{"product_id":"battle-arena-toshinden-sony-playstation-ps1","title":"Battle Arena Toshinden | Sony PlayStation | PS1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"blockquote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBattle Arena Toshinden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeight world renown weapon fighters have been invited to a mysterious tournament. It is one of the first one-on-one beat-em-ups to feature the ability to sidestep a full 360 degrees around the opponent allowing one to strike from any angle. Aside from the 3D movement,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eToshinden's\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egame play can be considered similar to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/9465\/street-fighter\/\"\u003eStreet Fighter\u003c\/a\u003e, but in 3d and with a little less depth to the moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo versions of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eToshinden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere released; for the Sony PlayStation and later a lesser known version for DOS PC's. However the PC version is not a straight port of the PlayStation version and plays and looks notably different despite sharing the same characters, attacks and controls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe U.S and E.U PlayStation versions of Toshinden feature redone voices in English and redone music using different instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lyrics on Sofia's stage music in the Japanese version, which were actually in English, were removed in the process, likely due to their suggestive nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSofia's and Ellis' voices in the English translation are also notably adjusted, for presumably the same reason; while the other characters English voices generally match the tones of the original Japanese voice actors, Sofia is far less suggestive sounding, while Ellis sounds notably older.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe later DOS version of Toshinden however, uses the same audio as the Japanese PlayStation version in all regions, albeit recorded at a considerably lower quality than they were on PlayStation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PlayStation","offers":[{"title":"Complete in Box","offer_id":51717997101289,"sku":"711719420026A","price":22.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Game \u0026 Case","offer_id":51717997134057,"sku":"711719420026B","price":19.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Custom Case with Game","offer_id":51717997166825,"sku":"711719420026C","price":15.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Game Disc Only","offer_id":51717997199593,"sku":"711719420026D","price":12.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/8179\/8121\/files\/image_2026-08-24_150646758.png?v=1787605638","url":"https:\/\/zyphertradingvideogames.com\/products\/battle-arena-toshinden-sony-playstation-ps1","provider":"ZypherTrading","version":"1.0","type":"link"}