$19.99BlazBlue Entropy Effect Neon combos, endless runs
Chain flashy anime-style fights through shifting roguelike runs, mixing moves and elements into a new fighter each time.
Is BlazBlue Entropy Effect worth it?
BlazBlue Entropy Effect is worth it if…
- you like fast, combo-heavy 2D action with responsive controls
- you enjoy roguelikes where each run builds a different character setup
- you want a large roster of distinct fighters to learn and rotate
- you like anime and cyberpunk style with pixel graphics and bright effects
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Flashy combos that feel great to land
Combat is the reason to show up. Controls stay smooth and responsive while you string normals, aerials and special moves into long chains, and the hit feedback makes every connection land with weight. Character designs are distinct, with dramatic animations that turn a clean fight into a light show. You pick a fighter, find an opening, then keep them in the air while the combo counter climbs. It moves fast, it looks loud, and getting a clean run through a room feels earned.
Seventeen fighters, none alike
The base roster holds 13 playable characters, with 4 more through DLC, and each has a distinctly unique combat style and personality. Procedural runs and precision platforming sections mean you learn their movement as much as their attacks. Stick with one fighter to master the timing, or rotate through the cast to find the style that clicks. Replay value comes from the people you play, not just the rooms you clear.
Build your own fighter every run
There are hundreds of moves to collect, plus elemental effects and legacy skills passed between characters. You choose upgrades as you go, stacking effects until a basic string turns into something strange and personal. Find fire that spreads on hit, pair it with a skill that triggers on dash, then add another layer next room. With multiple endings and a story told across runs, trying a weird combination is rarely wasted time. The fun is seeing how far your current invention carries you.
Crossovers with ICEY and Dead Cells
Free crossover content brings in two familiar guests. You can reunite ICEY with the Narrator, who talks through the journey and can be completely ignored, which is honestly a valid playstyle. Or you can take over as The Prisoner and work through a specially crafted Metroidvania-style zone with its own original story, separate from the original games. They are short detours from the main loop, but they give you new places to fight and new excuses to keep chaining combos.
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How does a run work?
You pick a fighter and move through combat rooms and platforming sections, collecting moves, elemental effects and legacy skills. Procedural generation keeps the layout and rewards shifting, so each attempt plays differently. Death ends the build, but skills passed between characters and multiple endings give a reason to start again.
How different are the characters?
Very. The 13 base fighters and 4 DLC fighters each have their own combat style, animations and personality, from rushdown to technical setups. Learning one does not mean you know the next, so trying the full roster is most of the game.
Do I need to know BlazBlue to follow it?
No. This is a standalone story-rich spinoff set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk world, with its own plot and multiple endings. Familiar faces may look familiar, but nothing here assumes you played the fighting games.
What are the ICEY and Dead Cells crossovers?
They are free extra zones with their own stories, unrelated to the original games. One follows ICEY and the Narrator, the other puts you in control of The Prisoner in a Metroidvania-style area. Both reuse the same fast combat, just in new surroundings.
