1up: "BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (pronounced "blaze," not "blahz") marks the debut of a great new franchise; it exhibits an inventive design that's bound to influence its competitors, an infectious sense of energy, and lots of promise. Developed by Arc System Works, better known as the creator of Guilty Gear, a 2D fighting series, BlazBlue is the "new kid on the block" in an arena crowded by fighters with a long legacies and devoted fanbases, namely the Street Fighters, the Virtua Fighters, and the King of Fighters (and don?t forget the Tekkens and the Soul Caliburs!). It may be new, an unknown, but BlazBlue holds its own -- and even surpasses its competitors in many ways.
Making an entirely new game risks polarizing the existing fanbase, those most passionate for continuity. And community, like the Guilty Gear players on Dust Loop, are the lifeblood that sustain a company's legacy. Without the community, I doubt Guilty Gear would be relevant in the fighting game scene. But Arc System Works boldly faces those risks, and their gamble with BlazBlue more than pays off."
Bit Cultures writer Conner plays through his Steam library in alphabetical order, writes a brief summary of his experience on each game, and then gives them his own personal rating. Here's week 10 of Steam A to Z. This week - BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, Blocks That Matter, BloodRayne: Betrayal, and Borderlands.
Funimation have announced the English voice cast for the BlazBlue: Alter Memory anime, which they have licensed for release in the U.S.
DJ Killzown Jones of RGN writes, "BlazBlue Calamity Trigger is still a solid fighter that PC fighting game fans should pick up . It is a bit of a disappointment that long load times of the games original release are still present and the games sequels aren’t offered as expansions/add on’s but these things alone should shy away games that haven’t played the game or others who are returning to the series."
