Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel

Even though I still have no idea who most of these characters are, that didn’t end up mattering to me in the end. Nitroplus Blasterz is a fast, smooth, strategic, and generally entertaining fighting game that has found a happy medium between accessibility and depth. Provided a decent-sized community builds around the game, this is a fighter I could see myself enjoying for a long time to come.

Nitroplus Blasterz will no doubt fly under the radar of many, and that’s a huge disappointment. With strong gameplay and a healthy amount of unique characters, it’s a game that lives up to the pedigree of its developer. In a lot of ways, it even outdoes their previous titles. Casual and experienced fighting game players alike will find something to enjoy in this package, and fans of anime and Japanese media might even walk away with a few new titles to check out.

If you can get past Nitroplus Blasterz' somewhat steep learning curve, and obvious budget, you'll find a lot to love. It's hard to say just how active the game will stay in the long run, but for fighting game veterans it's definitely a title worth playing.

Despite my complaints about the plot and the soundtrack, the gameplay underneath is solid enough to overcome those issues. Despite knowing less than a quarter of the characters featured in this game, I came out the other end with some new favorites, and some games I’ve never heard of that I plan to look in to.

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroine's Infinite Duel is definitely an above average title. It's a shame that cutting corners in a few key places (like the online play menus, and the lack of a good combo training mode) really cheapens the experience. The wacky story is worthy of a playthrough, and the character roster is filled with some of the most unassuming combatants you've ever seen. Except Saber, she's a bad-ass.

Nitroplus Blasterz is one of those games that caters to its audience quite well. Those looking for gratuitous anime fanservice or solid fighting action will eat this game right up, but those wondering what a "Super Sonico" is will be left scratching their heads in confusion.

The game might not be an excelling fighting game or prepositive in any major sense; however, it’s a well-crafted piece which delivers. If you like fighting games, this one might probably suit you, but won’t dethrone any of your old time favourites and, if you’re not that into the genre, but would like to try something new, this might just be the best option for you. Probably, the best feature it possesses is the dynamic support system; whilst we have seen many similar options, the uniqueness of each support adds a very welcome layer of depth to a genre that has a very small window left to impr...

It should be pretty obvious that if you’re a fan of Nitroplus and the things they create then you’ll get the most out of Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel. Either way though, it’s by no means an essential fighting game. Whilst the combat is indeed enjoyable and quite fresh thanks to its support character system, it just isn’t enough to elevate it to the level of its peers such as BlazBlue, Guilty Gear and Street Fighter. It also doesn’t help that it is fairly light on gameplay modes and options. Overall then, Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel is a competent fighting game but ...

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel is the latest fighter to take to the PlayStation 4, featuring 12 characters from the visual novels of Tokyo-based Nitroplus. Typically, the title is set up to show fans what could happen if their favourites were brought together to lay down beatings, so what makes this game different – and what makes it tick?