European Release announced. OH YEAH

BlazBlueAdmin · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:51 pm

Alright. Many of you have been asking for this. Your time is now.

BLAZBLUE IS COMING TO EUROPE WITH NEW CHARACTERS AND CONTENT.

Bam. Post any news you find on that here and I'll update the main blog page. Thanks guys!

S2B Edit:
All info here was compiled together by Zer0kage on the Blazblue.co.nr and Neoempire.com forums

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Right here's what's going on. Some of you may have already known this but this is just a detailed reminder on what's going on.
Title
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Available on:- PS3, Xbox 360
Genre:- Fighting
Expected Release date:- 19th March 2010
Published by:- Zen United
Developed by:- ARC System Works
Web address:- http://www.blazbluegame.com
PEGI rating:- 12

Players
Offline 1-2 player
Online Multiplayer 2 (6) player
Online Multiplayer is up to 6 fighters in the match, but only 2 compete against each other at the same time

Description BlazBlue is a new experience in 2D weapons based fighting making exceptional use of the Hi Res power behind the Next Gen consoles. The game is created by Arc System Works (Japanese developers of the Guilty Gear franchise). The 3D one-on-one fighting stages and 2D Goth-Anime characters are pure over-the-top Japanese. Fighters seamlessly combo from standard attacks into specials using the four-button control scheme (weak, medium and strong attacks). Every character also has a unique special attack called a Distortion Drive. Take the fight online in lag-free player ranked tournaments

Features
Spiritual successor to extreme fighting Guilty Gear series
Stunning razor sharp high resolution fighting stage backdrops and 3D models
12 very individual Goth-Anime hand drawn 2D character sprites
A plethora of defensive and offensive moves in fast, intense fighting
Unique "Distortion Drive" individual skill based attack for each character
Fully fleshed out adventure unfolds in optional voiced-over Story mode
New to fighting? Designed so it's easy to pick-up but tough to master!
Online Multiplayer ranked tournaments with lag free netcode.

Limited Edition
The special Limited Edition includes the game, a bonus DVD with around 2 hours of fighting tutorial guides and deep character specific strategies. Plus a gorgeous 96 page full colour book with original art and illustrations from the design team at Arc System Works. All this in a beautiful collectors BlazBlue emblem design

Awards and endorsements
IGN review score 9.4/10. Said "OUTSTANDING - one of the best fighters we've ever seen"
PSM3 magazine score 85%. Said "A SUPERB offering"

Here are pictures of the Limited Edition set for both systems.

Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/BlazBlue/126073299976

Pre release playables
20th February 2010
http://www.midlandsmcmexpo.com/show_information
The times, date and venue location of the event is shown above. A playable version of Blazblue for the XBox360 will be there.

2 Hori EX2 sticks will be provided. Personal sticks are also welcomed.

Source:
http://s1.zetaboards.com/blazblue/topic/2896024/1/

Also with thanks from takezo jize on our forums, France shops are doing various Blazblue bundles for both systems:

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-single
-collector (ost, artbook with pictures never seen, stickers)
- prestige (like collecter + an arcade stick hori special blazblue + a tshirt + a street bag)

Source : french site Gamekult, the link :
http://www.gamekult.com/articles/A0000082610/

Halcyone3 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:08 pm **Posts:** 490

heres some news, i shot myself when i heard the europeans are getting new characters D:

do u know if they'll be made FREE dlc's for non-european players who bought game already?

iweeman · **Joined:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:20 am **Posts:** 42

yay europe gets free characters and add on content just because they "waited". I see many europe rooms in online mode, they just have to buy the US version, so simple? Now we, and those in europe who have already purchased this game will or may have to buy the europe version to get the new content? Gah if this is true blazblue can shoot themself in the head for going to low to receive $$$. Ps3 owners aint even got add on content and xbox live dont even have replay mode... Fix all that before announcing this

NugNugs79 · **Joined:** Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:04 am **Posts:** 1

Ugh. And I went and bought this on import! They better release a patch or something so existing users get all this extra content or I'm gonna bust a nut. Will my save work on a new European copy? Got a European 60g model, with Asian version of the game.

Halcyone3 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:08 pm **Posts:** 490

wouldnt it cause massive balance issues if its not made into an update or dlc for the ps3?

DemonRealmFighter · **Joined:** Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:27 pm **Posts:** 1

Just wondering,would you get new set of throphies/achievements if you would play the Europian version,if you already own the US version?Would it register as a diffrent game?

I think,if the DLC isn't free,this will be hell online.I mean fighting against players with extra characters and new moves for the old one?!?!?!
There is no other fighting game that has that problem,or DOES something so unfair for it's players :cry:

So this would probably be only US VS US and EUR VS EUR online.

Hopefully we'll get some new information soon.

I'm still buying the Europian version,the game is just that damn good!!! :mrgreen:

Halcyone3 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:08 pm **Posts:** 490

i agree this game is awesome, but the version i have right now cost me $60+, thats a lot for a game as far as im concerned, if they do not make it into an update or free dlc (which i still think they will do) it would be like i threw away my 60 bucks, plus by that time even ifi tried to sell the old version no1 will buy becuz the new shiny 1 is out, and if i do find a buyer it will go for like 5 bucks. I would rly hate if those 60 bucks went to waste -.-

Barine · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:02 pm

although i live in europe i might buy the enw one and exchange it, although everything depends on the extra content, since they haven't announced anything concerning DLC for the other regions (would be srtange if they didnt add the new chars).

the_protagonist · **Joined:** Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:49 pm **Posts:** 1

This is f*cking awesome.

Anyway, I don't think the new content is really "exclusive". Probably timed, or just for free. If, in fact, it stays exclusive, it's probably something worthless or not that important. I especially don't think that new characters will not be released elsewhere. As long as they're not as worthless as the SF4 console characters.

ChibiGii · **Joined:** Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:17 am **Posts:** 2

Im happy for europe. But what i dont like is what willl hapen online! Maybe u cant play online with the new characters or moves. Thats if it there isnt downloadable content, But maybe they are planning on another American and Japanese release. Maybe callled ¨BlazBlue Calamity Trigger+¨.

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