There are many different fighting games on the market with titles like Street Fighter IV and Tekken 6 ruling the airwaves. However, if you’re looking for something a whol elot crazier than either of these two titles and a lot more Japanese than Marvel vs. Capcom you should definitely check out BlazBlue. Made by the guys behind the Guilty Gear franchise, BlazBlue has already seen several different releases and is ready to make the jump to the portable market.
In fact, it was just made known today that BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 is coming to both the Ninendo 3DS and PSP. Unfortunately, there was no mention of a North American release instead with the press release suggesting it is currently only confirmed for Europe.
We’ll keep you posted as we hear more.
There are many different fighting game franchises currently on the market with big names like Tekken and Street Fighter ruling the pack. However, gamers looking for a something a little less mainstream and a lot more chaotic will definitely want to check out BlazBlue. Developed by Arc System Works (the folks behind the Guilty Gear franchise) and originally released domestically on June 30th, 2009 as BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger the series has done quite well as the release date for its third title, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2, is growing ever nearer.
If you want to hype yourself for the game, we’ve included 10 screen shots of the PSP version below for your viewing pleasure. However, make note that the game will also be out for the Nintendo 3DS sometime later this year.
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Thanks to the ESRB we now know that a cartoonified version of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger will be hitting the DSiWare service hopefully very soon. According to the ESRB, this game will feature gameplay such as ‘last-man standing, hitting opponents to collect soba noodles, and capture-the-flag.
The best part of all? The game will be called Blayzbloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale. Why? Who the hell knows.
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If you’re in the UK and was hoping to get your hands on BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger on March 26th, you’re going to be discouraged to hear that the game has been delayed until April 2nd. However, everywhere else in Europe will be able to grab the Xbox 360 version of the game on March 26th while the PS3 is still getting delayed to April 2nd.
Luckily, us here have been enjoying the Japanese craziness of BlazBlue since June 30th of last year.
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Have you played and Guilty Gear or BlazBlue games? If so, you’ll undoubetly know that Arc System Works is the mastermind studio behind these popular franchises. And, while their latest title BlazBlue has spanned the likes of the PS3 and Xbox 360, the Wii has effectively been left in the dust.
Well, luckily, the studio has come forth to announce that they will be release a Wii title after all. However, it’ll be quite different from their other console offerings. In fact, this will be a bass fishing game. Yup, you read that right, a bass fishing game.
God knows why they wouldn’t just attempt a Wii port of BlazBlue but there must be a fishing gamer demographic for them to do something seemingly so ridiculous.
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When I first purchased BlazBlue I have to say, I was quite intrigued by its ridiculously fast paced gameplay. However, the fact that it only has 12 characters was quite disappointing. Luckily, Arc System Works has since announced BlazBlue: Continuum Shift which will include, presumably, a new cast of characters for us to mess around with (unless you actually know what you’re doing).
One of those new characters was revealed today thanks to Kotaku, a character called μ-12, pictured above. μ-12 will be voiced by Kanako Kondou, the voice actress behind Noel Vermillion and V-13 from BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.
Unfortunately there is no North American release date for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift but it will be making its way to Japanese shores for the PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime this summer.
Other than Street Fighter IV, BlazBlue is undoubtedly my favorite fighting game. Its fast paced hectic gameplay make for hours of entertainment. However, there is currently no portable offering of the game. Luckily, Arc System Works has just announced that they will be bringing BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable to North American shelves this March.
Included in this portable BlazBlue will be an all new game mode called Legion Mode which has been described as a sort of survival mode. In addition to that there is a Shop Mode where you can buy new things with your accumulated points that you get from fighting.
The best part of all is that the same moves featured in the console edition will be ported to the portable edition. Those hours of mastering those crazy combos will not go to waste!
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