BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is the first game of the BlazBlue series.

Story
"A.D, 2199 Dec.

''By the end of the year, most citizens were expecting the beginning of an era of unprecedented development. Unfortunately, 2199 was also the year that the Librarium's great foe, the man with the highest single bounty on record, Ragna the Bloodedge, was rumored to have appeared in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi. People gave him the nickname Grim Reaper, and it was said that his goal was the obliteration of the Librarium in its entirety. Following the rumors, people began to make their way to Kagutsuchi - some after the incredible bounty on his head, others after the "ultimate power" said to be in his possession... and a few whose only interest was his assassination for the Librarium.''"

Modes

 * Arcade - Play against the computer. If two controllers are connected, then a second player can challenge you.
 * Versus - Enjoy matches against the CPU or other players. The rules, stage, and BGM can all be customized.
 * Score Attack - Compete for the highest score by fighting against the toughest AI opponents. Your score can be uploaded to the leaderboards.
 * Story - Immerse yourself in the world of BlazBlue by selecting the character you wish to play and progressing through their side of the story.
 * Training - Set up a variety of scenarios and situations to prepare yourself for the real battles.
 * Replay Theater - Manage and watch replays of recorded matches.
 * Network - Connect to Xbox Live/PSN and compete online. Here you can meet skilled players from all over the world.
 * Gallery - Enjoy the moves, BGM, sound, and artwork found in the game.
 * Option - Change the game's settings.

Stages

 * AREA 28
 * Cathedral Kagutsuchi
 * Circus
 * the Gate
 * Halloween
 * Kagutsuchi Port AM 10:30
 * Kagutsuchi Port PM 9:00
 * Lost Town
 * Monorail
 * Orient Town
 * Requiem
 * RONIN-Gai
 * Sheol Gate AD2199/12/31

Reception
Upon its release, the console version of Calamity Trigger was met with generally favourable reviews. IGN cited it as a "dream game", complimenting its responsive mechanics, memorable characters, and well-presented story. They awarded Calamity Trigger a 94/100.

Destructoid awarded the game an 8.0/10, noting its charm, but also stating that the character designs in its small roster are cliche, and that the game felt generally unpolished. The review further criticises the story mode, calling it "low budget", and notes the lack of single-player options outside of the main story. Despite this, Destructoid's review does compliment the online play, accessibility and animations. Gamespot, however, commented that there are many offline options, and called the game "weird, bright, and loud", also praising its online mode.

The game currently sits at a Metacritic score of 87. In 2009, the game was in the running for the Spike Gaming Award's Fighting Game category, only narrowly losing to Street Fighter IV. In its first week of release in Japan, Calamity Trigger sold 34,000 copies on the PlayStation 3, and 25,000 on the Xbox 360.

Staff
Voice Actors
 * Ragna the Bloodedge - Tomokazu Sugita
 * Jin Kisaragi - Tetsuya Kakihara
 * Noel Vermillion - KONDO Kanako
 * Rachel Alucard - UEDA Kana
 * taokaka - SAITŌ　Chiwa
 * Iron Tager - Kenji Nomura
 * Litchi Faye-Ling - Chiaki Takahashi
 * Arakune - Takasi Hikida
 * Bang Shishigami - Tsuyoshi Koyama
 * Carl Clover - Miyuki Sawasiro
 * Nago - Masaru Suzuki
 * Gie - Sena Tsubaki
 * Assistant girl - Kazue Fujita
 * Bang's follower - Shigeru Sakano
 * NARRATION - CECILIA FAMADOR
 * Hakumen - ???
 * Nu-13 - ???

Planning
 * Planner
 * Toshimichi Mori
 * Seiji Fukumoto


 * Sub Director
 * Hiroaki Masuzawa


 * System & Character Concept
 * Seiji Fukumoto
 * Ryuji Okamoto
 * Takumi Iguchi
 * Ishida Sou
 * Toshimichi Mori


 * Character Designer
 * Toshimichi Mori
 * Yuuki Kato


 * Scenario
 * Toshimichi Mori
 * Nanako Arima
 * Seiji Fukumoto

Program
 * Lead Programmer
 * Takumi Iguchi


 * Game System Programmer
 * Ryuji Okamoto


 * Programmer
 * Tatsunori Ishikawa


 * Scripter
 * Seiji Fukumoto
 * Tatsuhiko Mori

Artwork
 * Lead Designer
 * Toshimichi Mori
 * Yuuki Kato


 * 2D-Designer
 * Yuki Sugiyama
 * Takumi Inoue
 * Hiroaki Masuzawa
 * Tukasa Yunoue
 * Hiroko Ogawa
 * Akane Kaji
 * Akari Tashiro
 * Zhe Jin
 * Shigetaka Kimura
 * Nanko Arima
 * Konomi Higuchi
 * Mayumi Tsuzaki
 * Hiromi Kageyama
 * TOY
 * Makoto Ito
 * Yuki Ijiri
 * Ohkutsu Yasuko
 * Kawai Yuko
 * Sakuraba Haruka
 * Sawada Hideaki
 * Chitose Masumi
 * Atsushi Igarashi
 * Konomi Deguchi
 * Amano Kiyoko
 * Kazunori Taguchi


 * Character Motion Continuity
 * Toshimichi Mori
 * Yuuki Kato
 * Yuki Sugiyama
 * Takumi Inoue
 * Tukasa Yunoue
 * Akane Kaji
 * Nanako Arima
 * Konomi Higuchi
 * Mayumi Tsuzaki
 * Katsuki Mukai
 * Daisuke Kawauchi
 * Satomi Sato


 * 3D-Designer
 * Junya Motomura
 * Motowaki Satoshi
 * Hideharu Kato
 * Katura Muramatu
 * Sachiko Tamai
 * Kabuki-chou-tan


 * 3D-Motion Designer
 * Katsumi Mukai
 * Daisuke Kawauchi
 * Satomi Sato


 * Effect Design
 * Hiroaki Masuzawa
 * Hideharu Kato
 * TOY
 * Katura Muramatu


 * Background Layout
 * Katura Muramatsu
 * Sachiko Tamai
 * Kabuki-chou-tan
 * Hideharu Kato
 * Toshimichi Mori


 * Background Design
 * Katura Muramatsu
 * Sachiko Tamai
 * Kabuki-chou-tan
 * Hideharu Kato


 * Event Design
 * Toshimichi Mori
 * Takumi Iguchi
 * Seiji Fukumoto
 * Ryuji Okamoto
 * Tatuhiko Mori


 * Ending Illustrator
 * Toshimichi Mori
 * Yuki Sugiyama
 * Yuuki Katou
 * Kazunori Taguchi
 * Nanako Arima
 * Mayumi Tsuzaki
 * Kabuki-chou-tan
 * Katsura Muramatsu
 * Konomi Higuchi
 * Takumi Inoue
 * Zhe Jin
 * Hiromi Kageyama


 * Title Design
 * Jima


 * Game Layout Design
 * Naoki Sawakawa


 * Emblem Design
 * Konomi Higuchi


 * Instraction Card Design
 * Kei Yoshida


 * Opening Movie
 * Iris motion graphics
 * Floor Co., Ltd.
 * Aera Laboratory
 * Studio Cats
 * AXIS&CATS
 * i-move Co., Ltd.
 * Dogakobo
 * Shindo Production
 * Wai-wai Company
 * st.TAKURANKE
 * TOSE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
 * TOSE SOFTWARE (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
 * WINDS CO., LTD.

Sound
 * Sound Composed
 * Daisuke Ishiwatari (Arc System Works)


 * Sound Producer
 * Takao Suzuki (Star Jam Corporation)


 * Arrange
 * Yosihiro Kusano (Melonest)


 *  Guitar
 * Yosihiro Kusano (Melonest)


 * Bass
 * Atsushi Hasegawa


 * Piano
 * Eiji Kawai


 * Soprano
 * Miyuki Hibino


 * Vocal
 * Junya Motomura


 * Recording Engineer
 * Yoichi Tsuyuri


 * Casting Director
 * Etsuko Yamaguchi (Star Jam Corporation)


 * Voice Recording Engineer
 * Taisuke Kitayoshi (Free Market)


 * Voice Director
 * Takao Suzuki (Star Jam Corporation)


 * SE
 * Takao Suzuki (Star Jam Corporation)
 * Hajime Asano (Star Jam Corporation)


 * Game Balance Advisor
 * MIZOOCHI Super Crashers
 * Sekine Kazuto
 * Arisaka Shinya


 * Debug
 * DREAMS CO.,LTD.
 * Takahashi Kiyoshi
 * Arakawa Takuma

U.S. Localization
 * Executive Producer
 * Akibo Shieh (Aksys Games)


 * Director of Marketing
 * Gail Salamanca (Aksys Games)


 * Assistant Marketing Manager
 * Harry Change (Aksys Games)


 * Project Lead
 * Frank "Bo" deWindt II (Aksys Games)


 * Translators
 * Mike McNamara (Aksys Games)
 * Asuka Yamataki (Aksys Games)
 * Nobara Rose Ogawa (Aksys Games)


 * Editors
 * Ben Bateman (Aksys Games)


 * Sales Coordinator
 * Barbara Young (Aksys Games)


 * QA Testers
 * Alex Valle
 * Jed Pasco


 * Special Thanks
 * Michale Manzanares (Aksys Games)

Korean Translation
 * MUSAI Co., LTD
 * Jaewoon Yu
 * SeonYeong Choi
 * ChungKuen Ha
 * Kayoung Jung

Chinese Translation
 * Fang Si Chi

French Web Site Translation
 * Max Rossetto


 * Public Relations
 * Nobuaki Fukushima
 * Takakazu Kusaba
 * Naoya Muramatu
 * Isako Tsuburai
 * exmind, Inc.


 * Web Design
 * Yusuke Konno
 * Shuji Onoe


 * Ad Design
 * Megumi Hamahata
 * Naomi Nishizawa
 * Yoshiki Saito


 * Sales Management
 * AMI CO. LTd.
 * YASUTOSHI TOKUDA
 * NAOKO SHIBAHARA
 * AMI ALL STAFFS


 * Producer
 * Koki Sadamori


 * Executive Producer
 * Minoru Kidooka


 * Director
 * Toshimichi Mori