Bleach Nintendo Home Consoles

The "Bleach Nintendo Home Consoles" series is a two-installment series of fighting games based on the anime and manga "Bleach". Both installments were developed by Polygon Magic and published by Sega. There were two games released, one for the GameCube (which was exclusive to Japan) and one for the Wii. A sequel titled Bleach: Versus Crusade is currently in the works scheduled for a 2008 release.

GameCube

Bleach GC: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami

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nihongo|"Bleach GC: Soul Reapers Meeting in the Twilight"|ＢＬＥＡＣＨ　ＧＣ　黄昏にまみえる死神|Bleach GC Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami is the first installment in the "Bleach Nintendo Home Consoles" series. The game was released only in Japan on December 8 2005. It features gameplay similar to the "Power Stone" series, and traditional 2D fighting games.

Wii

Bleach: Shattered Blade

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"Bleach: Shattered Blade", originally published as nihongo|"Bleach Wii: The Naked Blade's Glistening Rondo"|ＢＬＥＡＣＨ　Ｗｉｉ　白刃きらめく輪舞曲（ロンド）|Bleach Wii Hakujin Kirameku Rondo in Japan, is the second installment in the "Bleach Nintendo Home Consoles" series. The game was released in Japan on December 14 2006cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/808/808632p1.html|title=SDCC 07: Hands-on "Bleach: Shattered Blade"|author=Bozon, Mark|publisher=IGN|date=2007-07-27|accessdate=2007-10-06] and in North America on October 9 2007, with a European release planned in the 29th of February 2008 and Australia's release was on the 28th of February 2008. Although the anime outside Japan has not yet reached this point in the series, the game will be a direct port of the Japanese version for American and European consumers, similar to the US release of the game.

A new character has been designed specifically for this game, an arrancar named Nihongo|Arturo Plateado|アルトゥロ・プラチアド|Aruturo Purachiado|literally "Silver Arthur" in Spanish. This character's appearance is similar to that of Grimmjow Jeagerjaques', though Arturo's hair and hollow remains, which also take the form of half a jaw bone like Grimmjow's, are fairly longer. Unlike most other arrancar, Arturo was self-made. Arturo can also disguise himself as anything from Gotei 13 captains to "zanpakutō" spirits. He once raided Soul Society, but was sealed beneath Sōkyoku Hill by the "shinigami" 2000 years prior to the start of "Bleach". When the Sōkyoku was destroyed during Ichigo Kurosaki's rescue of Rukia Kuchiki, the seal placed on Arturo was broken and he was freed.

Kaien Shiba, a character from the first game, did not return in this game.

The game has so far received mediocre reviews. GameSpot gave it a 3.5 score; however, the fan ratings on GameSpot were more favorable. IGN gave the game a 6.3 out of 10; the reader average is 8.4/10.

Bleach: Versus Crusade

Bleach: Versus Crusade is for the Wii and it will be released in Japan December 18, 2008. Scans depict a roster of characters in line with the manga storyline, featuring Neliel, Nnoitra, Ichigo with his hollow mask and Grimmjow's released form to name but a few. The gameplay appears to have been changed substantially, showing a split-screen during multi-player fights. It is a one-on-one fighter, but players pick a partner character for various team-up attacks and other maneuvers as well as being able to switch between them. It will support Wi-Fi play and can be played with the Classic controller or Gamecube controller in place of the Wii-Remote and nunchuk. Unlike other installments before this, it is being developed by Treasure Co. Ltd.

Playable characters

ee also

* "Bleach"
* List of "Bleach" video games
* List of GameCube games
* List of Wii games

References

External links

* [http://bleach.sega.jp Official Sega "Bleach" homepage] ja icon
* [http://bleach.sega.jp/gc/ Official "Bleach GC" homepage] ja icon
* [http://bleach.sega.jp/wii/ Official "Bleach Wii" homepage] ja icon
* [http://www.sega.com/gamesite/bleach/ Official Sega "Shattered Blade" homepage]