Bleach: Blade Battlers (series)
Gameplay. In the "Blade Battlers" series, the player takes control of one of many characters from the source material. As with most other fighting games, the idea is to fight the opposing character, or characters in the free-for-all mode, until their health is fully depleted. Players can use their characters' special abilities taken from the series, such as Ichigo Kurosaki's ability to unlock his "bankai" state or Rukia Kuchiki's control over ice with her "zanpakutō". Some of these abilities may alter the arena, such as Rukia's "zanpakutō" causing the battlefield to  become covered in ice and making other players slide around. In "Blade Battlers 2", specials attacks have been changed into special forms, resulting in the altering of area obstacles such as random attacks from summonings, shifting the area, etc. Both games feature extensive battle modes, where you unlock characters after beating all of the challenges. Some missions have you perform under certain circumstances, like a time limit. In both games there is a bonus section where you can view character models and extras. History. Bleach: Blade Battlers. Bleach Blade Battlers is the first installment of the "Blade Battlers" series and  was released in Japan on October 12, 2006. The game features 23 playable characters. Bleach: Blade Battlers 2nd. is the second installment in the "Blade Battlers" series. The game was released on September 27, 2007. "Blade Battlers 2nd" features 36 playable characters.