Bloody Roar

"Bloody Roar, also known as Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel, is a fighting game that features local multi-player capabilities for up to 2 players. Players can control characters known as zoanthropes, who can transform into half-human half-animal creatures, in battles against the Tylon Corporation, an underground organization seeking to use zoanthropes as weapons. The game received positive reviews for its originality and was the first in the Bloody Roar series."