Create your ultimate team of Soul Reapers and command them in battle in the first-ever BLEACH Strategy RPG game.

In this exclusive storyline, jaw-dropping plot details are revealed about the BLEACH universe from before the start of the anime series. The story highlights the close partnership between two fraternal twin Soul Reapers, Matsuri Kudo and her brother Fujimaru. For the first time, players are able to create and command their own personalised team of up to eight Soul Reapers. In fierce and strategic team-based battles, players decide where to place their team members on the campaign map for ultimate effect. When a battle is won, character?s powers can be customised and levelled-up by the player with the experience points received. Combining amazing story revelations with a lot more choice, strategy and cooperative gameplay, BLEACH: The 3rd Phantom will thrill both fans and newcomers to the fantastic world of BLEACH.

Once you've played through the 20+ chapters of the story you can replay any battle stage you like with a custom-built team – good for a quick bit of pick-up tactical action. If you have friends who are also into the series you can play a head-to-head match via local WiFi play, though they'll need their own copy of the game. A cool aspect to this mode is the option to load save data so players can use leveled-up versions of the characters from the solo game to make the game a bit more interesting or give more experienced players a handicap.

---over 20 hrs of stroy gameplay

---50+ soul reapers you can play as

Conclusion
The 3rd Phantom isn't a bad game, but it's hampered by controls that should have taken advantage of the DS' strengths more fully and provided more options to speed up gameplay if desired. If you give it a chance the story will certainly draw you in, though unless you're willing to do a bit of outside research you'll probably be lost as to the whys and wheres of what's happening.

over all 6/10

i played this game for hours. it has alot more text than fighting but the fighting is good. it's really hard some times. XD if your a big bleach fan you should already have the game. well thanks for reading.