Release Date: August 28, 2018
A 2D fighting game by Japanese Studio Saizensen, starring the characters from Cave Story, Code of Princess, and Umihara Kawase. Blade Strangers features ten playable characters with unique appearances, abilities, and special attacks, with eye-catching scantily clad warrior girls. The combat system was inspired by the popular Super Smash Bros series, while also taking into account fighting game novices.
Blade Strangers for PS4, PC and SWITCH is a classic 2D fighting game, starring the characters from Cave Story, Code of Princess, and Umihara Kawase. The production was developed by Studio Saizensen, founded in thee mid-90s, and known from such niche games as Blade Arcus from Shining EX, co-created with Sega and featuring the characters from the jRPG series Shining.
In Blade Strangers, you choose from ten available characters, each of them possessing unique abilities, special attacks, and the manner of moving around the arena. The combat mechanics are easily accessible even for people with little to no previous experience with fighting games. This system was inspired by the popular Super Smash Bros series.
Blade Strangers features several gameplay modes. Apart from the story campaign, which consists of a series of arcade duels, there is also a training mode, where you can test the attacks of every character, and online battles. In addition, you can also try completing certain tasks, such as e.g. defeating your opponent as quickly as possible with a special attack.
The arenas were rendered in 3D, while the character models are detailed 2D sprites, created with a unique method of 3D figure and animation transfer.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Developer: Studio Saizensen
Publisher: Nicalis
January 31, 2018
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System Requirements for Blade Strangers Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10.
Game Ratings for Blade Strangers Video Game.
Just Push Start: 2.9 / 5 by Grant E. Gaines
Blade Strangers isn't an outright terrible game; it just doesn't feel like the concept ever got off the ground. While characters retain their charm, story suffers from a lack of originality. There is also a distinct lack of depth, as combos are fairly straightforward, with some moves using repeated inputs adding unneeded mistakes. Add in lackluster and in some cases awful sprites and it's an experience that really comes down to if you like the characters enough to see them in a new setting. If this is enough, then you might like this, otherwise it's a paint by numbers fighting game that doesn't do anything well enough to stand out beyond the fact notable characters are present.
The Outerhaven Productions: 4 / 5 by Zachery Paikai
Blade Strangers is a fun and charming 2D fighter that is readily open for any kind of player to enjoy. Whether you're a newcomer to the fighting genre or a hardened veteran that instinctually whiff punishes anything. Everyone can play this game and appreciate the obscurely, iconic roster of characters and stages that Nicalis and Studio Saizensen have given us.
TechRaptor: 6 / 10 by Georgina Young
While Blade Strangers is a perfectly competent fighting game it will struggle to find an audience. Too simple for fighting fans, too niche for kids and not enough story for fans of the source material, it simply fails to meet the mark.
Average score from votes.
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