

It's cool when fighting small enemies, but absolutely awesome when facing down bigger bosses. After locking on to an enemy, the camera will make wide swings and other dramatic moves. Where Bleach: Soul Resurrección really succeeds is in making battles feel like something out of the anime. Still, most of your time is spent charging through areas and pulling off attack combos. You won't face down as many enemies at any one time, though enemies put up more of a fight.

Of course, all you really need to know is Ichigo and his Soul Reaper buddies are battling Aizen and his army of evil spirits, called Arrancars.

Other than a few character profiles, the campaign's plot is a bit scattered and hard to follow for all but the most dedicated of Bleach fans. It is, however, more than you'll get from the game. They offer a good, yet not complete, idea of the game's background. For those not familiar, but interested in the gameplay style, Bleach: Soul Resurrección comes with a download coupon for 3 episodes (Eps. There are usually a few cool set pieces scattered around each area, though most are flat, bland areas.įor the hardcore, Japanese voice tracks are available (with, or without, subtitles) as is a fully-voiced English dub.Īdmittedly, Bleach is not an easy to follow anime and even a short explanation would take longer than I care to write. Environments are the only visual downside.

Characters look and, more importantly, move like they do in the show. The absolute strongest aspect of Bleach: Soul Resurrección is how well it manages to capture the look, feel and sound of the series.Įverything is spot-on to the point you could reasonably convince someone that a screenshot is from the show. They're simple - usually some sort of animal/ human hybrid with a giant skull - but are definite attention-grabbers. It isn't a complete success, but it is loads of fun, at least if you're a fan.īleach features, at least in my opinion, some of the neatest character designs in any anime. Both games share similar Dynasty Warriors gameplay, though while Gundam 3 seems reluctant to evolve, Bleach: Soul Resurrección is completely willing to build on the simple "Kill All the Bad Guys" formula. A few weeks ago when I looked at Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3, all I really wanted was to rant about Bleach: Soul Resurrección.
