Ichigo Fighting: Heat the Soul

Very similar to the manga and follows it quite accurately which makes this game fun.

The game is player friendly, the controls are smooth and opens up to more combos and also brings back the "soul codes" which change the gameplay experience based on what soul codes you choose such as increasing speed, hp, or attacks

It is easy to say that this games main focus is the 4 player and giant boss battles due to lack of improvement in other areas for the game. The level of the AI has fallen a bit in this game as they don't seem to pose too much of a challenge as opposed

The action is still great though. However, when it comes to giant boss battles, the damage system is unbalanced. There are about ten new playable characters. And for the first time in any of the Heat the Soul series

- Story: The story is very similar to the manga and follows it quite accurately which makes this game fun. The story starts off with the continuation of Ichigo and Ulquiorra's final battle and its conclusion. It then continues its way down to the war of the Shinigami and Arrancars with a filler conclusion. Ichigo is struggling to defeat Ulquiorra and the Captains are still struggling to defeat the Arrancars and Espada. They are joined by the Vizards as the war gets bigger. You first play as Ichigo, the Soul Society shinigamis, and the Vizards in a fight to protect KaraKura Town. Included in this game is a filler mission where you fight Muramasa from the Zanpakutou Rebellion filler story.

- Graphics/Sound: As usual, the graphics are great in the Heat the Soul series and always improve. The movements look smoother and the voices are much clearer. It does not feel laggy at all. HTS 7 brings back some memorable music from the previous installments and the boss battle musics are great! And watching those short game animation scenes are always a great welcome.