Bleach: Blade Battlers

is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and the first installment in the Blade Battlers series.

Playable characters
The game offers five playable characters at first: Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryū Ishida. As players finish off the missions in the main mission mode, more characters are unlocked depending on the ranks obtained. Acquiring an "S" ranking awards the player three marks (applicable only in "Captain" difficulty); getting an "A" ranking will award the player two marks; and getting a "B" ranking awards the player with one mark. The player receives none if he or she obtains a "C" or a lower ranking. The more marks the player gets, the faster he or she unlocks the characters.List with the 23 playable characters (Normal Ichigo and Hollow Ichigo):


 * Ichigo Kurosaki (Shinigami, Hollow)
 * Rukia Kuchiki
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Renji Abarai
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * Byakuya Kuchiki
 * Sajin Komamura
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * Momo Hinamori
 * Yoruichi Shihouin
 * Soifon
 * Ikkaku Madarame
 * Kenpachi Zaraki
 * Kisuke Urahara
 * Gin Ichimaru
 * Ururu Tsumugiya
 * Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Kon
 * Kaname Tōsen
 * Sōsuke Aizen

Game modes

 * Story: One of five original stories made for the game. With each completed episode, more stages are unlocked.
 * Mission: With two individual modes, one consisting of battles with specific objectives and/or handicaps. With points earned in this mode, you can unlock more characters. The other allows you to complete missions to unlock the ability for characters to use other character's special attacks.
 * Free Battle: As the name suggests, a free battle mode. Free for all, or Tag (2 vs 2) battles are available here. This mission can be played up to four players.
 * Training: Allows you to practice your combos and such against a dummy
 * Urahara Shop: Allows you to buy unlockables, such as menu characters and figurines, with money earned from the other modes.
 * Options: Allows you to edit various options, including the main menu operator and difficulty level.
 * Hueco Mundo: Portal to hueco mundo available after unlocking all story modes, allowing you to train on certain Arrancar.

Trivia

 * The game environment is, to a certain extent, destructible.
 * A Bleach: Blade Battlers OST CD with a 2007 calendar was released along side the game.
 * Blade Battlers will be the second game to actually show Rukia's Zanpakutō's initial release in full form, the first being Bleach: Heat the Soul 3.