- Name
- The Bouncer
- Platform
- PlayStation 2 (Platform)
- Developer
- Dream Factory Co., Ltd. (Company), Squaresoft (Company), Square Visual Works (Company)
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (Company), Squaresoft (Company), Square EA (Company)
- Genre
- Action (Genre), Role-Playing (Genre), Brawler (Genre)
- Theme
- Martial Arts (Theme), Sci-Fi (Theme), Anime (Theme)
The Bouncer
Squaresoft's first PS2 release, The Bouncer is a beat'em up that features RPG mechanics and a branching story path. It tells the tale of three bouncers that fight to rescue a girl from the clutches of a megalomaniacal CEO. The game was known for its production values, introducing a juggling physics engine and graphical techniques such as bloom lighting and depth-of-field effects.