing and such.
This information has been brought to you by goddesses media aka: Fu-Sung E. Cookye esports pro and a leading authority in the collecting of Japanese anime music and fighting game history from shores of Japan.
I hope he plays “Kensei: Sacred Fist”, “Iron & Blood”, “Criticom” (which has a sequel called “Dark Rift on the N64), “Cardinal SYN”, “Vs.”, “Fighter’s Impact” and “Killing Zone”.
Well he DID play Criticom...it...didn't go well.
I'm hoping for Star Gladiator!
Oh Cardinal SYN the one game my stepmother threw a fit over when I borrowed it from someone at school 😂.
No one should have to play Killing Zone. No one.
Man that 90's ass anime aesthetic is SO my shit. Feels like highschool all over again.
gotta love the slide show before each new fight
That ending theme named "Sorrow Long Day" had me tearing up the first time I heard it. The Dainzaver ending, although sweet, was not the saddest ending. Kakurine one holds that title. The characters look and sound plain as hell, but their backstories were terrific if you delved into the lore.
Ah, glad you finally got around to playing this one. A damned good game, enhanced by INCREDIBLY BAD VOICE ACTING
A 90s staple bad voice acting and currently house of the dead
It's one of those games where the Japanese voice acting is EVEN WORSE.
@@DarkButz house of the dead jp or evil zone jp?
@@BossBasher Japanese HOTD uses English voices, so...
isn't that bad tbh
Yeah, when you were talking about wanting to play some quirky/unique fighting games this was the first that came to mind. So glad to see it was on your list.
Also Eretzvaju was the Japanese name.
"Let me see the control scheme." Sees two buttons. "...Wow." He almost sounded impressed.
The start of the cutscene with the logo, it reminds me of Magic Knight Rayearth
If more games took themselves less seriously and just had fun like this game then the industry would be in a better place.
But nooooooo. Everything has to be so serious and too technical now in days.
Y'all i know this is memes, but for real 90s anime is still extremely striking and gorgeous.
Oh shit Evil Zone! Me and my brother played the hell out of this game when we were kids, and its just as cheesy and amazing as I remember!
And yes, from what I remember every character's story mode is set like a TV show from that time, with each character represensing a different genre.
I know its unlikely, but I hope Max does more character's story modes, particularly, Alty, Erel, Gally and Midori.
Just in case he never does it. These are the 3 cinematic in fight scenarios that can occur.
If both players dash towards each other, they'll run side by side like a samurai movie and the winner of the clash gets a free hit in before you return to neutral.
If you launch a player by going down attack and then dash (they're all activated with dashes honestly). The dasher will do an air combo and the defender can press buttons to deflect the blows like those Kung Fu movies where ppl are just flying horizontally.
If you stun an opponent (create after images while they are in a stunned state) and dash towards them. The defender will try to shoot the attacker with the attack dodges in a zig zag anime style as they come in for a free hit to close in. The defender can dodge that final blow. I don't think you can actually ever hit the attack as he gets shot at.
And godammit I wish this game had WAY more of these kinds of actions. And elaborated on these 3 existing ones so players can actually more actively fight during them.
Like beam struggle (fire off your stunning moves and have them hit each other). Clashing red gems. double long range grab. That Back attack where Dansaiver moves back while doing a back spin air slash. Let that instance of him doing that spin have I frames.
GOD THIS GAME HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL. I wanna kick start a dumb anime fighter like this so bad!
LATE AF. THIS AND GUILTY GEAR WERE MY CHILDHOOD.
"YoU'rE sUcH a BoYsCoUt."
@@Robeebert EVIL ZONE TROOPS, OUT!
Played this a ton as a kid as well. My friends and I loved it. The super moves are flashy and when you learn how to play its pretty fun. Very different mechanics.
@@r_a_w_g_e_r ikr! It was fun as shit and I really liked the characters. It had some nice music too. I kind of wish it got a remake of some kind. D:
Late to what?
Dood. You should check out Destrega and Kensei: Sacred Fist too
Destrega though
@@CityStarrTx Right!
Ah, lots of people with culture I see
I came to the comment section to look for someone mentioning he should do Destrega next. Def not disappointed.
Damn remembering Destrega was a heartwarming experience just now. Lol
Man, this brings back memories. I used to play this with my cousins along with another fighting game, Destrega. Definitely looked way better then lol
Destrega was the first thing I thought of too. I rented both of those games a few times
@@mrmanjumac3454 Ey! Right?? That was some fun game as well lol The mechanics was unique for me back then since I really didn't play a lot of fighting games.
Nice seeing people discover this game. It's so freaking good.
Toshinden, Evilzone, now all he’s missing is Destrega and my childhood nostalgia is going to explode lol
Yes destraga I remember that wizard that attacks with the playstation buttons 😂
he did Destrega actually the last week. but he was anything but convinced.
