The game features a strange of combination of athletics and mayhem that all seems to revolve around someone's idea that modern sports games would be a lot more fun if they featured cool, dynamic, coloured lighting. The premise of the game is based on the concept of a futuristic contact sport that makes a game of American football resemble a serenade. In this sense, the game is very reminiscent of Activision 's HyperBlade . Conversely, you must prevent the other team from scoring on you. Though this may sound relatively straightforward, the fact that players are allowed to use any means possible to attain the objective complicates matters.
Fists fly, bones crunch, and chainsaws rend limb from limb.
Savage Arena is a very fast-paced game. The arena is physically quite small and the ball travels fast, zipping from player to player. The fact that each game is divided into 4 quarters, each less than a minute in length should give you some indication of how rapid the pace of the game actually is. I was surprised by how much gameplay the developers were able to stuff in 5 minutes of game time. The game can be played either in Tussle or League mode.