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Bleach: Shattered Blade | 
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| From: Sega Of America, Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $16.49
You Save: $23.50 (59%)
New (25) Used (13) from $13.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1036
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 65006
UPC: 010086650068
EAN: 0010086650068
ASIN: B000TA52GI
Release Date: June 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Exclusive storyline with eight episodes. These original storylines were created exclusively for the Wii. Additionally, once a player unlocks new characters they can replay various episodes and the new characters will bring new dimensions to the storyline. | | • | Special characters created by the original author. Players will get a sneak preview of unlockable characters that are not yet revealed in the TV series. The Manga author created a Bleach character exclusively for the game. | | • | Large cast of popular characters. Players will select from 32 of their favorite characters from the anime series. Each character has unique special attacks and techniques and is voiced by the actor from the anime series. | | • | Special attacks to master. Players can inflict super powered attacks or summon supernatural enemies on opponents with special weapons and super power attacks taken directly from the TV series. | | • | Tons of unlockable content. The game features many unlockable characters, costumes, dialogue and more to satisfy even the most ardent Bleach fan. Additionally, many characters have unique unlockable dialogue exchanges that occur only when interacting with |
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Product Description
The award-winning Bleach anime series is coming to the Wii! Bleach: Shattered Blade follows the life of a 15-year-old boy who is able to see spirits and discovers he has supernatural powers. Playing as one of your favorite 28 characters from the series, you will master their special attacks, Bankai transformations and Zanpakutos as you battle a wide variety of opponents in a twisting storyline filled with surprises. You'll experience the action of Bleach firsthand, slashing, jabbing, swiping and lunging with the Wii Remote as your very own Zanpakuto. Customize your favorite characters with unlockable costumes and gain access to more characters and dialogue. ESRB Rated T for Teen
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Complete Exercise in Frustration October 21, 2008
Based on the anime and manga series by Tite Kubo, "Bleach: Shattered Blade" has all the parts in place for a good fighting game. However, the game defies all expectations in how poorly it is executed.
The only thing relevant to the game that you need to know about Bleach is that there are ghost samurai called "Soul Reapers" who have unique swords with different powers. Sounds like a great basis for a fighting game, right? Well, "Shattered Blade" seems to somehow mess up the simple fighting game formula with a poor concept and poorer handling. The game is a "3d" fighting game - the two fighters can circle around each other to dodge attacks. Attacks are divided into three varieties - slash (horizontal slash), chop (vertical slash), and stab (forward attack). These are done by moving the Wii remote in the appropriate manner to imitate such an attack. The attack types work on a rock-paper-scissors hierarchy: chop beats slash, slash beats stab, and stab beats chop. So, basically, if you interrupt a chop attack with a stab attack, the stab attack will go through. There's also a little minigame that can occur if two swords clash where both fighters go through five rounds of "rock paper scissors" with each other. The more rounds you win, the more damage you'll do once it's over.
There are three kinds of attacks. Regular attacks are done by simply waving the Wii remote with no buttons pressed - these are very fast but do little damage, and their purpose is to weather down an enemy for a critical attack. Critical attacks are stronger, slower melee attacks that are done by combining a Wii remote movement with holding down the A button. Critical attacks change depending on the character, but are not particularly personalized. Special Attacks are the final type of attack, and are done by holding B while moving the Wii remote. These tend to be more personalized based on the character - projectile attacks and special abilities fall within this category.
Each character also has a powered-up mode, achieved by charging (shaking the Wii nunchuck) or by taking damage, both of which fill a gauge. Once the gauge is full, the character enters their higher-level state. This involves a cutscene that lasts about 5 to 7 seconds and cannot be skipped; in a 60-second battle, this is kind of an annoyance. Some characters simply get stronger with their powered-up state, while others change more drastically in their attack patterns. For example, Kenpachi Zaraki simply strengthens his attacks, while Toshiro Hitsugaya summons a giant ice creature to augment his techniques, and Renji Abarai turns his sword into a giant segmented snake that attacks his enemies.
The variety of characters in the game is probably its strongest point, though this is due more to the series it was based on rather than the game itself. Each character has unique abilities; there are plenty of regular sword-swinging characters, but some also have unique twists like extending weapons, a bow (can only use ranged attacks), and one character whose blade heals his enemies, so he's forced to use his special attacks only (which don't use the sword) until he reaches his powered-up form, at which point he does massive amounts of damage (until it expires). The special attacks and powered-up forms are the primary things that separate the characters, though the fact that each character only has one or two special abilities at most in the series somewhat limits how unique they can be. There are 28 characters in the game (over half need to be unlocked by playing through story modes), each with their own fairly unique playing style.
