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Bleach: Dark Souls is a 2008 2D fighting game for the Nintendo DS, developed by Treasure and published by Sega. The sequel to The Blade of Fate, it keeps the two-plane four-fighter format while adding new characters, extra moves, fightable Hollows, and four touch-screen Reifu cards per match. An original story follows rogue Mod Souls after Aizen’s defection.

How To Play Bleach: Dark Souls

Control Action
D-Pad Move; Up to jump; Down to crouch; back to block
Y Light attack
X Medium attack
A Heavy attack
B Flash Step (teleport dash); hold for direction
L Switch between the front and back planes
R Guard / Reiatsu burst when the gauge is full
D-Pad motion + attack button Special moves
Stylus: tap a Reifu card Activate a status effect, recovery, or trap (four cards shown)
Stylus: tap the special icon Perform the character’s super move or Bankai (uses gauge)
START Pause

About Bleach: Dark Souls

Release date NA: October 7, 2008
EU: March 6, 2009
JP: February 15, 2007
AU: March 12, 2009
Developer Treasure
Publisher Sega
Platform Nintendo DS
Genre Fighting
Series Bleach
Modes Single-player (Story, Arcade, Challenge, Training); up to 4-player local wireless and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (discontinued)
Also known as Bleach DS 2nd: Kokui Hirameku Chinkonka (Japan)

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