Introduction
Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei was released in January 2006. Its gameplay takes pages from the Guilty Gear and Fatal Fury series, among others. The game features several online play modes, although user experiences outside of Japan vary in quality.
Game Mechanics
Basic Strategy
Flash Step
The flash step (FS) has at least two important applications beyond simple mobility: The "flash step rave" and instant overheads.
The "Flash Step Rave"
Many combos can be extended through the use of flash steps by repeatedly canceling an attack chain into the same attack chain. For example, Ichigo has the following combo:
s.L -> s.M -> s.H -> super A
By using flash steps, it is possible to perform repeated iterations of [s.L -> s.M -> s.H] before cancelling into the super:
s.L -> s.M -> s.H (FS) s.L -> s.M -> s.H (FS) s.L -> s.M -> s.H (FS) s.L -> s.M -> s.H -> super A
Instant Overheads
The flash step can be used to produce "instant" overhead attacks by flash stepping upward and quickly cancelling the flash step into an attack.