BLEACH: the shattered blade.

for europe this game is out tomorrow. i do not know why all the reviews are so low. i have plade the game at an anime expo and loved every minuit of it.
i would like some verdicts from american gamers as well if any one has the game. im gettying it tomorrow regarless of
reviews.
im so hyped.
big bleach fan if you havent guessed already.

Tis a shame - I should be getting a review copy thanks to Mason/Sega this week, so hopefully will be better than some of the recent reviews.

lets hope so. its really adictive gameplay, slicing and dicing and going BANKAI XD.
the level designs are flat, but with nice perseudo backgrounds. the graphical style is a cross between DBZ and NMH. the combat works well with the wiimote.

im looking forward to tomorrow. the only let down is the american voices XD

I might get it eventually. Not sure though. Too many anime fighters can't be too much of a good thing, so I might just stick with DBZ

To be frank, I played this game two weeks ago and it was great. The use of the Wii-mote and Nunchuck equals DBZ and MK and it's pretty cool if you follow the anime...or that's what the owner said.

Anyway, for me is a good choice if you like fighting anime games [though I don't own it myself ].

I played and unlocked every character then got pissed because I was so far into the anime series and the game is so far behind. The gameplay is fun and can become addictive but, only on hard mode IMO. The episodes are interesting, but I would have loved to see the game characters used for every cutscene rather than the played out anime still images. Well atleast they use them for some cutscenes. Basically I sold the game about two weeks after unlocking everything. It took me about 4 days thats costumes, characters and extras. The fact that there is no online and I tend to be a lone gamer(mostly because none of my friends have a Wii) It\'s replay value took a big hit in longevity. All in all it\'s a rent for some and barely a hungry buy for fans of the anime.

( Edited 29.02.2008 15:09 by J Tangle )

I read reviews and I'm not too sure if this is worth it despite myself being a huge Bleach fan. Sounds quite shallow.

Nope. Not an anime fan myself but I thought it looked pretty cool. My frend says it lags to hell tho. O well, Brawl FTW! Wiis number one fighter

just bought the game and have sat down with it for 3 hours. The gameplay is really fun and addictive, the use of the wii remote is pretty much perfect (sometimes it registers a stab as a slash and can hinder you in ching chang chong)the graphics are sweet, alot of deatail has gone into the characters themselves and their weapons and movements. the gameplay dosent lag, it runs smoothly even if two people are flash stepping everywhere. the only qualms ive got is the story mode, its a little on the short side, but you complete it form a different angle from with most of the characters, so it isnt too short. the characters you can get are ahead of the english series of anime (namely arrancar-ulquiorra and grimjow jaggerjaques) and have a wide variety of moves.
the only point that i really hate is the american voices for the characters, theres no option to change it to japanese or get rid of the subtitles i dont think, which is a pain in the ass. overall, this game is a twinkle in the sky for sword games to follow, however i can already tell that the game is one that you play for a while and then come back to later, the gameplay mechanic is pretty much like soulcallibur 2 and has a decent multyplayer.
overall verdict: 79%
if your a bleach fan :85%

Played it, beat it, yet haven't unlocked Urahara's alt costume since every John and Nancy has a 2nd sound test set to unlock! And a tip, while doing a finisher move, shake the wiimote a lot to do more damage!

PK Mongoose said:
Played it, beat it, yet haven't unlocked Urahara's alt costume since every John and Nancy has a 2nd sound test set to unlock! And a tip, while doing a finisher move, shake the wiimote a lot to do more damage!

I am a huge fan of this anime. I am very sure that I am gonna buy this game.

I was waiting or the freeloader to come out to buy this game so I could get the japanese voices, however I might just buy the European version. Do the voices really make a difference?

( Edited 01.03.2008 17:23 by L )

The english voice actors suck ass. I had got the game because the anime. I only watch the series in Japanese with subbs so that one change IMO made the Story mode of the game even cornier since most cutscenes are just still images with voice overs. I say if you love Bleach and you can get the Japan import... get it.

yeh the voices suck but i csan live with it. how many time have i heard sokyoku being pronounce sokeyokyu

I cant wait until it comes out in the UK because i like the anime so much and i hope this will have a good story based on it. The one for DS looks so good as well. This be a huge success with the fans of the anime as well as people who don't know much about it but like the fighter genre games. plus I hope it has the Japanese voice acting to make it more exciting.

Finished the review today - gonna be posting this up tomorrow as we\'ve already got two reviews for other games up today.

Breakdown...

(may not make some people happy):

Graphics [6]
Fairly solid visuals, decent character models but lacking backgrounds and environments. Animations are smooth, coupled with manga-inspired effects to hide some of the imperfections. Not up to Wii's better catalogue, but pulled off in an above-average way. Cutscenes are lazy in execution and don't offer much variety to tell the standard tale.

Gameplay [6]
A mixed affair. Initially it's a waggle-fest, so much so we've no doubt mentioned waggling countless times above. However, it does improve with time but still needs improvement to compete against the button-brawlers. Shame about the lack of GameCube controller support, or anything besides the remote/nunchuck combi.

Sound [7]
No real complaints here, �cept the need to improve voice-overs or at least include the option to revert to the original Japanese spec. Background music and sound effects are well thought out, and compliment the on-screen action nicely.

Value [6]
Like most fighting games, Shattered Blade has a vast collection of unlockables from characters to outfits etc, but whether you'd play through to unlock these is questionable. Aside from going through the story mode countless times, there's no other modes to excite and keep players battling it out. Online competition, mini-games could have really added more depth and variety to a standard formula.

Overall [6]
A fairly enjoyable experience, coupled with an interesting take on the Wii-remote fighter experience. More flexibility on how you play, and what you can play would have upped the score. Stripping away the characters and franchise, and you can see its problems and limitations compared to more experienced fighting games.

( Edited 05.03.2008 22:08 by jb )

jb said:

Sound [7]
A mixture of standard tunes, nothing out the ordinary - but they're not particular bad either. Some of the menu jingles and later levels have some top-tapping beats. Voices are available in both Japanese and English, a nice option to play through.

Oh, awesome. All games based on anime should have that.

Unfortunately, the rest of it doesn't sound so awesome...certainly not worth �40, not considering how much else there is out there to spend my money on.
Definately be looking out for it in a year or so, once it's cheaper.

I thought I was going mad, but I think you've mixed bits of the Sonic Riders review into there by mistake.

sweet now i can switch it, finally.
Edit: ive been looking and i cant find out how to change the voices, i have most of the voice 2 options, but i dont know how to change it. help.

( Edited 05.03.2008 22:04 by Echoes221 )

Sorry - grumbs is right, got the wrong review opem. fixed.

( Edited 05.03.2008 22:08 by jb )

damn thought so.

jb said:
Sorry - grumbs is right, got the wrong review opem. fixed.

Oh. So the games main redeeming feature doesn't exist?
Ah well.