Uriko (a cat-girl character) is unlockable in Bloody Roar 1 by meeting a specific requirement in Story Mode. The steps below assume the PlayStation (PS1) version; steps are similar on other platforms if they support the same mode.
Selection: On the character select screen, highlight Fox and press Start (or the designated "Option" button).
While Uriko is off-limits for standard play, there are several actual features you can unlock by completing the game on Difficulty Level 4 or higher: Unlocked Feature Requirement No Gauge Mode Beat the game with Yugo No Wall Mode Beat the game with Mitsuko Camera Control Beat the game with Alice Invisible Walls Beat the game with Fox No Lighting Mode Beat the game with Long Regenerating Health Beat the game with Bakuryu The "Uranus" Confusion Bloody Roar (part 10) | Uriko the Chimera Bloody Roar 1 Unlock Uriko
🐱 Fun fact: Uriko later becomes a mainstay in Bloody Roar 2 and 3, known for her speed and unique “beast drive” attacks.
in the first installment is by using external cheat devices like GameShark or Code Breaker. These codes force the game to assign Uriko’s character ID to your player slot. Common Codes for North American (NTSC) Versions: Player 1 as Uriko: 301FFB84 0008 Player 2 as Uriko: 301FFB85 0008 What It's Like Playing as the Chimera Bloody Roar 1 — How to Unlock Uriko
To understand the weight of unlocking Uriko, one must first understand the context of fighting game "bosses" in the late 1990s. In the original Bloody Roar, Uriko is not presented as a peer competitor initially; she is the final boss, the "Ultimate Beast." Within the game’s lore, Uriko is a young girl kidnapped by the sinister Tyron Corporation and subjected to experiments to become a weapon. The tragedy of her character is that she is forced to fight against her will, her body warped into a chimerical beast that borrows moves from other characters. For the player, she represents a seemingly insurmountable wall of cheap tactics and high damage output. In the arcade narrative, she is the antagonist, the hurdle to overcome to see the ending. However, developer Eighting offered a tantalizing possibility: if the player could conquer this monster, they could wield her power themselves.
In the original Bloody Roar Uriko Nonomura is a non-playable final boss and cannot be unlocked through standard gameplay . To play as her, you must use external cheat devices like an Action Replay Playing as Uriko (Boss Form) Air Slicer: Jump, Down, Down-Forward + Kick (Hits
Gameplay Flaws: Because she was never intended to be playable, selecting her can cause visual glitches, such as messed-up color palettes or game text errors. Unlockables You Can Get (Legitimately)