Besting the best? BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

Sep 03

Besting the best? BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

I love you, BlazBlue. I loved you last year when you first invaded consoles. I loved your music. I loved Rachel. And now, a year later, I love your sequel. Yeah, that’s right, sequel. All this time I thought BLAZBLUE: CONTINUUM SHIFT was little more than an expansion. Two new characters and some gameplay mechanics being balanced. Right? Wrong. BBCS, like...

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King of crossovers review: "Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom"

Feb 11

Capcom has never shied away from crossover titles. Though there are examples before it, the first significant example was the crossover fighter MARVEL VS. CAPCOM and its sequel. Some fighting fans also will remember CAPCOM VS. SNK, released about the same time. After that, there was a strategy RPG called NAMCO X CAPCOM, followed by more crossover strategy RPGs with...

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Hype-Inducing Review: "BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger"

Jul 17

Awesome, in-your-face limited edition. If you don’t have it already, we feel sorry for you. On June 30th, Aksys Games published two console versions (PS3, 360) of the arcade 2D fighter BLAZBLUE: CALAMITY TRIGGER. Living more than 50 miles away from a major city, I never had the opportunity to play this particular fighter on an arcade cabinet. But, being a...

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