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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: Fighting
Common Sense Media says
Brillantly constructed fighting, but with brutal attacks.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that while this is one of the better fighting games, it is a game where you can shock and burn characters in addition to killing them with swords and guns. Female breasts bop around provocatively and there are occasional untoward comments about the female characters. You’ll also hear swear words.
What's it about?
BLAZBLUE: CALAMITY TRIGGER is a fighting game with a story mode. Here, you must save the world from destruction by the horrible Black Beast. You choose from 10 different combatants, as you play through this 2D, side-scrolling fighting game. Each combatant has their own back story and special attacks.
Is it any good?
Game developers often say that the difference between a mediocre game
and a great game is time. From the opening of story mode to the
perfectly rendering backgrounds to the end of online play, it’s clear
that the makers of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger added time, love, and
care to their game. Beyond these pros, the game balances the single player, multiplayer and online modes so that none suffers from neglect. Each offers a robust, powerful experience that will keep players coming back for more. Talk about replay value!
Online interaction: It's easy to get online via Xbox Live and to find competitors. However, be wary of experience people who are just sitting there waiting to get you. It's better to play with your pals online.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the depth of the game. There’s so much to do. Do you like playing online or offline better?
Who is your favorite character, the beautiful female vampire, the clam-like creature, or the handsome male heroes? Why? Were any sterotypes?
Which of the game modes do you find most challenging and why? Was it difficult to learn the more challenging moves?
Was there any method of violence used that made you uncomfortable?
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The wheel of fate is definitely turning in Guilty Gear's worthy successor
For those of you who don't know, BlazBlue is the spiritual successor to a fighting game series called Guilty Gear, which had multiple incarnations across different systems. There was Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X, Guilty Gear X+, Guilty Gear X2, Guilty Gear X2#Reload (seriously), Guilty Gear Isuka, Guilty Gear X2 ? Core, and Guilty Gear X2 ? Core+, along with Guilty Gear 2 Overture, which was not that good because it had 3D graphics. Now, Arc System Works, the developer of the GG series, knew that sticking to 2D fighting was best, so they made the game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. Since the other Guilty Gear games were excellent fighters, it should come at no surprise that this game is an excellent fighter. There's a good story, beautiful graphics, and a great soundtrack, but nobody cares about that. You want this game because you're in it for the fighting. And BlazBlue does its job extremely well. It's easy to play, but only if you get an arcade stick for your PS3 or Xbox 360 (Google "PS3 arcade stick" or "360 arcade stick" for more info). In terms of content, this is a T-rated game for a reason: it's violent. It's a fighter, so why should it NOT be? Some characters have swords and guns, and like Common Sense said, a few attacks can shock and burn other characters, and when a character is hit, they lose some health (well, duh) and this is shown in-game as dark red stuff, so it looks like blood. There's also some jiggling of female characters' clothed breasts (again, this is to be expected considering that this is a fighting game). Other than that and some innuendo and language, this game is fine for teens. If you're into fighting games, or are a fan of Guilty Gear, by all means GET THIS GAME.
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some violence, but hey it's a fighting game.
This is probably the best fighting game in currentgen consoles, the "booby lady" is said by taokaka a childish girl in a cat costume which is cute not to give the game 3 lips, the game itself is just great to play with your kid if you think he can handle some ammount of violence, I used to play games like this when I was 8 when there wasn't HD buy this game for playstation3 to play it in 1080p it's a true spectacle, this is much better than street fighter 4 In my opinion
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My avatar should tell you my opinion on the game.
Only real complaint I can find is the fact that it needs some more characters.
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Kid, 12 years old
May 18, 2011
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Complicated Controls
This is a very good game but they are several flaws that if they were fixed this would be a 5-Star game. First off the Graphics and Story are great the Cutscenes are hilarious at times. Most of the language comes from Ragna who says about one curse word every cutscene. The controls are kind of buggy and some of the combos you have to use the joystick for and you also move a bit slow.
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Great game, but has language and sexual humour.
I haven't actually played Calamity Trigger, but I have played Continuum Shift (On the PS3), and I must say that it is a really good fighter game with fairly mild violence, but I found that through the story mode that there was frequent use of bad language, and some sexual humor that I would have expected from an M game, but other than that, its good.
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A fun fighting game with plenty of complexities underneath for the hardcore crowd.
I recommend this game to any technical fighter enthusiast, but there are a few things to look out for. It's easy to pick up and play a character semi-effectively on your first shot, barring people like Rachel and Carl, (You'll probably need more experience to use them well, since Rachel is a trap character and Carl uses a marionette in battle that has to be controlled along with him.) The game is extremely fun, with a strangely strong story and lots of replay value; it's great to grab a friend and play together, as well. On top of that, the sprites are absolutely gorgeous, and the soundtrack has a little something for everyone. That said, on to the stuff to look out for. The characters have a wide range of personalities, and while some people are nice, good-hearted individuals, others are unrepentant jerks and in some cases, completely and utterly insane. Oh, and there's Hakumen, who, while working for a good cause, is not by any means nice. Anyway, the violence in this game is pretty huge as well; expect lots of brutal moves, throws, and specials. Of course, this is a fighting game, so if you weren't expecting violence, I don't know what to tell you. As for the sexual content, it's mostly pretty mild, and most of it is played for laughs - like a scientist mentioning adding rockets to Tager's GIGANTIC TAGER!!! Yes, that is a euphamism, and yes, that is precisely what they censor the actual word with in-game. (It's a sound bite from one of his specials.) Well, in-skit; it's part of a non-canon, comedic little backstory-expanding segment. Regarding the "booby lady" mention in the official review, that's Taokaka's nickname for Litchi, since Taokaka's a silly little ditz who has difficulty remembering people's real names. The people online (at least in the PS3 version; I always expect the worst from Xbox Live, and so should you.) are generally very nice and supportive, but also very skilled; you will get the snot beaten out of you if you don't know exactly what you're doing. All in all, the content of the game is pretty tame, but that doesn't mean the story is completely safe for kids, both due to its mature content and because it can be very confusing. Be careful about who you give this to.
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Kid, 12 years old
May 3, 2010
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i thought it would be better but still a great game
blazblue, a fighter that turns the wheel of fate the anime characters are amazing looking but there is only like 10 characters or so to me i like fighters with tons of characters
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Kid, 11 years old
April 18, 2012
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HORRIBLE HORRIBLE
its an horrible game for tweens i will not recomand you to let ur kids play this game
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Fighting |
| Developer: | Aksys Games |
| Release date: | July 2, 2009 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Animated Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, Violence |
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