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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend is a 2D fighting game and the enhanced version of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II. The game features an updated version of Calamity Trigger's Story Mode called Blazblue Calamity…

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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend is an arcade developed by Arc System Works, released 5 September 2011 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Xbox 360.

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What BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend is

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend is an arcade game developed by Arc System Works and released in 2011. It was published by Aksys Games. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift is a 2D fighting game developed and published by Arc System Works. It came to arcades, before it was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was later released for the Taito Type X2 arcade system board, with a 1.66:1 aspect ratio and 1280 x 768 pixels (768p) resolution. Revisions entitled BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend were released in arcades between 2010 and 2011. They were later ported to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, and Windows. It is the second game of the main series.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo, 2 GB RAM and nVidia GeForce 7900 GT or better / AMD Radeon X1900 / nVidia GeForce GT 620 (Windows 8.1). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend launched on 5 September 2011, within three weeks of Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011) and Gears of War 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend — frequently asked questions

When did BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend come out?
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend was released on 5 September 2011 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend?
At minimum, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend needs Intel Core2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 7900 GT or better / AMD Radeon X1900 / nVidia GeForce GT 620 (Windows 8.1) graphics, 10 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend?
The PC version needs about 10 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("10 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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