There is no doubt that 2009 has been the year of the fighting game. Starting strong with Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, transitioning to Street Fighter IV and King of Fighters XII, and ending with Tekken 6, fighting game fans have a great number of fighting game sequels and remakes to sink their teeth into.
Making a mark on rabid fighting game fans with a new IP is a garguantan task indeed. And this is just what Aksys Games and Arc System Works want to accomplish with BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - a stylish 2D fighting game which is the spiritual sequel to the popular Guilty Gear series.
Arc System Works' CEO has said that BlazBlue is not done and the studio will touch it the in future to avoid competition with Guilty Gear now.
would love to see it celshaded like guiltygear/granblue etc. Just hope they don't ruin the combat mechanics
"Getting into a long-standing fighting game series is always a challenge for new players. There are so many characters and different versions to go over for many of them and going up against seasoned players who’ve been with the series for years is one of the biggest barriers. BlazBlue, however, has something a lot of other games don’t have; a ton of story. The series is known for having a lot of story content, which can make that initial barrier even harder for new players because if they jump into a new game and play the story mode, they aren’t going to be able to follow it." -- PlayStation Enthusiast
Neil writes: "Last week's Xbox Live Deals With Gold sale was a tad disappointing, mostly because the really decent Xbox One and Xbox 360 bargains were saved for the Ultimate Game Sale. Now though it's time to check out a whole new list of discounted titles. But what bargains are available for gamers to get excited about thanks to the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 24th-30th July 2018?"
