Rating: Teen (Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Language)
Retail Price: $59.99
Gamestop/EB Games Used price: $49.99
*This review contains minor spoils for the Bleach series in general, but nothing big*
Story: If you don't know what Bleach is, there's no point in trying to explain the story as it will make no sense. Fans of the series, however, will be glad to know that "Soul Resurrecćion" begins with Ichigo entering Hueco Mundo, ending with his final battle with Sosuke Aizen. "Soul Resurrecćion" begins with the Hueco Mundo arc and continues to the end of the series, so anyone who hasn't finished the anime/manga should not play it unless they don't mind spoilers. It features key battles from the series, from Ichigo vs Grimmjow to Kenpachi vs Nnoitora, even past Ichigo vs Ulquiorra.
While the story will put you in the shoes of Ichigo, Rukia, Uryu, Kenpachi, Soi Fon, Hitsugaya, and Kyoraku, all main characters appearing in the game are playable, totalling up to 21 playable characters.
"Soul Resurrecćion" pits you up against an army of Hollows, enemies swarming you from all sides. On "Normal", they aren't too much of a problem as long as you practice good crowd control, except for the occassional Menos. The real gems of "Soul Resurrecćion" are the boss fights and Mission Mode. The game has 25 extra missions, typically with the objective of "Defeat the boss", but each usually has it's own restriction. Usually it's a time limit, but some include "Don't use Dash", "Don't jump", or my nemesis, "All hits are one-hit kills for both sides". Honestly, I'm not trying the higher difficulties until I finish Mission Mode, so I cannot comment on that at this time. Nonetheless, fans of Bleach will have a ball taking control of their favorite characters as slashing through anything in their path.
The music and sounds of the game come straight from the anime, along with extra character voices to emphasis your place in the story. (Complete with lines directly from the anime) All of the original voice actors return, and players can choose to use the English or Japanese voices.
Replay value: I finished the story mode pretty quickly, but the Missions will take up most of your time. It's fun either way, though.
All-in-all, fans of Bleach will love the game, but if you can't tell me what a Cero is, this isn't the game for you.
Score: 8/10
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Title: "Bleach: Soul Resurrecćion"
System: Playstation 3
Producer: Sony, NIS America
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Rating: Teen (Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Language)
Retail Price: $59.99
Gamestop/EB Games Used price: $49.99
*This review contains minor spoils for the Bleach series in general, but nothing big*
Story: If you don't know what Bleach is, there's no point in trying to explain the story as it will make no sense. Fans of the series, however, will be glad to know that "Soul Resurrecćion" begins with Ichigo entering Hueco Mundo, ending with his final battle with Sosuke Aizen. "Soul Resurrecćion" begins with the Hueco Mundo arc and continues to the end of the series, so anyone who hasn't finished the anime/manga should not play it unless they don't mind spoilers. It features key battles from the series, from Ichigo vs Grimmjow to Kenpachi vs Nnoitora, even past Ichigo vs Ulquiorra.
While the story will put you in the shoes of Ichigo, Rukia, Uryu, Kenpachi, Soi Fon, Hitsugaya, and Kyoraku, all main characters appearing in the game are playable, totalling up to 21 playable characters.
"Soul Resurrecćion" pits you up against an army of Hollows, enemies swarming you from all sides. On "Normal", they aren't too much of a problem as long as you practice good crowd control, except for the occassional Menos. The real gems of "Soul Resurrecćion" are the boss fights and Mission Mode. The game has 25 extra missions, typically with the objective of "Defeat the boss", but each usually has it's own restriction. Usually it's a time limit, but some include "Don't use Dash", "Don't jump", or my nemesis, "All hits are one-hit kills for both sides". Honestly, I'm not trying the higher difficulties until I finish Mission Mode, so I cannot comment on that at this time. Nonetheless, fans of Bleach will have a ball taking control of their favorite characters as slashing through anything in their path.
The music and sounds of the game come straight from the anime, along with extra character voices to emphasis your place in the story. (Complete with lines directly from the anime) All of the original voice actors return, and players can choose to use the English or Japanese voices.
Replay value: I finished the story mode pretty quickly, but the Missions will take up most of your time. It's fun either way, though.
All-in-all, fans of Bleach will love the game, but if you can't tell me what a Cero is, this isn't the game for you.
Score: 8/10
Don't agree? Have something to add? Tell me what's on your mind below!