Battle Arena Nitoshinden

Nitoshinden features super deformed characters, similar to those in Virtua Fighter Kids. The title Nitōshinden is a combination of the franchise's name Toshinden with the Japanese term nitōshin.

• Title — Battle Arena NiToshinden • Developer — Japan Vistec • Publisher — Takara • Programmer — Junichi Ohno, Yūichirō Tanaka, Michiharu Nishihashi • Producer — Akihiko Kimura, Takayoshi Tanigawa • Released — September 27, 1996 • Genre — Fighting • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — PlayStation

• Illustration — Gameplay screenshot of Ellis vs. Rika who appears as a guest in the game The gameplay of Nitoshinden is different from the main series. Each characters' move list has been reduced to 6 attacks; 4 standard attacks, a special attack and a desperation attack. The normal attacks roughly correspond to standard Toshinden attacks. There is a hard attack, light attack, low attack and either a medium or 360 degree attack (depending on the character). There is no real combo ability but some attacks can be chained together. The game features a different defense system to standard Toshinden games. The side step moves still exist, however blocking of other attacks is now done with a parry button that repels an opponent's attack, stunning them for a short time. Areas in Nitoshinden are all school-based locations and feature walled-in arenas, similar to Battle Arena Toshinden 3.

Existing characters from the Toshinden series in this game are: • Eiji • Ellis • Sho • Sofia • Tracy • Vermilion Unique characters that only appear in this game are: • Baifu • Ryuji • Rika (guest character)