Bleach (Nintendo home consoles series)

The Bleach Nintendo Home Consoles series is a series of fighting games based on the anime and manga Bleach and published by Sega. Three games were released, one for the GameCube and two for the Wii.

GameCube

Bleach GC: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami

Bleach GC: Tasogare Ni Mamieru Shinigami
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)	Polygon Magic
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Bleach
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube
Release date(s)	JP December 8, 2005
Genre(s)	Action game
Rating(s)	CERO: All Ages

Bleach GC Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami (ＢＬＥＡＣＨ　ＧＣ　黄昏にまみえる死神^?, lit. Bleach GC: Soul Reapers Meeting in the Twilight) 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

Bleach: Shattered Blade
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Polygon Magic
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Bleach
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	JP December 14, 2006 NA October 9, 2007 PAL February 29, 2008 AUS February 28, 2008
Genre(s)	Fighting game
Rating(s)	CERO: All Ages ESRB: Teen PEGI: 12+

Bleach: Shattered Blade, originally published as 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 and currently the only installment to be released outside of Japan. The game was released in Japan on December 14, 2006^[1] and in North America on October 9, 2007,^[1] with a European release planned on February 29, 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 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 the Soul Society, but was sealed beneath Sōkyoku Hill by the Soul Reapers 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. The game has so far received mediocre reviews. GameSpot gave it a 3.5 score. IGN gave the game a 6.3 out of 10.

Bleach: Versus Crusade

Bleach: Versus Crusade
Japanease cover art
Developer(s)	Treasure
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Bleach
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	JP December 18, 2008
Genre(s)	Action game

Bleach: Versus Crusade for the Wii was released in Japan on December 18, 2008 and developed by Treasure Co. Ltd. Scans depict a roster of characters in line with the manga storyline. The gameplay has been changed substantially from its predecessors featuring battles in a three-dimensional battle field. The game supports online play through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Visitors to the official website were allowed to vote for which two characters they wanted on the cover of the game; the winning pair was Ichigo and Rukia.^[2]

Playable characters

Fighter	Bleach GC: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami	Bleach: Shattered Blade	Bleach: Versus Crusade
Arturo Plateado	N	Y	N
Aaroniero Arruruerie	N	N	Y
Byakuya Kuchiki	Y	Y	Y[3]
Ganju Shiba	Y	Y	N[3]
Gin Ichimaru	Y	Y	Y[3]
Grimmjow Jeagerjaques	N	Y	Y
Hanatarō Yamada	N	Y	N
Ichigo Kurosaki	Y	Y	Y[3]
Ikkaku Madarame	Y	Y	Y
Izuru Kira	N	Y	N[3]
Jūshirō Ukitake	Y	Y	N
Kaien Shiba	Y	N	N
Kaname Tōsen	Y	Y	N
Kenpachi Zaraki	Y	Y	Y
Kisuke Urahara	Y	Y	N
Luppi	N	N	Y
Mayuri Kurotsuchi	Y	Y	Y
Momo Hinamori	Y	Y	N
Nnoitra Jiruga	N	N	Y
Neliel Tu Oderschvank	N	N	Y
Orihime Inoue	Y	Y	N[3]
Rangiku Matsumoto	N	Y	Y[3]
Renji Abarai	Y	Y	Y[3]
Rukia Kuchiki	Y	Y	Y
Sajin Komamura	Y	Y	N[3]
Shinji Hirako	N	N	Y[3]
Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai	Y	Y	N
Syūsuke Amagai	N	N	Y
Shunsui Kyōraku	Y	Y	N
Shūhei Hisagi	N	Y	N
Suì-Fēng	Y	Y	N
Sōsuke Aizen	Y	Y	Y
Szayel Aporro Granz	N	N	Y
Tōshirō Hitsugaya	Y	Y	Y[1]
Ulquiorra Cifer	N	Y	Y
Uryū Ishida	Y	Y	Y[3]
Yachiru Kusajishi	N	Y	N
Yammy Riyalgo	N	N	Y
Yasutora Sado	Y	Y	Y[3]
Yoruichi Shihōin	Y	Y	Y[3]
Yumichika Ayasegawa	Y	Y	N
Zommari Leroux	N	N	Y

• NOTE: Arturo Plateado is a character exclusively for Bleach: Shattered Blade and Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, and does not appear in the anime whatsoever.

See also

• Bleach
• List of Bleach video games
• List of GameCube games
• List of Wii games

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bozon, Mark (2007-07-27). "SDCC 07: Hands-on Bleach: Shattered Blade". IGN. http://wii.ign.com/articles/808/808632p1.html. Retrieved 2007-10-06. 
2. ^ "Bleach Vs Package contest" (in Japanese). Bleach Sega.jp. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. http://www.backupurl.com/othfm4. Retrieved September 25, 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Bozon, Mark (2007-09-17). "Bleach: Shattered Blade Hands-on - Page 1". IGN. http://wii.ign.com/articles/819/819414p1.html. Retrieved 2007-10-06. 

External links

• Official Sega Bleach homepage (Japanese)
• Official Bleach GC homepage (Japanese)
• Official Bleach Wii homepage (Japanese)
• Official Sega Shattered Blade homepage