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BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Developer Arc System Works
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is a 2D crossover fighting game developed and published by Arc System Works, first released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows in 2018. Cross Tag Battle features characters from different series, including BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, Under Night In-Birth, and RWBY. After the game was released, characters from Arcana Heart, Senran Kagura, and Akatsuki Blitzkampf were added as… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
323 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
LovedLoved
146 positive · 30 negative
95% range 77–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 146 | 30 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 21 | 5 | 83 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 1 | 12 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,589 of 3,175 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
82% recommend · 143 yes, 32 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 175 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (3,782 of 4,708 positive).
Players find it a fun, accessible crossover fighter with simplified controls. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note a lack of content, especially no arcade mode. [1][4] The inclusion of RWBY characters is a major draw for many. [5][6][7]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
While BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle (BBTag) isn't a bad game by any means, it's sorely missing an Arcade Mode or something roughly equivalent (like Score Attack Mode with adjustable difficulty). I am writing this review from the perspective of someone who plays primarily alone. If you have someone to play with or don't think you will ever care for an Arcade Mode, this review is going to be pretty irrelevant (and I think …
- [1]
The only (official) fighting game equivalent of dumping a tub full of action figures on the ground and mashing them into each other, it's dumb fun at its best. No, Smash isn't a fighting game. Be warned that there isn't a whole lot of content, not even a proper arcade mode, and the online can be somewhat spotty and desync at times with the rollback update. The cut plans for future characters seriously hurt it the …
- [2]
I used to play this back in the day and a lot of Blazblue fans didn't like this one because it dumbed down the combos, which is absolutely understandable. For people who main fighting games and learn them for years or even decades on end, it felt like a slap in the face to them. However, as someone who had a lot of fighting game friends, I bought and played this anyway, because I wasn't as into fighting games as …
- [6]
I first purchased BBTAG on my Nintendo switch in 2019 after seeing that it had the main cast of RWBY. It was my first fighting game I had ever played besides button mashing in MK10 and Smash Ultimate. After +300 hours playing on my switch I finally decided to purchase it on steam on sale with all the dlc. It was my introduction to a genre of fighting games I didn't know existed, anime fighters. With very heavy …
- [3]
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle is a fast, chaotic tag fighter that mashes together a bunch of different series in a fun way. The controls are simplified compared to other BlazBlue games, which makes it accessible but a bit shallow for hardcore players. Matches are quick and flashy, making it great for casual sessions with friends. Not the deepest fighter out there, but definitely a fun one.
Summarised from 34 of the 298 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle sits at 83% positive across 176 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received mostly positive reviews, with praise for visuals, music, online functionality, and game mechanics, but criticism was given to a lack of overall content at launch and its downloadable content (DLC) practices. Famitsu awarded it a score of 35/40. The game sold 11,696 copies for PlayStation 4 and 4,271 copies on Nintendo Switch in Japan. It had sold over 450,000 copies worldwide in June 2020. The game was nominated for "Best Fighting Game" at The Game Awards 2018, for "Fan Favorite Fighting Game" at the Gamers' Choice Awards, for "Best Fighting Game" at the Titanium Awards, for the Raging Bull Award for Best Fighting Game at the New York Game Awards, and for "Fighting Game of…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 323 · most liked firstFighting game fans in 2024 - "Fuck Strive for dumbing shit down and making shit easier" Fighting game fans in 2008 - "Fuck Blazblue for dumbing shit down and making shit easier" Fighting game fans in 2001 - "CHECK THE NEWS RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CHANNEL"
neutral · AI labelView post →RWBY is such a weird franchise from a marketing lens because anytime it interacts with anything, it dies Its own studio: dead BlazBlue: adds RWBY characters, no new games since 2018 Multiversus: planned RWBY content, game dies It’s like an ancient Aztec Death Curse but for CGI Anime
neutral · AI labelView post →Woah, is that Chie Satonaka? from the hit game Blazblue Cross Tag Battle? And with dialogue by @gscaptions.bsky.social? Oh boy, it is!
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 31 of Fighting Game March - Litchi Faye Ling Blazblue
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 30 of Fighting Game March - Bullet Blazblue
neutral · AI labelView post →One of these days I'm gonna draw out a fighting game moveset for my OCs Made Argyle and Gluko with the intention for them to be fighting game protagonists, y'all have to see how my brain imagines them moving Their playstyle would be heavily inspired by Ragna/Nine BlazBlue with a hint of Morrigan!
neutral · AI labelView post →Fan art of Bullet from the BlazBlue series. I don't play that many fighting games, if at all. But she is a pretty fun character #pixelart #blazblue #bullet
positive · AI labelView post →SteamOS 3.6.6 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for ELDEN RING, system memory leak and more. * Fixed a an issue with a rare session crash during early startup of ELDEN RING * Fixed a general issue affecting all units on 3.6, and OLED units on 3.5, causing a slow memory leak during gameplay * Fixed a DSP firmware crash with previous 3.6 versions that could result in internal sound disappearing until next reboot * Improved responsiveness of session restart in case of session crashes caused by…
neutral · AI labelView post →Latest discord request spinnerooni featuring the character Squirrel Woman from the game series Blue Blazer™ #blazblue
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm starting to realize that maybe for my first retrospective back I shouldn't have picked a game with a list of mechanics a mile long and lore that rivals Blazblue.
