BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

It's a great time to be a fighting game fan.

I heard about this game about the day before it was released, and once it was released i broke my usual trend and i just went to the store and bought it. I usually rent. I can tell you that i am not disappointed at all. It's got a gorgeous cast of unique characters, a wonderful interface, and plenty of storylines to keep you busy for a long time. It's got well polished controls and an easy to use control scheme.

This game seems fair and balanced, for the most part. I have found some unfair match-ups, but that is the nature of any good fighting game.

I do have a few complaints about this game. I wish there was a better delivery of the story mode. Showing two characters pictures while scrolling text underneath them doesn't really do it for me anymore. That might be passable on the DSi, but this is a full priced game on a PS3 for goodness sake. I often say i don't care about story modes on games, and in the end i don't, but i think it would have added to the charm of this title if it had better interaction.

Also, I think there should be more characters. I love the characters they have, but i think there is only 12 of them. I love variety, especially in my fighting games and in fighting games more fighters = more variety, especially for online playing, and even though it is the first entry in what will hopefully be an ongoing epic, 12 fighters just seems a little bit skimpy.

My last complaint is that it should have some sort of tag team system, but i think that is the truth for every fighting game.

You pretty much already know if you want this game. If you a fan of 2d fighting games this is a must own. If you are a fan of quirky anime(esk) characters, this surely won't disappoint. If you hate reading for story modes, you mights want to pass this one by.