BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Coming Summer 2009

Kris Erickson • Mar 7, 2009 • Comments (1)

You've probably never heard of this game, but fans of arcade fighters know that it was one of the hottest things in Japanese arcades last year. Aksys Games, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment products, is very proud to announce today that BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger will come to the PS3 and Xbox 360 this summer. Developed by Arc System Works, creators of the widely popular Guilty Gear franchise, BlazBlue will give fighting game fans across the globe the chance to enjoy the title that has been hailed as “the true renaissance of 2D fighting games”. Those are some pretty big boots to fill, so we are particularly interested in checking this game out as soon as we can.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger features a roster of twelve hand-drawn characters in true high-definition glory. Each character has been finely crafted to express their personality traits through unique “Drive” attacks that can turn the tide of battle instantly. Fans of the Guilty Gear series will also be pleased hear the hard-hitting rock soundtrack, composed by famed Guilty Gear creator, Daisuke Ishiwatari.

"As the spiritual successor to the Guilty Gear series, BlazBlue pushes the 2D fighting game genre by introducing intuitive system mechanics with beautiful 2D animation and gorgeous 3D backgrounds," states Michael Manzanares, Associate Producer, Aksys Games. "Once you play BB, you'll find it hard to go back to anything less."

Them's fighting words.

Blazblue: Calamity Trigger is calling out other 2D fighting games. Yeah, that means you, King of Fighters.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Features

• 12 stunning characters, each one animated with over 1800 frames of hand-drawn, high-definition sprites.

• Brand new music, animations, backgrounds, and a fully fleshed-out story mode have been made exclusively for the console release.

• Experience the fully realized BlazBlue story with fully-voiced dialogue in either English or Japanese.

• Create online lobbies where up to six players can battle each other or spectate from the sidelines to gauge their opponents.

• Take advantage of techniques such as Barriers, Counter Assaults, Rapid Cancels, Barrier Bursts, Ukemi Tactics, Distortion Drives, and the console-exclusive move Astral Heat for all characters.