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«©NCSX» Ichigo Kurosaki sees dead people. After a confrontation with five youths over an offering to a ghost girl who had died at a spot, he attracts the interest of an observant visitor. After the incident, Ichigo returns home only to enter another confrontation with his father over his curfew. Since poppy doesn't know about his special sight, Ichigo's sisters have to explain that he's been under a lot of stress lately because of the preponderance of spirits who are visiting him for voluntary exorcisms. The next day, Ichigo returns to the spot of the ghost girl with another offering when he notices a massive insect chasing her down. Leaping into action, he runs alongside her in a helpless maneuver but lends some emotional support of sorts. Just as the insect is about to turn Ichigo into one of the dead, a quick and deadly lady warrior jumps between Ichigo and the savage beast and destroys it. Later that night, Ichigo meets the warrior lady formally and she introduces herself as Kuchiki Rukia, a shinigami or soul reaper. She teaches Ichigo about the two types of spirits in the world - the pluses and the hollows. Her job is to lead the pluses into a place called the Soul Society and to destroy the hollows such as the insect that she banished earlier in the day. As the two are talking, a blood curdling screech sounds through Ichigo's house and his little sister Yuzu informs the two that something weird is happening. Running downstairs, Ichigo and the Rukia meet a hollow who wounds her. Making a pact with Ichigo to save themselves, Rukia transfers her power to Ichigo which makes him a shinigami. When he emerges, Ichigo uses his newly burnished soul cutter to split the hollow in two... Bleach for the PSP follows the storyline of the animation and six characters from the series are playable including Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Uryu Ishida, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Abarai Renji. The animation quality in the game is impressive and we've been pausing the game every now and then to admire the beautiful artwork. Game modes include a Story Mode for every character, Survival Mode, and a Time Attack Mode for some variety offset the small roster of playable fighters. View the back cover and screenshots.
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