Saturday, May 11, 2013

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND Limited Edition (PS3)

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND is an anime style 2D fighting game from Japan.  The Limited Edition of the game come with a copy of the BlazBlue Continuum Shift game, a 40 page art book, a 2012 character calender for each month of year and the soundtrack for the game.  Overall if you can get this limited edition for $20 USD or less and your are a fan of this type of fighting game, then by all means go for it.  I was able to snag this limited edition on Amazon for $17 (same price as the regular edition) before the price skyrocketed back up to $33.34.  Seeing such a deal I had to pick it up.

The art in the art book is nice and the quality is really nice, but it is just an basic art book that is specific to this game.  The book doesn't feel like 40 pages.  In fact it barely feels like 20 pages, as you would like to see them include a bit more if you are a fan of anime art.  BlazBlue has alot of potential to be a great anime if the story is tweaked at some points. There is not much to say about the included 2012 calender seeing that it is 2013 already, but it was nice that they included the entire mini 2013 calender at the back of the book.  The character art in the calender is nice as well so even if it is outdated, you can still enjoy the characters portrayed for each month.  The soundtrack was a great addition as well.  I particularly enjoyed some of the songs, while other not so much.  I am not a big fan of soundtracks, with this being my first one ever owned.  It was okay, but i don't see myself becoming a collector of them overnight.

The game itself is a bit slow paced but fun.  The BlazBlue opening theme was very impressive, it give the real feeling like you are about to watch an anime.  I normally skip game opening sequences, but with BlazBlue: Continuum Shift I actually watch the intro ever time I start the game. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND is out right now in a regular version and a limited edition, available on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.






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