A hidden gem for me. Released cheap as hell and more than paid that back in the multiplayer. Too bad you won't get much use out of that part here a good 9 years later. Can still play with bots though and if you're lucky you might have some friends to take some shots with. I still pop this in occasionally, bots or not the soundtrack really helps pump up the action combined with some neat gimmicks like shifting stages and singling out individual characters in the match and placing a bounty on their head. Each match quickly dissolves into chaos and I love all of it.

The story for this game was goofy, edgy, and way over the top, just like all of its character designs. Platinum Games really can't be beat when it comes to 3D beat-em-ups like this, and when they are left to their own devices to create an IP they make magic like this. It's a shame that it feels like this game just never had a chance. The competitive free-for-all styled multiplayer felt very reminiscent of Power Stone, a large 3D arena filled with characters throwing stuff around. The unique weapon mechanics per character made this pretty large cast seem very fleshed out and interesting. The soundtrack is also a bunch of hip-hop music from various artists, and its something I often listen to outside of the game. I often go back to this one, and its very sad to see this is likely all that this and Mad World are likely all we will get from this series. Big Bull will always be one of my favorite video game characters.

Extremely good soundtrack, don't pretend otherwise.

Name that game:
1) Huge multiplayer focus
2) Lots of colorful characters with charismatic designs
3) Incredible asses

If you guessed Overwatch, then you're wrong and suck. It's Anarchy Reigns (Max Anarchy in Japan, for my brothers and sisters keeping it real out there). It also has a Battle Royale mode, so what I'm trying to say here is that this game was so ahead of it's time that nobody can properly understand it.

Also some of the best voice acting from a gen with great voice acting.