Sega announces Bleach: Dark Souls for the DS

Sega has announced that a new Bleach game will be headed to North American Nintendo DS units this summer. The game’s called Bleach: Dark Souls, and it appears to allow users to play as members of the Hollow! More on this game after the jump!

Heads up, shinigami lovers! Sega recently announced that Bleach: Dark Souls will be making its way to North America this summer.

As far as we’ve been able to figure out, this will be a localization of developer Treasure’s Bleach DS 2nd, which means that not only will you get to play as the shinigami of your choice, but you’ll also be able to don the mask of a Menos Grande and take on the Soul Reapers.

Here’s the list of features we picked up from the press release:

• Exclusive Single-player Storyline. Bleach: Dark Souls features an exclusive storyline that takes place in between seasons 1 and 2 of the animated series. Fans of the anime will have to play Bleach: Dark Souls to uncover story plot points that are sure to shed new insight on IchigoÂ’s quest to save Rukia.
• Exciting Multiplayer fighting action. Up to four players will enjoy the fighting action via Wi-Fi connection. This game supports the Download Play feature where one player has a cartridge and transmits the game to another playerÂ’s Nintendo DS which allows them to play head-to-head.
• Variety of multi-plane 2D fighting arenas. Players can switch between the foreground and the background battlelines to chase after or escape from opponents.
• Large cast of popular characters. Players will select from 44 of their favorite characters who are all voiced by the actors from the anime series including the Hollows.
• Special attacks to master. Players can inflict massive damage on opponents with special Combos and Super Power Attacks taken directly from the series.
• Seven thrilling gameplay modes. Story, Arcade, Versus, Training and Challenge modes along with two unlockable modes which will provide hours of replayability and keep players coming back for more.
• 30 New Power-up Cards and Power Crystals to Customize Spirit Card Deck. On the lower screen, players can customize and manage their deck of Power-up Cards for boosts to Health, Attack and Defense, and much more. 
• New Bleach Encyclopedia. Contains fun and interesting facts about the entire Bleach universe. Fans of the series are sure to use this as a reference for to expand their Bleach knowledge.

While many of you have probably read up already on what comes after the “Rescue Rukia” story arc, it’s still one of the more exciting portions in the series, and one that definitely deserves another look-see, if only for the chance to to shout, “BANKAI!”