BlazBlue (by A. Hudson)

If you love fighting games and would like to take a break from first person shooters and play a Fighting game that requires excellent timing awesome moves and actual skill, BlazBlue is for you. During one of my many trips to GameStop I realized I had grown quite tired of your average video games and I was handed this game.

BlazBlue is a traditional 2D fighter (Similar to Street Fighter) where two characters duke it out. A round is called a "rebel" and one match can consist of one to five "rebels". To win a round, one player must either defeat the other by causing damage from some seriously sweet attacks to bring their foes health to zero or by having more health than their opponent after the clock runs out.

While similar to Street Fighter on the surface, it is completely different once you start playing it. The story line to this game is so rich and intense with some pretty funny (and awkward) moments thrown in there too! I won’t spoil it for you, but the game is basically based in a Post-Apocalyptic world where Order is everything. And thanks to an organization called the Novus Orbis Librarium, order is maintained. However, not everyone enjoys this order, you are fortunate enough to play as Ragna the Bloodedge and take down the Librariums’ top soldiers. And be warned, the choices you make in this game reflect on whether or not you get the true ending!

Aside from the intricate story, the design is also something to marvel at. The characters and backgrounds are so beautifully designed that for me, I believe that this could really happen. It is of course a Japanese Anime style artwork so you know that they definitely took their time making these.

Currently the titles of this game are:

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Xbox 360, PS3)

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (PSP, Nintendo DS)

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, and PS Vita)

And if I may recommend a title, it would be the last one. That one has all the characters in the game so far. I am also very much looking forward to the two sequals BlazBlue: Chronophantasma and X-Blaze. Be sure to look for these games!!!