Last year, Sega released Bleach: The Blade of Fate for the Nintendo DS, a great fighting game that brought everything an anime fan could ever want to the table. Cast of absorbing characters? Check. Great gameplay, managed by the same development studio behind such games as Guardian Heroes and the Yu Yu Hakusho import games? Yep. Multiplayer options? Plenty. The game worked out so well that Sega green-lit the sequel, Dark Souls, which hits October 7. Like the first, it has numerous options and excellent brawling.
Gamesradar- In the West, the stories of gaming and anime go hand-in-hand: Since the 8-bit era, games have served as little pixellated bleeping Trojan Horses, smuggling in an appreciation for the animated stylings of the Far East. In our post-Pokemon world of blockbuster anime re-dubs and imports, the gaming and anime fandoms are more distinct--but that's not to say there isn't plenty of crossover.
While we love anime-inspired games like Catherine and Guilty Gear, we thought it would be cool to take a look back through Western-released games which draw specifically on existing anime and manga properties.
G4TV: Need to buy a gift for someone but not sure their platform of choice? Blair Herter has our Holiday Buyers Guide 2011 picks for best multiplatform games.
Very few things from the land of the rising sun have taken over our lives quite like manga and the anime that's based on them.
I was expecting Astro Boy Omega Factor and I was happy it was near the end... SRW Alpha 3?
