Action · February 13, 2014

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2014)

local_offer-85% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.6k recommendations
The first hi-res 2D fighter from the creators of the Guilty Gear series! BlazBlue is a traditional 2D fighter where two characters participate in a duel. The story of the game involves dissent and destruction among a powerful council, known unofficially as 'the Library,' which controls a great power that once saved humanity, but which now wields its power in protective, some say repressive, ways. A round is called a 'rebel' and one match can consist of one to five 'rebels'. To win a round, one player must either incapacitate the other by inflicting damage through various attacks to reduce their opponent's health to zero or by having more remaining health than their opponent after the clock runs out. Every character has a weak, medium and strong attack. Also every ones has a 'unique' technique, called a Drive attack, which is different for each character. Key Features 12 unique batants to choose from! - Choose a character that represents your own fighting style like the lightning-fast Taokaka or the wickedly powerful Tager. Drive your way to victory! - Use the unique Drive Attacks specific to each character to decimate your opponent. Depending on the character control the elements like wind and ice or even absorb the life force from your opponents. Experience the beauty of high-resolution hand-drawn sprites on 3D backgrounds all in glorious high-definition. Various modes - Arcade, Versus, Score Attack, Training, Gallery and a pletely fleshed-out Story Mode that tells the tales of each character. Bonus Contents - 2 CD's worth of OST included with a total of 42 music!

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146 Action titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Fighting · 903
  • Anime · 732
  • 2D Fighter · 513
  • Arcade · 295
  • Great Soundtrack · 238
  • 2D · 224
  • Action · 143
  • Local Multiplayer · 122
  • Singleplayer · 86
  • Beat 'em up · 85
  • Local Co-Op · 48
  • Multiplayer · 47
  • Story Rich · 45
  • Cute · 18
  • Controller · 15

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.1k Steam reviewsTop 77% in Action
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 53%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Action titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 85% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 3.1k reviews

2.7k positive · 438 negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

8.5/10

Curator recommendations

2.6k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Korean
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Traditional Chinese

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Press Quotes

“...awesome characters, stunning backgrounds, sweet music, tons of unlockables and -- most importantly -- enjoyable fighting...” 95 – IGN

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 13, 2014
DeveloperArc System Works
PublisherH2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Base price$1.49 -85%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Editions & Packages

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