Battle Spirits Connected Battlers

Battle Spirits Connected Battlers (バトルスピリッツ コネクテッドバトラーズ) is a video game for the Battle Spirits franchise, developed by FuRyu Corporation. The game was first teased on April 23rd 2021, announcing its release on Nintendo Switch and Play Station 4 on January 22nd 2022. 
However, it was announced later on that in order to provide an even better playing experience, the release of the game would be postponed to 14th April, 2022. The game would only contain cards starting from the Rebirth era, but the official has clarified that older cards will be slowly added in after the release. BS59, for instance, can be obtained through purchasing the DLC of the game. Both the package and downloadable versions were sold at 6980 yen. Currently, only a Japanese version of the game is announced.
==Gameplay==
The general gameplay follows the same rules as the card game has in real life. However, due to the capacity of the video game, there are a few limitations applied:
Aspect 	Card Rule 	Game
Deck count 	No limitation	Max. 99
Number of cards put on field 	No limitation	Max. 20 (excluding Removed Zone and Burst Area)
Number of Braved Spirits/Ultimates/Nexuses	No limitation	Max. 6 sets*
*How to count 1 set:1 Brave + 1 Spirit (1 set)Multiple Braves + 1 Spirit (1 set)1 Saga Brave + 1 Grandwalker Nexus (1 set)1 Imagine Brave + 2 Spirits (1 set)
Other card rules are to be updated in further time.
The game also has a story mode and a free play mode. In story mode, the player has to follow the storyline and they are guided by the game for specific battles. In free play mode, the player is able to battle online with other real players.
At the release of the game, it contains cards from BS52 to BS58, including all the BSC and SD sets in between. The game will exclude collaboration sets and some of the other cards. It is currently unknown if the game will continue to update further after BS58. Players can obtain cards from buying cards from the in-game shop.
==Range of Cards==
On 24th March 2022, the card list of the first version of the game was announced on Twitter. As told before, the playable cards covered non-collaboration booster sets, supplementary sets, and promo cards from the Rebirth Era till BS58. Some of the cards in a certain sets are, however, omitted as there are technical difficulties reproducing the cards in game. 
All the cards in the starting package could be obtained through opening packs and buying the starter sets at the store using the in-game tokens. There are also game-exclusive Starter Decks for players to buy and get started. These Starter Decks are in general constructed from the different-color Primal decks. 
Apart from visiting the in-game store and gathering the cards one by one, players could also consider buying the "Rare Card Sets" available at the release of the game, giving you a set of high rarity cards of everything covered as a head-start with an additional fee. 
Cards to be included: 
- Sets with (*) on it have some cards omitted. 
Booster Sets	Booster Sets	Booster Sets	Booster Sets	Booster Sets
 	 	 	
BS52Rebirth Saga Volume 1 – The Returner 	BS53Rebirth Saga Volume 2 – Amazing Impact 	BS54Rebirth Saga Volume 3 – World Break (*) 	BS55Rebirth Saga Volume 4 – All Over
 	 	 	
BS56True Rebirth Saga Volume 1 – Future Truth	BS57True Rebirth Saga Volume 2 – Never End Story	BS58True Rebirth Saga Volume 3 – World Memory	
Starter Decks	Starter Decks	Starter Decks	Starter Decks
 	 	 	
SD55Battle Spirits Dash Deck(The Genesic Tome) 	SD56Mega Deck(Arrival of the Hero) 	SD57Mega Deck(Resurrection of the Demon Lord) 	SD58Mega Deck(Diva Concert)
 	 	 	
SD59Battle Spirits Dash Deck(The Revolutionary Dragon Knights)	SD60Battle Spirits Entry Deck(The Purple Wing's Future)	SD61Battle Spirits Entry Deck(The Silver Memory)	
Supplementary Sets	Supplementary Sets	Supplementary Sets	Supplementary Sets	Supplementary Sets
 	 	
