The perfect fighter for the DS

User Rating: 10 | Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei DS
Bleach DS is an amazing game for the DS. It currently stands as my favorite DS game so far which is saying a lot when compared to big titles such as Mario Kart and Advanced Wars. The menus are very easy to navigate and from what I have played so far it is very import friendly. The only exception is the story which is heavily text driven, but for those who follow the anime it doesn’t really matter. Here’s how it did:

Gameplay: the gameplay is perfect. This is probably one of the only DS games that uses every button of the DS the entire time. The gameplay is extremely fast paced. It plays similar to Street Fighter in that you have a light, medium, and heavy attack buttons. There is also a button to perform a flash step as well as a button to block. Also you can perform special and super attacks either by using the touch screen or performing a combination.

Graphics: The graphics are very crisp for the DS. Sega decided to stick to a 2-D fighting game and in return the characters and all the moves look very slick and very detailed. Some supers such as Genryuusai’s fire attack may look a little pixilated but this in no way diminishes the look of the game. Also in the gallery they have pictures from the game that use up both screens and looks very cool

Sound: Usually I don’t give a review for sound but this game deserves one because it is very vital to the game. The sound in this game is amazing. All the voices seem to be from the original voices of the anime. Things even as subtle as how characters call out their bankai is perfectly represented. For example ichigo yells out bankai but tousen kind of says it quietly and the game matches it up exactly.

Overall: Overall this game is great. I would definitely recommend this to every bleach fan out there that owns a DS and even fans of fighting games will enjoy this as well. This is a game that will most likely satisfy your crave for a solid, well rounded, and fun DS game for a long time.