Digimon Battle Spirit is a 2D fighting game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Dimps and published by Bandai. Originally a WonderSwan Color release in Japan, it is based on Digimon Tamers. Fighters collect points dropped by opponents rather than draining health bars, and each can Digivolve mid-match into a stronger form for a limited time.
How To Play Digimon Battle Spirit
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move left and right, crouch, and drop through platforms; combined with attack buttons it produces special moves; picks fighters and options on the menus
A
Jump; press again in the air for a double jump
B
Attack; repeated presses run a combo, and directions change which move comes out
L / R
Digivolve once the meter is full, switching to the stronger form until it runs out
Start
Pause the match
About Digimon Battle Spirit
Release date
JP: October 5, 2001 (WonderSwan Color); NA: January 15, 2003; EU: September 5, 2003
Developer
Dimps
Publisher
Bandai
Platform
Game Boy Advance; originally WonderSwan Color
Genre
Fighting, 2D
Series
Digimon; based on Digimon Tamers, followed by Digimon Battle Spirit 2
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