In the
Blade Battlers series, the player takes control of one of many characters from the
source material. As with most other fighting games, the idea is to fight the opposing character, or characters in the free-for-all mode, until their health is fully depleted. Players can use their characters' special abilities taken from the series, such as
Ichigo Kurosaki's ability to unlock his
bankai state or
Rukia Kuchiki's control over ice with her
zanpakutō. Some of these abilities may alter the arena, such as Rukia's
zanpakutō causing the battlefield to become covered in ice and making other players slide around. In
Blade Battlers 2, specials attacks have been changed into special forms, resulting in the altering of area obstacles such as random attacks from summonings, shifting the area, etc. Both games feature extensive battle modes, where the players can unlock characters after beating all of the challenges. Some missions have players to perform under certain circumstances, like a time limit. In both games there is a bonus section where the players can view character models and extras. ==History==