BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Released Nov 2019

THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE! THE IMPACT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE! Cross over between 4 different universes! Play as characters from the BlazBlue, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and (for the first time ever in a fighting game), RWBY series!

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All announced content has been released

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Evaluation

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle launched in 2018 and received a substantial post-launch DLC campaign across 2018–2019, adding character packs and color packs. The biggest content milestone was the Version 2.0 Expansion Pack, released on November 21, 2019, which added 9 new fighters from additional guest universes (Senran Kagura, Akatsuki Blitzkampf) along with a new scenario and character interactions. Following Ver. 2.0, the developer's activity shifted to maintenance and technical improvements rather than new content. A significant quality-of-life upgrade — rollback netcode — was announced in December 2021, entered public testing in February 2022, and officially launched on April 14, 2022. A security and input-quality fix followed in August 2022, which appears to be the last developer communication on record. All 13 DLC items listed on the store are released, with no unreleased items remaining. There is no developer statement announcing future content, no roadmap, and no pattern of ongoing major content releases after Version 2.0. The rollback netcode implementation in April 2022 represents the final meaningful developer activity. The game is complete as a content package, with the last substantive update having shipped on April 14, 2022.

Evidence

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Ver 2.0 Expansion Pack released, adding 9 new fighters and a new scenario — the final paid content release for the game

dlc listing · Nov 21, 2019 source content shipped

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Ver. 2.0 update launched with 9 new characters from Senran Kagura, Akatsuki Blitzkampf, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and RWBY universes, plus a new scenario

news post · Nov 21, 2019 source content shipped

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Content

13 of 13 released · no outstanding content

Released

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Ver 2.0 Expansion Pack

Nov 2019

Released

BBTAG DLC Character Pack Vol.7 - Heart/NaotoKurogane/Teddie/Seth

May 2019

Media

Details

Developer

Arc System Works

Publisher

Arc System Works

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen

2D Fighter Fighting Anime Action Great Soundtrack Local Multiplayer eSports Controller Cute Story Rich Pixel Graphics Tutorial Competitive Arcade

About this game

THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE! THE IMPACT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE!

An unrivaled clash of explosive proportions! The beloved BlazBlue franchise Crosses universes, Tags in fan favorites, and Battles it out in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle! Created through an all-star collaboration between BlazBlue, Atlus’ Persona, French Bread’s Under Night In-Birth, and Rooster Teeth’s hugely popular RWBY web series, Cross Tag Battle celebrates the fighting genre for pros and newcomers alike! Choose your team in fast paced 2v2 team battles filled with the craziness you’ve come to love from BlazBlue, with all the tight mechanics, smooth gameplay, and gorgeous 2D graphics you expect from Arc System Works.

BlazBlue, celebrating 10 years of fighting game excellence in 2018, is a series long beloved by the fighting game community for its deep and engrossing story, its vast cast of balanced characters, and its quick and kinetic gameplay style.

Atlus’ Persona series, a worldwide RPG phenomenon and no stranger to the fighting game genre itself. Persona characters have appeared in Arc System Works games before, notable Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.

Under Night In-Birth is veteran fighting game developer French Bread’s first foray into an original title, coming hot off the heels of their success with the cult classic series Melty Blood.

Rooster Teeth’s animated mega hit, RWBY, has been a popular franchise for years, crossing both gender and age barriers to become a mainstream hit. Characters from the RWBY series have never appeared in a fighting game before. Until now.