PSP Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 - New Import

We received a small quantity of bonus Bleach 2 PSP carrying cases which we will give out to early preorders shipping today.

Ichigo and Rukia return to the fighting game fold once again for blazing bouts against fellow Soul Society shinigami captains and lieutenants. After watching the impressive animated introduction where the various fighters engage in sword fighting and show off a maximum of two facial expressions - anger and cynicism, players may dive into the action. Game modes are plenty including VS CPU, Story Mode, Soul VS, Survival, Time Attack, and Free Battle.    Whereas the original Bleach Heat the Soul game only featured six characters - Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Uryu Ishida, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Abarai Renji), the sequel adds four more (Byakuya Kuchiki, Gin Ichimaru, Toushiro Hitsugaya, and Kisuke Urahara) for a total of ten fighters at the outset of the game.    Bleach 2 features a standard 1-on-1 fighting where players choose a fighter from the aforementioned 10 possible combatants. There's also a 13th Corps Team Division mode where one fights through the ranks of top shinigami captains and lieutenants. The shinigami use Soul Cutter sword attacks as well as Kido or magic spells to topple foes. Before each battle, the camera pans around the surroundings to give an idea of where the encounter is taking place. Chain combos are available where a sword slash is followed by more sword slashes or a punch and a kick. Chain them close enough together and the game will keep track of how many hits have been dealt. For those who need a little help with which combos are available to a character, press the "START" button and then highlight "Combo List" to view the special attacks. Guarding in the game is automatic - stand still and your onscreen champion will guard against all oncoming physical blows except for powerful magic attacks.    Similar to the original Bleach: Heat the Soul, the animation quality is of high caliber with super-sharp cel-shaded graphics representing all of the fighters in the game. With everything moving in fluid motion, Bleach 2 fulfills the fantasy of playing an animated episode of Bleach. Sort of.     For added atmosphere, Sony recruited the voice cast from the animation series to participate in giving each fighter their proper vocals.    A Card Mode may be checked out where 217 character trading cards are purchased over the course of playing the game and then viewed in a gallery. © NCS 2005