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Blade Ballet

Blade Ballet is a whirling dance of multiplayer robot destruction. Each character possesses a unique personality and special abilities - use them to claim victory as you spin from one challenging arena to the…

66 9 August 2016

Blade Ballet is a fighting developed by DreamSail Games, released 9 August 2016 on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Blade Ballet is

Blade Ballet is a fighting game developed by DreamSail Games and released in 2016. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Blade Ballet is a whirling dance of multiplayer robot destruction. Each character possesses a unique personality and special abilities - use them to claim victory as you spin from one challenging arena to the next, battling for dominance in this action-packed fighting game. Blade Ballet is simple enough for anyone to pick up a controller and jump into the fray, but players must master the timing and unique abilities of each bot to come out on top. This makes the game easily accessible to new players, while allowing for a high skill ceiling to truly compete with your friends. Much of the Blade Ballet gameplay revolves around the innovative “blade spin” mechanic – players control their…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, party and science fiction. Available modes: Co-operative and Multiplayer. There are 18 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Blade Ballet holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 36% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 2 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo and 4 GB RAM. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Blade Ballet launched on 9 August 2016, within three weeks of No Man's Sky, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: No Man's Sky, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Blade Ballet — frequently asked questions

When did Blade Ballet come out?
Blade Ballet was released on 9 August 2016 for PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Blade Ballet?
At minimum, Blade Ballet needs Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Blade Ballet?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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