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PS2
Blood+ Souyoku Battle Rinbukyoku
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NCS
Game Synopsis
«©NCSX» A kinder
and gentler looking Saya Otonashi showcases her
sword thrusting skills in a new interactive story
based on the Blood+ animation series. With a
prettier face and a more athletic body than the
pudgy Saya of old, the newtype acts like an actual
girl and even smiles from time to time. Saya goes to
high school and makes friends like other kids but
she has a dark side to her life where she's part of
an organization known as Red Shield. Protected by a
cellist named Hagi who appears in emergencies with
sword in hand, Saya is the first line of defense
against creatures known as Yokushu or Chiropterans
which subsist on human blood.
Blood+ is primarily an interactive novel which depicts key events
of the animated series of the same name. In addition
to viewing the Blood+ story, players also engage in
full-blown action sequences where Saya battles
Yokushu. For the story portion however, players
watch as Saya (who has no recollection of her
previous life as a vampire slayer) slowly begins to
realize her position in the world and her
affiliation with the Red Shield group. In the first
scene, Saya is walking to school when the first
memory of Hagi hits where the cellist fed her blood
from his hand and gave her impetus to destroy a
rampaging Yokushu.
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NCS Game Notes
» In the intro to the game, Saya is walking with
other students in a lazy manner (jerky polygon
style) before the visual changes to anime cut scenes
interspersed with polygon action sequences from the
game. Saya cleaves away while chiropterans attack.
More scenes from the animation are shown - a
chiropteran in a hooded costume glares at the viewer
while its face bursts open to reveal the monster
within. It screams with a blood curdling cry and the
title screen appears afterwards.
» In the title screen, an ant's eye view of Saya
from behind with her dress billowing and facing her
school appears. Saya seemingly undulates slowly as
her legs slowly pump up and down for some reason.
» Press START and the following options appear:
NEW GAME / Take on the persona of Saya
Otonashi and go to work
MUSEUM / Listen to music and watch in-game
movies which must be unlocked first
OPTION / Set sound volumes, position screen,
set controller config, load/save data
» After starting a new game, it's possible to toggle
tutorial on or off. The tutorial offers helpful
pointers during the beginning of the game to teach
slashing attack skills.
» In the beginning of the game, Saya is walking to
school when she stops and introspects a little. She
remembers something from her past but can't seem to
grasp it - there's Hagi in the room with her and he
unsheaths a sword and runs his hand over the blade.
He walks over to feed her some blood but Saya runs
away just as a monster bursts into the room. Hagi
drinks blood from his cut hand and then runs to Saya
to feed her some blood as well. After the scene, a
battle between Saya and the Chiropteran starts
CONTROLS
X-BUTTON / Jump
SQUARE / Run forward a few steps and slash with a
downward stroke
TRIANGLE / Take a step forward and swing the sword
sideways in a belly splitting stroke
CIRCLE / Start a sequence attack where 8 buttons are
pressed
» Pressing either attack button five times in
sequence will chain together an attack that ends
with a powerful concluding blow that's accompanied
by Saya yelling. To perform a finishing blow, press
SQUARE + X together and Saya will eviscerate the
beast.
» Flashback over, Saya resumes her walk to school .
When she walks, her body shakes in six different
directions at once and she looks like a puppet in
motion. While walking again, another flashback pops
up where Hagi kneels before Saya and another battle
starts where she appears to be in a warehouse
chopping up a chiropteran. Every time the beast is
struck, it drops pink diamond-shaped objects that
may be collected. The force of Saya's blows are so
strong that they can shatter concrete. See for
yourself.
» In another training mission at the outset, a super
attack is shown which is triggered by pressing the
"O" button followed by pressing the following
buttons in sequence to effect a powerful killing
blow - SQUARE, TRIANGLE, O, X and then repeat the
4-button sequence again. The buttons appear in a
banner that overlays the screen to guide players
along. Once the attack is executed properly, the
player does not control the action and instead
watches Saya perform a dance of sword slashing
action which destroys the chiropteran.
» When in a berserker rage, Saya's eyes turn red.
» After the Training Mission, another flashback
plays where Saya is with David and Hagi as they
attend to a dying old guy. Chiropterans attack again
and Saya faces off against three chiropterans at
once. Use the L1-trigger button to target different
ones and attack. The three are no match for her and
afterwards, she's seen walking to school again like
a puppet.
» On the first day of school, the camera pans down
on the entrance. Saya stands outside staring in as
the bell rings. Students are running towards the
stairs and she eventually walks in also. A girl's
voice begins singing in a chant method. She looks up
and sees Diva standing on the roof. A boy leaps out
of a window and an action sequence starts where the
player has to press the "SQUARE" to avoid being hit
by the falling boy. A teacher approaches her and
brings her to the headmaster's office...
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This document and photos are ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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