BlazBlue: Continuum Shift confirmed for home consoles

You might have come across the Famitsu cover leaked last week that featured BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. Apparently the leaked cover was legit, as the latest issue of the Japanese gaming mag has confirmed that Continuum Shift is indeed headed for home consoles.

 

 

You might have come across the Famitsu cover leaked last week that featured BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. Apparently the leaked cover was legit, as the latest issue of the Japanese gaming mag has confirmed that Arc System Works’ Continuum Shift update is indeed headed for home consoles.

 

The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift will come with all of the new features added in the arcade update. That includes new playable characters Tsubaki, Hazama, and λ-11 as well as move adjustments for the game’s roster.

 

The home console versions will also get a new character called μ-12, some original stages, and a Beginners Mode where supers and moves can be executed with a single button press. The PSP version’s Legion Mode will also make an appearance in Continuum Shift. Here’s a list of features:

 

• Tutorial – Learn everything from the basics of fighting games through BlazBlue-specific systems. This mode features full voice.
• Arcade – Enjoy the story from the arcade version.
• Versus – Face off against a friend or the CPU.
• Score Attack – Fifteen consecutive rounds of combat to achieve as high a score as possible.
• Training – Freely practice your moves.
• Challenge – Try out character-specific missions.
• Legion – Attempt to defeat enemies on a map.
• Story – Enjoy combat and character-specific stories. The game includes over 28 scenarios.
• Gallery – A gallery for event movies, BGM, and voices.
• Replay Theater – Manage and view network battle replay data.
• Network – Enjoy online combat. Compatible with rankings and replay viewing. The game’s producer mentioned in a short commentary blurb that the game’s network component will be beefed up and made more user friendly.

 

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift will hit PS3s and Xbox 360s in Japan this Summer. An overseas release hasn’t been announced yet, but chances are good that Aksys will bring it over as well.

 

 

 

Via [Andriasang]