Rage of The Dragons: Difference between revisions

Rage Of The Dragons / Rage Of The Dragons NEO; (ROTD)
Version	MVS Japan Ver.6
Developers	Evoga, Noise Factory; QUByte Interactive (NEO)
Publishers	SNK/Playmore; QUByte Interactive (NEO)
Systems	NeoGeo MVS/AES; Playstation Xbox Switch; Steam (NEO);
Release Date	June, 2002; November 14, 2024 (NEO)
Online Play	FightCade - Rollback Netcode ; ROTD Neo - Rollback Netcode
Player Resources	Playmore Site; Japanese FAQ;
Community Channels	Rage Of The Dragons: REVIVAL

Revision as of 19:10, 9 November 2024

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History

Rage of the Dragons is a two-on-two tag fighter developed by Evoga, BrezzaSoft and Noise Factory on the Neo Geo MVS arcade system, released in 2002. It plays similarly to other fighting games on the Neo Geo, particularly King of Fighters '98.

ROTD was intended as a sequel to the 1995 Neo Geo game Double Dragon, but the development team could not acquire the rights for the characters from Technos Japan. Rather than scrap the game, they changed a few names, such as Abobo to Abubo and the Lee brothers to Lewis, then went on to make new characters.

As of 2020, Piko Interactive holds the rights to Rage of the Dragons and has worked with QUByte Interactive to release a modern port to PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S/X and Steam.

Gameplay

Rage of the Dragons features a tag system, in which the player takes control of two characters and can switch between them over the course of a match.

Compared to other Neo Geo fighters, ROTD sets itself apart with a bevy of unique mechanics. First Impact is a launcher in effect, enabling juggles after a short, sleek dial-a-combo. Amping up the damage even more are the breakable walls, which lead to a juggle when one is knocked down onto them. To balance this out, defense is also strong; ROTD borrows Advanced Mode's rolls, but also Extra Mode's dodges. Tag-Ins themselves are also excellent defensive options, but there's also Duplex Attacks: fast supers which confirm the switch. Finally, one can always use Surrender to donate their remaining health to their teammate and give them two more stocks.

A minor caveat for KOF players is how command normals do not lose their mixup properties when cancelled into, and most can cancel into specials raw. This gives the game more of an emphasis on strings.

Is this wiki for ROTD NEO?

Yes. ROTD and ROTD NEO are nearly identical in gameplay terms, save for minor changes to Johann. Rage of the Dragons NEO is a modern port which includes rollback netcode, ranked and casual matchmaking, online lobbies, a built-in training mode and even new features, such as a 5v5 mode and Dragon Challenge (Survival Mode). Any information specific to ROTD NEO will be marked clearly.

