Bleach: Dark Souls
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Bleach: Dark Souls
| image = BLEACH DS 2nd.jpg
| caption = North American box art
| developer = Treasure
| publisher = Sega
| director = Tetsuya Iizuka
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|February 15, 2007|NA|October 7, 2008|EU|March 6, 2009|AUS|March 12, 2009}}
| genre = Fighting
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = Nintendo DS
}}
Bleach: Dark Souls, known in Japan as {{Nihongo foot|Bleach DS 2nd Kokui Hirameku Chinkonka|BLEACH DS 2nd 黒衣ひらめく{{Ruby-ja|鎮魂歌|レクイエム}}|Burīchi DS 2nd Kokui Hirameku Chinkonka|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha|extra=lit. "Bleach DS 2nd: The Black-clothed Flickering Requiem"}} is a fighting game developed by Treasure and published by Sega for the Nintendo DS. It is the second Bleach game released for the console. The game introduces new characters, and adds new moves for the older characters as well as introducing new game modes. Bleach: Dark Souls also includes Hollows of varying sizes, for players to fight. The number of Reifu cards in-game are also increased from the original, and more cards (four cards, instead of the previous game's two) are displayed on the touch screen during battle. The Wi-Fi battle mode has been improved to make it easier to play online.{{cite web |last=Gantayat |first=Anoop |date=July 28, 2006 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/28/bleach-2nd-details |title=Bleach 2nd Details |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116020705/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/28/bleach-2nd-details |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://xcomp.gamebrink.com/index.php?s=bleach+2nd |title=Xcomp's Yuuenchi |website=GameBrink |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210055323/http://xcomp.gamebrink.com/index.php?s=bleach+2nd |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 13, 2022}} The game's theme song is "Resistance" by High and Mighty Color.
Plot
Taking place right after Aizen's defection from the Soul Society, a festival is being held. Ichigo and the others attend before going home. However, some special Mod Souls have been accidentally uncovered by a member of the Department of Research and Development; one of the Mod Souls, Kai, takes the form of the researcher and takes his fellow Mod souls away. Some of the Mod Souls begin festering with hatred and transform into copies of Hollows, such as Shrieker and Grand Fisher, causing havoc throughout the seireitei.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| MC = 82/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bleach-dark-souls/ |title=Bleach: Dark Souls |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418031629/https://www.metacritic.com/game/bleach-dark-souls/ |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2024}}
| 1UP = B+{{cite web |last=Li |first=Richard |date=October 17, 2008 |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/bleach-dark-souls |title=Bleach: Dark Souls Review |website=1Up.com |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608144652/http://www.1up.com/reviews/bleach-dark-souls |archive-date=June 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 6, 2016}}
| Fam = 30/40{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/forum/thread/75141 |title=Famitsu scores |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |date=February 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412123625/http://www.eurogamer.net/forum/thread/75141 |archive-date=April 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 6, 2016}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Noble |first=McKinley |date=October 14, 2008 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207479/bleach-dark-souls-ds/ |title=Bleach: Dark Souls |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019064703/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207479/bleach-dark-souls-ds/ |archive-date=October 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 6, 2016}}
| GSpot = 8/10{{cite web |last=Shau |first=Austin |date=November 5, 2008 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bleach-dark-souls/1900-6200646/ |title=Bleach: Dark Souls Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208102947/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bleach-dark-souls/1900-6200646/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2024}}
| GRadar = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Coates |first=John |date=November 3, 2008 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/bleach-dark-souls-review/ |title=Bleach: Dark Souls review |website=GamesRadar+ |publisher=Future plc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325103407/https://www.gamesradar.com/bleach-dark-souls-review/ |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2024}}
| NP = 8.5/10{{cite magazine |title=Bleach: Dark Souls |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Future US |volume=234 |date=November 2008 |page=100}}
| PG = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=March 21, 2009 |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/bleach-dark-souls/bleach-dark-souls/ |title=Bleach: Dark Souls |website=Pocket Gamer |publisher=Steel Media Ltd |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241022231649/https://www.pocketgamer.com/bleach-dark-souls/bleach-dark-souls/ |archive-date=October 22, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2024}}
| rev1 = Den of Geek
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Leader |first=Michael |date=March 31, 2009 |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/bleach-dark-souls-nintendo-ds-review/ |title=Bleach: Dark Souls Nintendo DS review |website=Den of Geek |publisher=DoG Tech LLC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327200515/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/bleach-dark-souls-nintendo-ds-review/ |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2024}}
| rev2 = Teletext GameCentral
| rev2Score = 8/10{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=David |date=March 2009 |url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/51f9f68b9edef84cc5c8a5ff197ea851/Bleach%2BDark%2BSouls%2B%28DS%29.aspx |title=Bleach: Dark Souls (DS) |website=Teletext GameCentral |publisher=Teletext Ltd. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404164353/http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/51f9f68b9edef84cc5c8a5ff197ea851/Bleach+Dark+Souls+(DS).aspx |archive-date=April 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 22, 2024}}
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Bleach: Dark Souls received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one eight, one seven, one eight, and one seven, for a total of 30 out of 40.
The game was awarded as the Best Fighting Game for the Nintendo DS in IGN{{'}}s 2008 video game awards.{{cite web |url=http://bestof.ign.com/2008/ds/2.html |title=Best of 2008: Best Fighting Game (DS) |website=IGN |publisher=IGN Entertainment |date=December 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219041612/http://bestof.ign.com/2008/ds/2.html |archive-date=December 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 6, 2016}}
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See also
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080730235020/http://www2.sega.com/gamesite/bleachds/us/index.php Official website]
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo DS-only games