Review: Blade Strangers

Crossover ventures are always a pretty good idea from a marketing standpoint. By combining the popular characters of a variety of brands, you chance the opportunity to pull together fans from multiple franchises, all vying to see their favourites in action. We all know that this theory works and can be very successful. Just ask Masahiro Sakurai.

Blade Strangers is a new one-on-one fighter from indie outfit Studio Saizensen and published by Nicalis. It gathers a selection of characters from some deeply held independent games such as Code of Princess EX, Shovel Knight, Cave Story, and even The Binding of Isaac for accessible, stripped-down fighting action, with an Arc System Works-lite approach to visuals, gameplay, and mechanics. And you know what? It's pretty good.

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