Blazblue: Continuum Shift
(LAST UPDATE: 3/11/2010)



Developer(s): Arc System Works
Publisher(s): Arc System Works, Aksys Games (NA)
Designer(s): Toshimichi Mori, Yuuki Katou
Platform(s): Arcade, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Release Date(s): November 20th 2009 ( Arcade), July 1st 2010 ( PS3/360)
Characters: Ragna The Bloodedge, Jin Kisaragi, Noel Vermillion, Bang Shishigami, Iron Tager, Arakune, Rachel Alucard, Litchi Faye Ling, Carl Clover, Taokaka, Haku-Men, Hazama, Tsubaki-Yayoi, Lamda-11,
ν-13, μ-12
Related Games: Blazblue, Sengoku Basara X, Hokuto No Ken, Battle Fantasia, Guilty Gear X

General: The first sequel to Blazblue will feature three new characters: Tsubaki Yayoi, Hazama, and Lamda No. 11. Along with the new characters, returning characters will receive some new moves, and as you might expect the gameplay will be tweaked. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift was released in arcades in Winter of 2009, with Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ports of the expansion arriving sometime in 2010!


 
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BOTTOM LINE
Not Yet Rated

Closing Comment: The new characters & backgrounds look pretty good... but I'm hoping this installment actually does justice to the word "sequel," and doesn't follow in the footsteps of the late Guilty Gear XX series. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
 

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