The Bleach - Dark Souls (DS) is a game that has been developed for the Nintendo DS and is also being said to be a sequel to Bleach: The Blade of Fate. The game has all sorts of features packed into it. The concept of the fighting engine has been retained and so has been the graphical interface that was used in the previous edition. The combat scenes have a lot of innovation going into them and there are a lot of improvements that have been carried out to make the game look and feel better while playing it. The storyline of the game has been presented somewhere in between the anime series, the first couple of seasons to be precise. There are a lot of mechanics in the game which will be easily mastered by the gamer as the game progresses courtesy the simple controls of the Nintendo DS.

When the gamer keeps progressing through the game, he/she tends to earn certain Unlockables or capital through which art, character colours and other paraphernalia can be bought from the shop. Once the plot starts, the Bleach - Dark Souls DS game gets so engrossing that the gamer would feel like running through all the sessions at blitz speed. The chaos is great and there are around 40 characters to play with. All these characters have distinct powers and abilities and the gamer will keep double jumping, dashing in the air and dodging all the time. The gamer will have the independence to used special moves which will make the player hit deadly combos. They might be a little challenging to learn but after learning will be quite overwhelming for the foe to avoid. The game from developer Sega is superb and reasonably priced. You will have many reasons to buy it.

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If you love the bizarre then Bleach – the dark souls is for you. This game from Sega takes you through a world of Soul Reapers. Dialogues are ridiculously random and the story is pretty much disjointed. However, this game is sure to appeal to the hard core fighting game fans that are sure to love the versatile combat and an extensive range of characters.

There is no clear introduction to the story or the characters and as you start the game, you feel that you are just thrown into the haphazard scenes. Reapers pop up out of nowhere to fight you just because you abuse someone or they are drunk. Lack of depth in the story is adequately made up for with the excellent graphics in Bleach - Dark Souls DS. The effects for supercharged attacks are awesome and the animations are fantastic. A wide view of the action is provided with the help of a strategic scaling when the camera zooms out.

Settings are impressive with excellent back drops which create the right ambience. Fast beating tunes and great sound effects are combined together to make up for any other flaws. Controls are user friendly. There are three buttons with which you can attack namely the heavy, medium and light. With the help of the D Pad it is possible to dash along with the double tap, double jump and crouch. Guarding and line jumping is possible with the help of the bumpers. It is not necessary for players to remember the combos for special and super moves as it is possible to use the touch screen control too.

Training mode teaches you how to use different skills for battling. For those fans of fighter games, this should be quite an interesting game on your Nintendo DS.

 

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