Bleach is one of those animes that reminds me of Dragonball and Naruto. In anime circles it's an insanely popular action show which doesn't seem to end. At the time of writing I think the series is just under three hundred episodes in length and still going strong. As with many popular cartoons the show has been adapted into a number of video games. Most of the games in question have been fighting games, but The Third Phantom tries to break the mould by going down the route of being a strategy RPG. It's a bit of a gamble as fans of the other games may not care for tactical stuff, but as an RPG fan I am not complaining. The game's story, which is penned by ...  Read the complete review

The Bleach DS games of the past were of the fighting genre which I found difficult to adapt to because of the shape of the DS, so I welcomed Bleach: The 3rd Phantom's dynamic change to a strategy RPG, however its flaws quickly become apparent and may turn off all but the most diehard fans. You select between a male or female in a pair of twin siblings to be your main character. They are recruited as Soul Reapers after some berserk evil spirit tries to kill them. In terms of storyline, without trying to give too much away.. you're given a glimpse into the past of many characters and a period when a great evil entity who is able to command Hollows and is bent on ...  Read the complete review

I have been a fan of the Bleach DS series, and this third instalment was rather disappointing in several areas! ~~~BOX ART~~~ The box art has always been slightly tacky and uninteresting, although very typical "anime to game" concept thrusting all the characters in with a massive logo of Bleach... totally unoriginal and slightly boring, although it would grab the attention of those knowing what they're looking for. ~~~GAMPLAY~~~ The game play of this third game is completely different to the previous two. Where the first two were "street fighter" and "Tekken" style fighting games with awesome graphics, this is ...  Read the complete review