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Controls and Notation

Characters

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 | version      = MVS Japan Ver.6
 | developer    = Evoga, Noise Factory<br>
-QuByte Interactive (NEO)
+QUByte Interactive (NEO)
 | publisher    = SNK/Playmore<br>
-QuByte Interactive (NEO)
+QUByte Interactive (NEO)
 | system       = NeoGeo MVS/AES<br>
 [https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10010913/ Playstation] [https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/rage-of-the-dragons-neo/9nzcckhrzcvm Xbox] [https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/rage-of-the-dragons-neo-switch/ Switch]<br>
 [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2892130/Rage_of_the_Dragons_NEO/ Steam] (NEO)<br>
-| release      = June, 2002
+| release      = June, 2002<br>
-| netcode      = [https://www.fightcade.com/ FightCade2] - Rollback Netcode <br>
+November 14, 2024 (NEO)
+| netcode      = [https://www.fightcade.com/ FightCade] - Rollback Netcode <br>
 ROTD Neo - Rollback Netcode
 | community    = [https://discord.com/invite/7rnf6Wvu9Z Rage Of The Dragons: REVIVAL]
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      <div class="cell portrait">[[Image:Johanrotdportrait.png|120x150px|link=Rage of The Dragons/Johann |Johann Caspar]]</div>
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 ===History===
-:Rage of the Dragons is a 2 on 2 tag fighter developed by Evoga, BrezzaSoft, and Noise Factory on the Neo Geo MVS arcade system that was released in 2002. It plays similarly to other fighting games on the Neo Geo like King of Fighters '98.
+:Rage of the Dragons is a two-on-two tag fighter developed by Evoga, BrezzaSoft and Noise Factory on the Neo Geo MVS arcade system, released in 2002. It plays similarly to other fighting games on the Neo Geo, particularly King of Fighters '98.
+:ROTD was intended as a sequel to the 1995 Neo Geo game Double Dragon, but the development team could not acquire the rights for the characters from Technos Japan. Rather than scrap the game, they changed a few names, such as Abobo to Abubo and the Lee brothers to Lewis, then went on to make new characters.
-:ROTD was intended to be a sequel to the 1995 Neo Geo Game, Double Dragon. However, the development team could not acquire the rights for the characters from Technos Japan. So instead of scrapping the game, they changed the names of characters; such as Abobo to Abubo. Billy and Jimmy still kept their names respectively.
+:As of 2020, Piko Interactive holds the rights to Rage of the Dragons and has worked with QUByte Interactive to release a modern port to PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S/X and Steam.
-:As of 2020, Piko Interactive now holds the rights to Rage of the Dragons and is working with QUByte Interactive on releasing a modern port to Ps4/5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S/X.
 ===Gameplay===
-:Rage of the Dragons features a 2 on 2 tag team system, in which the player takes control of two characters and can switch between one or the other during gameplay.
+:Rage of the Dragons features a tag system, in which the player takes control of two characters and can switch between them over the course of a match.
+:Compared to other Neo Geo fighters, ROTD sets itself apart with a bevy of unique mechanics. First Impact is a launcher in effect, enabling juggles after a short, sleek dial-a-combo. Amping up the damage even more are the breakable walls, which lead to a juggle when one is knocked down onto them. To balance this out, defense is also strong; ROTD borrows Advanced Mode's rolls, but also Extra Mode's dodges. Tag-Ins themselves are also excellent defensive options, but there's also Duplex Attacks: fast supers which confirm the switch. Finally, one can always use Surrender to donate their remaining health to their teammate and give them two more stocks.
-:Compared to other Neo Geo fighters, ROTD does have unique mechanics such as Impact Attacks, which juggle the opponent in the air and presents you with a fixed button combination above the super meter to press. After successfully performing the button combination, you can follow up into a special or super attack. Surrender, which gives your partner your remaining health and extends their super meter from 3 to 5. Duplex Attack, which calls in your partner to attack the opponent simultaneously. Spot Dodge, which allows you to dodge your opponent's attacks. Breakable Walls, which allow you to juggle your opponent off of them on a knockdown. Breakable walls also extend the stage and cannot be replenished after use.
+:A minor caveat for KOF players is how command normals do not lose their mixup properties when cancelled into, and most can cancel into specials raw. This gives the game more of an emphasis on strings.
 ===Is this wiki for ROTD NEO?===
-::Yes, ROTD and ROTD NEO are nearly identical in gameplay terms excluding minor changes to Johann. Rage of the Dragons Neo is the modern port of ROTD that includes rollback netcode, online matchmaking for casual or ranked, online lobbies, a built-in training mode, and new features such as a 5v5 mode, and Dragon Challenge (Survival Mode). Any information specific to ROTD NEO will be marked clearly.
+:Yes. ROTD and ROTD NEO are nearly identical in gameplay terms, save for minor changes to Johann. Rage of the Dragons NEO is a modern port which includes rollback netcode, ranked and casual matchmaking, online lobbies, a built-in training mode and even new features, such as a 5v5 mode and Dragon Challenge (Survival Mode). Any information specific to ROTD NEO will be marked clearly.
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