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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

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Game Information

Original Release Date: November 19, 2008

Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360

Involved Companies: Zen United, Aksys Games, Arc System Works, PQube, N3V Games, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Summary: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works in 2008 and is the first game in the BlazBlue series. The game was originally developed for Japanese arcades and later received console and PC ports. The game is a traditional 2D fighter where two characters participate in a duel. Every character has a weak, medium and strong attack, as well as an "unique" technique, called a Drive attack, which is different for each character. Various combos can be performed by every character through careful input of regular and Drive attacks.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).