BSC36GREATEST RECORD 2020	BSC37All Kira Booster(Premium Diva Selection) (*)	BSC38X Rare Pack 2021
Promo Cards	Promo Cards	Promo Cards	Promo Cards
Number 	Name 	Color	Type
P20-01 	SealedBeast Marco (Revival)  	 	Spirit
P20-02 	The LionKingBlade Knight Order 	 	Brave
P20-04 	The TridentalSpear Hugo (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P20-05 	The DragonKnight Verzalis 	 	Spirit
P20-06 (A) 	The MachineLionDeity Strikewurm-Leo-Lambda 	 	Spirit
P20-06 (B) 	The RebornMachineDeity Strikewurm-Leo-Breaker	 	Spirit
P20-07 	The EdgeGeneral Hell-Blade (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P20-08 	The Commander Dragno (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P20-09 	The ClownPrincess Blackster (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P20-11 	The DragonKnight Rabain 	 	Spirit
P20-12 	Dire Count 	 	Magic
P20-13 	Gallet's Revolution 	 	Magic
P20-14 	Sunk-Shine (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P20-15 	The DragonKnight Windot 	 	Spirit
P20-16 	Gul-Karura (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P20-17 	The Angelia Dominia (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P20-18 	The DragonKnight Valjet 	 	Spirit
P20-19 	The FlameWingDragon Ma-Dwo (Revival) 	 	Spirit
PX20-01 	Eternal Bonds Bashin Dan 	 	Nexus
PX20-02 	Eternal Bonds Shinomiya Mai 	 	Nexus
PX20-03 	The SixRouseDragonEmperor Siegfried-Alex 	 	Spirit
PX20-04 	Gallet Revolt (Card) 	 	Nexus
PX20-05 	Varte Parx (Card) 	 	Nexus
P21-01 	The CannonMetalDragon CosmoBatteryDragon  	 	Spirit
P21-02 	Mantistar (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P21-03 	Centrodriller (Revival) 	 	Brave
P21-04 (A) 	The DragonKnight Swordius-Dragoon-Grün 	 	Spirit
P21-04 (B) 	The DragonRideEmperor Dragonic-Arthur-Lila 	 	Spirit
P21-05 	Miyama Beetle Drone 	 	Spirit
P21-07 	The Beastman Lagos (Revival) 	 	Spirit
P21-09 	The PhantomThief Vambbit (Revival) 	 	Spirit
PX21-01 	Vizarga Bellagio (Card) 	 	Nexus
PX21-02 	Brandon (Card) 	 	Nexus
PB09-001 	The GougaBeastDeity GigantGorillanga 	 	Spirit
PB09-002 (A)	The AntKing Ant-Res-LostSword 	 	Spirit
PB09-002 (B)	The FangBeastAntKingBeast Ant-Res 	 	Spirit
PB09-003 (A)	［The Brilliance of One Summer］Laila Sisters 	 	Spirit
PB09-003 (B)	［Memories Are Forever...］Laila Sisters 	 	Spirit
PB09-004 (A)	［Pearly Purple Ballista］Yatagarasu Magoichi 	 	Nexus
PB09-004 (B)	［Mode AGRS］Yatagarasu Magoichi 	 	Spirit
Omitted Cards(Apart from what listed below, campaign reprint cards of the above listed sets won't be included as well)
Number 	Name 	Color	Type
BSC37-RV007	Leona-Rikeboom (Revival)  	 	Spirit
BSC18-018 	Daiya Lune 	 	Spirit
BSC18-004 	Laura Byakuran 	 	Spirit
BSC31-001 	［Summer Holiday］Rabbey Darling 	 	Spirit
LM16-D05 	［Sacred Swords］Daiya Lune 	 	Spirit
PX14-09 	［Eternal Idol］Noa Fleur 	 	Spirit
BS54-028 	The ArmoredMothGreatShinobi ArgidSawfly	 	Spirit
Additional Cards(Together with the release of DLC, two cards are added to the game for free from 16th June 2022 as support for Armed Machine deck.)
Number 	Name 	Color	Type
BS41-CP07	The IronKnight Yggdrasill (Revival) 	 	Spirit
BS44-092 	Artemic Shield 	 	Magic
==Promo Cards==
Besides the card sets mentioned above, there are three promo cards that are given along the purchase of the game.
Number 	Name 	Color	Type 	Rarity
P21-G01	The RainbowDragonEmperor Drag-En-Ciel	 	Spirit	Promo
P21-G02	The EvilDeityEmperor Zera-Phorobia 	 	Spirit	Promo
P21-G03	The IceRideDeity Vibryndi 	 	Spirit	Promo
== Paid DLC ==
As promised before the release of the game, there would be additional paid contents available for players to download. On 8th June 2022, it was announced that there would be a release of BS59 (Rare Card Set available) and two Special Card Sets as DLC on 16th June 2022. There would also be a one-week limited offer for the purchase of BS59's DLC. 
