Bakugan: Defenders of the Core
Bakugan: Defenders of the Core is a multi-console action-adventure game released in 2010. Despite its title, it is based on "". It was released for the DS, Wii, PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360. "Bakugan: Defenders of the Core" will bring gamers into a fast binding action adventure to save the Earth and New Vestroia from Zenoheld, Spectra, and their Vexos minions. Plot. The game follows a separate story arc from the anime, in which the Resistance must protect Earth from a furious assault by the Vexos who are slowly taking over in order to  destroy all of the Resistance's havens and Drago who contains the Perfect Core that the Vexos are searching for. Gameplay. Story Mode. In Story Mode the player travels the world to collect Core Fragments while evading security drones. "Bakugan" are used to disarm laser traps and other security devices. Battle Mode. Battle Mode uses a fighting engine similar to "Dragon Ball Z" games and ability cards that are used to make powerful attacks. Bakugan can be captured, of which twenty can be used in Battle Mode. Reception. The DS, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of "Defenders of the Core  received mixed" reviews according to Metacritic. In Japan, "Famitsu" gave the DS version a score of three sevens and one six for a total of 27 out of 40. The PlayStation Portable received positive reviews according to Game Rankings.