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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Review (PlayStation 3)


Get ready to take the action online and battle the best players from all over the world!

BlazBlue features the following console-only modes: Arcade, Vs, Practice, and a completely fleshed-out Story Mode that tells the tales of each character.

Choose a character that represents your own fighting style, like the lightning-fast Taokaka or the wickedly powerful Tager.

Use the unique "201CDrive Attacks" specific to each character to decimate your opponent.

Players can not only search for matches but also play games and observe matches online.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift is the update and continuation of last years masterpiece, BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, this little gem was crafted by the brilliant minds at Arc System Works.

Fans of the original or fans of the Guilty Gear series will no doubt want to purchase this, if for nothing else at least for the story mode, you have never experienced a deeper or more complex story in a fighting game... the thing is, it's actually interesting... unlike Street Fighter(which I love, don't get me wrong).

The tutorial is a great place to learn the basics if you are new to BlazBlue and it is the best way to learn the advanced techniques as well.


There are 10 challenges per character, each challenge is comprised of several different tasks though, once you get to the advanced combos for a character of your liking it could take you a very long time to clear the challenges.

There are 3 new characters right off the bat, Tsubaki is a Valkyrie of sorts, fights with sword and shield and has a drive attack that charges her moves for added strength, she is a very simple character to use and I would recommend her to newcomers.

Hazama is tricky but unbelievably good, his drive attack sends chains out at his opponent both for attacks and to rapidly close the distance between players.

He is fast, dangerous and unpredictable... and also serves as the final boss of arcade and Story mode for most characters.

Platina (Sena and Luna) is another future character, due to her split personality I expect her to be like A. B. A. from Guilty Gear.

All characters have a robust, branching Story Mode that will take you many hours to complete.

The character portraits have all been redrawn and they look AWESOME, more like Guilty Gear art and less like anime.

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