Arc System Works’ latest 2D fighter, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, sees the universes of Persona 4, Under Night In-Birth, BlazBlue and Rooster Teeth’s RWBY collide in the most epic crossover fighting game this side of Smash Bros. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle’s accessible yet deep fighting system – combining aspects of BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena and Under Night In-Birth together – allows players to ease into their favorite characters, while allowing more experienced veterans room to pull off impressive combos.
Here are some of the features of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle as Arc System Works PR outlined in their press release:
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Features
CROSS
- Cross over between 4 different universes! Play as characters from the BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, Under Night In-Birth, and (for the first time ever in a fighting game), RWBY series!
TAG
- Dive deep into the accessible 2 vs 2 gameplay system in a gorgeous 2D tag team based fighting game!
BATTLE
- Take the fight to your friends, online, or against CPU opponents in robust single and multiplayer modes!
LOOK GOOD DOING IT
- High definition anime styled 2D characters alongside beautiful 3D backgrounds and smooth animation bring the game to life!
ARC ASSEMBLED
- Developed by Arc System Works, creators and developers of critically acclaimed and fan favorite fighting series BlazBlue, Guilty Gear, and Dragon Ball FighterZ!
Available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle isn’t just more accessible gameplay wise but price wise as well. The Standard Edition, which includes a 20-character roster, is priced at $59.99 CDN. Additional characters will be sold in sets of 3 for $4.99 as add-on DLC but during the game’s first two weeks the first character pack is available for free alongside Blake from RWBY who will be free indefinitely. A season pass of sorts, the Cross Tag Collection, priced at $19.99 includes all 5 character packs.
More coverage of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be forthcoming later this week as Arc System Works has provided us with a digital Nintendo Switch copy for coverage. Until then make sure to check out several brand new launch day screenshots below.
Image: Arc System Works.
Image: Arc System Works.
Image: Arc System Works.
Image: Arc System Works.
Image: Arc System Works.
Image: Arc System Works.
Image: Arc System Works.
Image: Arc System Works.
More from Broken Joysticks: see our Arc System Works coverage and Arc System Works streaming guidelines for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle.