BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
2D anime fighter built around duels and character-specific attacks
Arc System Works · Released Feb 13, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 3,234
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger?
In this 2D fighting game, you choose from 12 characters for timed duels, using basic attacks and a character-specific Drive technique to reduce an opponent's health. Arcade, Versus, Training, and Story modes are available. The story centers on conflicts involving the Library, a council that controls a power once used to save humanity.
For you if...
- +you enjoy technical duels with distinct character mechanics
- +you want character stories alongside arcade matches
- +you like anime-style fighters with hand-drawn character sprites
Not for you if...
- −you prefer simple combat over learning character-specific techniques
- −you want a linear, easy-to-follow story
What players say
86% of 3,234 reviews are positive
Players praise the combat, character stories, music, and sprite art. The most common complaint is the PC port: players report inconsistent frame rates and visual glitches, and note that online play is unavailable.
Screenshots and trailer
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core2 Duo
- Graphics
- nVidia Geforce 7900 / AMD Radeon X1900
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 / 8 / Vista
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 / i7
- Graphics
- nVidia Geforce 8800 / AMD Radeon HD3700
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Traditional Chinese.
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