I remember this game so vividly. It was one of my favourites from my childhood. Me and my cousin where fighting game rivals. Every weekend we tried to win over the other. This game, MVC1, and X-men mutant academy gave us our best memories. Also this game was so intense in 2 player.
I found this game in a discount store and my siblings and I played the heck out of it. My favorite character was Midori. I can’t wait to look into finding this game again and playing it. I loved Max’s reactions to the game. It was my first time watching him and he played a game I loved as a kid.
the japanese version "Eretzvaju" is way better than the USA release, uncensored and have a cool opening song
I knew the OP was tampered with, it didn't even have the classic rock anime OP song lmao
@@Reydriel What I love about the US intro is how much it sounds like "anime trailer music". Especially ADV's old "do it now" song. But yes, Kiss In The Dark is SO much better.
Also the lip sync on the Japanese version is REALLY good. It's WEIRD seeing Evil Zone with properly timed voice lines and good lip sync.
My bro and I spent long hours duking it out. It even bled into RAW (I think). I recreated Danziver as my Champ in that one. He had to wrestle him as a cpu opponent to cheat his way to the belt. I reclaimed it once I found out.
That episodic style of Danzivers story mode was so cheesey. I loved it!
Let's not forget that Danzaiver was voiced by the same guy who did Big the Cat and Duke Nukem.
The game is very fun against another player, that is when you really understand how to fight, because depending on what eachother do, you may get a chase scene where your foe approaches and dodges your move to hit you. Every anime episode title is done in the style of the character, so Danzaivar titles are just like what you would see from a super hero show like Kamen Rider.
I love when you just play through these impossibly campy romps and just have a great time. Your legacies are some of the best letsplay content around right now.
I had the exact same reaction as Max every time a character tried to chew the low poly scenery to the best of their ability.
Love this game. Played it long long ago. Presentation was fantastic. It may seem basic, but it was fun and everyone basically had their own anime and episode bumpers. An anime episode style that was also used later for techromancer.
They just don't make presentations and fun presentation like this anymore. If someone thinks different, recommend me something else like it with anime story bumpers and presentation.
Ah, one of my favourite fighters. Easy to pick up, and insanely fun, even if the roster is limited. Plus the soundtrack kicks absolute ass.
Glad I picked it up before it vanished from the shelves.
This story mode is low-key better than 80 percent of the fighting game story modes I've played 😭💀
Oh, man, Evil Zone! I loved this game back in the day!! Keiya was the best ;D "That move was too good for you; but it's your ticket to the netherrealm!""
Also: "Wood, earth, water, fire, metal!"
Edit: I totally forgot that all fights where like an anime episode starring the selected character!!!! This game was sooo good xD
FLASH DRAGON
Eretzvaju. I loved this, the japanese opening theme is amazing
FULLY AGREE
Honestly I really liked the ending theme to the game. Felt really somber to me.
The quality and enjoyment that Max got out of playing Evil Zone was boosted exponentially by the fact that he managed to reference both Lunar AND Alundra in the same video too.
Finally!!! Thank for this Max! I have fond memories playing this game with my late uncle. Seeing you play reminded me of those times when we used to play against each other. Thank you Max! Danzaiver!
YES!!! MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FIGHTING GAME FOR THE PS1!!! NO ONE REMEMBERS THIS BUT I STILL GOT MY ORIGINAL COPY
I only ever got to play the demo 😥
Still got mine too
It's the soundtrack for me. Being a little kid listening to this instantly caught my attention. Especially the training stage music.
Call me No One cuz i play it through on a yearly basis, my dood. Evil Zone is pretty much my FF7. Just check my profile pic :D
It'd be cool to be able to play it online.
Max, you have no idea how happy it makes me to have you featuring Evil Zone! That game is goofy as hell but an absolute blast to play!
I just love the big grin that's plastered all over Max' face the entire time.
Oh dang, never thought I’d see this game again. This was a gem. Played so good too.
Remember playing a lot of dope versus battles with some buddies back then, lots of side-stepping, comboing, combo-grabbing, & the lower your HP is the faster it is to charge up your meter to shoot off those supers moves.
Would pay top dollar for a sequel or a modern remake.
I've been telling max to play this for like 2 years lol,. Finally
Max played it with Yovideogame friends.
Just search in YT.
Not sure if he just forgot it...
@@charlesteng171 He played this game on yovideogames in versus mode. They found that mode to be very jank so it was a bad first impression.
My childhood memories coming back to me. Thank you for this nostalgic trip.
Oh my God I haven't thought about this game since I was in high school I so want to play it right now and I can't
Thank you so much for covering Evil Zone!