1. BS59 DLC
- Same as the other sets in the first-release version, after purchasing the DLC, the set would appear in the shop and players could buy packs through in-game tokens. 
- There would be a Rare Card Set that player could bought alongside the main BS59 content. It would offer one copy of every high rarity card (X Rares/Rebirth X-Rares/XX-Rares/Campaign Promos) in the set, and Parallel versions of all the ones with Parallel versions would be offered. 
- One-week limited Special Offer: 
2. Special Card Sets 
- Two Special Card Sets, Special Card Set 01 (スペシャルカードセット01) and Special Card Set 02 (スペシャルカードセット02), are offered as another paid DLC. 01 is Superstar support, while 02 contains mixed support cards including those that support the Machine Beast, Divine Spirit, and Imaginary Beast families. 
- Different from BS59's DLC, the contents of the Special Card Sets are fixed, and players obtain 3 copies of all the cards listed immediately after their purchase. 
Special Card Set 01	Special Card Set 01	Special Card Set 01	Special Card Set 01	Special Card Set 01
Number 	Name 	Color	Type 	Rarity
SD51-001 	Godseeker SuperstarApostle Perdita 	 	Spirit 	Common
SD51-002 	The TwinkleStarThirdApostle Ganymede	 	Spirit 	Common
SD51-003 	The WhiteSuperstarApostle Whitewurm 	 	Spirit 	Rare
SD51-004 	The SuperstarApostle Cordelia 	 	Spirit 	Master Rare
SD51-005 	Godseeker SuperstarApostle Tarvos 	 	Spirit 	Common
SD51-007 	The BlackSuperstarApostle Blackwurm 	 	Spirit/Burst	Rare
SD51-008 	The Grandstar Laniakea 	 	Nexus 	Rare
SD51-009 	Nova Draw 	 	Magic 	Common
SD51-010 	Soul Crunch 	 	Magic 	Common
SD51-X01 	The SupernovaDragon Siegwurm-Nova X 	 	Spirit 	X-Rare
SD51-X02 	The StarSlayerDragon Darkwurm-Nova X	 	Spirit 	X-Rare
SD51-CP01	Viole Mai -Mazoku Side- 	 	Nexus 	Campaign Promo
BS44-X07 	Grandwalker Apollon 	 	Nexus 	X-Rare
BS44-085 	Shamanic Draw 	 	Magic 	Common
Special Card Set 02	Special Card Set 02	Special Card Set 02	Special Card Set 02	Special Card Set 02
Number 	Name 	Color	Type 	Rarity
BS44-079 	Artemis' Giant Tree Temple 	 	Nexus 	Common
BS44-X09 	Grandwalker Artemis 	 	Nexus 	X-Rare
BS45-047 	Godseeker EgytianAngelia Mehetel 	 	Spirit	Common
BS45-095 	Isis' Power 	 	Magic 	Common
BS46-055 	Godseeker CatGoddess Bastet 	 	Spirit	Common
BS46-056 	The SunGuardianBug Khepri 	 	Spirit	Rare
BS46-095 	Sheer Heart Attack 	 	Magic 	Rare
BS46-X05 	The SunSacredBeast Sekhmetum 	 	Spirit	X-Rare
BS46-X12 	Grandwalker Ra 	 	Nexus 	X-Rare
BS50-084 	Hephaestus's Forge Temple 	 	Nexus 	Common
BS51-CP01	The SkyLightSword Crown-Solar (Revival)	 	Brave 	Campaign Promo
BSC30-X01	The SengokuCommander Siegfried-Kai 	 	Spirit	X-Rare
==Story==
Five years ago, Toya Nijimiya left Gate City, where he grew up together with his childhood friend, Yuu Shiratori, for a change of school. Toya promised Yuu that he would continue to play Battle Spirits even after he changed school, and the two exchanged their key spirits. 
Five years later, Toya returned to Gate City, and battled Yuu. Since he did not actually continue with Battle Spirits after his transferal, he was crushed by Yuu in the battle. Hoping to live up to Yuu's expectation on him this time, Toya has decided to grow stronger... 
==Characters==
All characters in Connected Battlers are original and exclusive to the game.
===Main characters===
*Toya Nijimiya
*Yuu Shiratori
*Souji Rikudou
===Kaimon High school===
*Mitsugu Hiyori
*Seiji Yukishita
*Mei Kuraki
*Akuto Kaida
*Fuko Kashiwagi
*Hikaru Amagasaki
===Others===
*Shota Tai
*Shop Manager
*Nenji Sumireno
*Kenta Rokuro
*Teruo Kiramiyazaki
== Special ==
The game has an original theme song, called "Étoile of Blaze" (劫火のエトワール ; Gōka no etowāru), performed by the singer-songwriter majiko.
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