There are some extras included in the game, as well, though the selection is rather poor. You can buy character models and set them as the main menu guide (who just stands in the background and lists off the main menu choices as you select them), or you can buy new costumes for your characters. However, there aren't any real NEW costumes created for the game - rather, they're just costumes that were in the series for short periods of time, like the school uniforms that some of the characters wore when visiting the "real world".
The problem with the game, control-wise, is just how poorly the whole "rock paper scissors" thing works. Regular attacks do next to no damage, so basically you're just trying to set up for a critical or special attack, which vary wildly depending on the characters. Characters with longer reaches, and particularly characters with extending weapons (Renji Abarai and Ikkaku Madarame) have huge, unbalanced advantages - they can swing their weapons with huge ranges with next-to-no penalty for doing so. The game is basically a button-masher in its purest form, except instead of mashing buttons you're waving a Wii remote hoping that whatever you're doing is the right type of attack to counter the enemy's. Just because of how random everything feels, the game is incredibly unfun and frustrating to play.
The graphics in this game aren't great. It's obvious they tried to go for an anime style, with lots of japanese sound effects and speed lines, but overall the game looks like it belongs on a PS2 or Gamecube rather than a current generation console. Plus, with the speed of movement in-game, it's hard to even see the effects, anyways. One particular annoyance is that, in story mode, there are cutscenes at the beginning and end. However, these "cutscenes" are actually just a single still image with character voiceovers. The sound isn't great, either. The music is lackluster and forgettable, and the voice acting doesn't sync up particularly well. I have no problem with the English dub, but the way it's been put together with the visuals is pretty poor. It feels really awkward and clunky.
It's difficult to convey how little fun Shattered Blade is to play. Even for a fan of the series, it's a complete exercise in frustration. The controls are so wonky (especially the movement controls, which allow you to go forwards and backwards or side to side, but not both at the same time, meaning you have to run in a zig-zag pattern and avoid the invisible walls around the arena) that the entire game is just completely unenjoyable.
3/10.
 Bleach Fans will LOVE October 15, 2008
If you are bleach fan you will love the game its really fan and interactive......at first it is the type of game that you will play and love until you win everything then it joins your collection of games that you never look at again, unless you really love bleach and have friends that do as well then you can "BANKAI" your heart out ^o^ ^_^
 good game October 6, 2008
if your a bleach fan this is a must get game. The only downfall is the game is short. u fight 10 guys and then its beaten. then u chose another guy and do the same thing. this happens for a total of 8 times. and then the other character u got to unlock on arcade mode. that can take a little bit of time. but still easy. then some other stuff to unlock. the music is pretty good. found myself liking a few songs. but the rest is just there. it would have been better if they used the same music as in the show. the voices aren't that bad either. i have no idea if its the same as the American version cause i was the Japanese version which i find is better. but over its worth it.
It's ok September 16, 2008
Im a fan of the anime bleach but the game isn't what i had hoped. its kinda fun but its just a little too simple. the story mode is really week it might as well had just been a fighting game with out a story line.
Pretty fun, though your arms will get tired fast! September 15, 2008
My one major gripe is that I wish they'd left the japanese language track as an option. Nothing against the dub, but. . . it's a dub. I want the original Byakuya taunting me, or the ability to put the real Ichigo in his place.
But overall, this is a very fun game, especially if you're playing against your friends/family. An online feature would have been fun too, but it's pretty good as it is. And I do love the diverse attacks. One of the best things is watching the animation that precedes activating the character's special (though if you play as the same player constantly, it can get a little tired). Some of these are very cool or even breathtaking (such as Byakuya. . . wow). Matsumoto is TERRIFYING when she does her special though. Make sure you have no children in the room. She just kind of. . . almost falls out of her kimono. And I swear she presses her . . . accessories against the screen. *shudders*
I love playing as Hanatarou, for some sick reason. He's really fun to play against if you're doing two player, because he's so cute sometimes they just don't want to hit you. And then you can be completely merciless and . . . throw pots at them. Or roll on the ground, sprouting random lucky kitties. Okay. . . .
The art is great, the fighting is fun. The story is a little lame, but I bought it mainly for the arcade and vs modes, so I didn't mind too terribly. And the new character is pretty sexy (especially in his released form), although I was disappointed because when I first saw the cover I thought he was Grimmjow (although Grimmjow and Ulquiorra are in this game, as unlockable characters). They really need to make a Wii game with all the arrancar and espada involved. It's fun to win story mode as him though. You basically destroy Seireitei, or so it says. And haven't we all, at one time, wanted to do just that?
If you're a Bleach fan, definitely buy this. Also, look up the japanese voice actors playing their respective parts on youtube. It's hilarious.
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