neutral · AI labelView post →Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more. >A fresh Proton Experimental update from Valve for the weekend with various game fixes for SteamOS / Linux. If you missed it, Valve also released Proton 10 recently. > >It will show up in your Steam Downloads as an update for Proton Experimental if you have it installed. Otherwise, it will automatically download if you go to play a game that Valve has set for Proton Experimental by default.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hop on Blazblue, and don't forget to download the Improvement Mod! It adds a hitbox viewer, replay takeover, a few new game modes, and the ability to make custom sprites. Really nice QOL for an already incredible game.
positive · AI labelView post →Guilty Gear is a game about inflicting bullshit on someone else, BlazBlue is a game about dealing with someone else's bullshit. you understand?
neutral · AI labelView post →the only game I'm playing lately is BlazBlue Entropy Effect love the Bullet DLC that came out recently!!! My mains are btw Hibiki and Jin!
positive · AI labelView post →fighting game player who enjoys both Guilty Gear and Blazblue
neutral · AI labelView post →If you are a fighting game content creator, please watch this video. #guiltygear #blazblue #sammi #fgc www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdt8...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Is this fighting game's core built on binary exclusion or does it embrace gender diversity?" "What?" [Explain the difference between attribute based interaction vs hitbox interaction] "Its a good fighting game sir" Its Blazblue
neutral · AI labelView post →Fan art for Makoto Nanaya from BlazBlue Another really fun character to play in that series. #pixelart #makotonanaya #blazblue
neutral · AI labelView post →#blazblue never even played this game
neutral · AI labelView post →GE-Proton8-26 Released. updated wine to bleeding edge updated dxvk to git updated vkd3d-proton to git updated dxvk-nvapi to latest upstream proton pulled in latest upstream proton bleeding edge changes added farlight 84 patch update VR fix for Beam.NG.Drive added (#106 thanks gamingdoom) NVIDIA Reflex implemented (#104 thanks loathingKernel) protonfixes: unified fix for cpu topology workaround (GloriousEggroll/protonfixes#167 thanks Root-Core) unified…
neutral · AI labelView post →Wait... there was a Blazblue game in 2005? Damn I need to update the Retrospective.
neutral · AI labelView post →Never ever abbreviate a Blazblue game you guys
neutral · AI labelView post →If a character from another reality popped up in a fighting game and you had to play a totally different game to learn why then it would be the most Blazblue thing they could possibly do.
neutral · AI labelView post →Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more #MarvelRivals #Gaming #SteamOS #Linux
neutral · AI labelView post →Internet outage has got me playing Blazblue Solitaire on the 3DS
neutral · AI labelView post →Actors matter too. It sucks as a Blazblue fan that the final game never got a dub when all the actors were more than ready!
negative · AI labelView post →Ponytail fighting game gal I’ll draw fat poll!!!! The options are: •Mai Natsume (Blazblue) •Striker (Dnf Duel) •Yuzuhira (Under night in birth) strawpoll.com/2ayLQV4MMn4
neutral · AI labelView post →Well this could look better (and finished) but uhhhh, Happy Last-Minute Birthday Susanoo Blazblue, you are one of the fighting game final bosses of all time #blazblue #6b #furryart
neutral · AI labelView post →BlazBlue: Central Fiction coming to PS5 www.gematsu.com/2026/10/blaz...
neutral · AI labelView post →BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Frosty Faustings/TXSD/EVO Main Game, is at an ALL-TIME LOW at just $5.99 ! The entire collection and dlc is also on sale! We have rollback and an active scene, now is the best time to pick up BBCF! #BBCF #BlazBlue
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally getting off my ass and drawing Bullet in celebration of BlazBlue being back and not getting a new game thank god
positive · AI labelView post →I tried this for BlazBlue and realized it's truly a game for villains
negative · AI labelView post →While BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle (BBTag) isn't a bad game by any means, it's sorely missing an Arcade Mode or something roughly equivalent (like Score Attack Mode with adjustable difficulty). I am writing this review from the perspective of someone who plays primarily alone. If you have someone to play with or don't think you will ever care for an Arcade Mode, this review is going to be pretty irrelevant (and I think you should ignore it). If you're thinking of playing it online, I suspect it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Taokaka. I have a bad habit of playing games, enjoying them a lot for a couple hours, then never touching them again inexplicably. Blazblue, for example. Great game, nonetheless. #Blazblue #BBCF #Arcsystemworks #fanart #digitalart #digitalillustration
positive · AI labelView post →The Senran Kagura franchise turns 15 years old today. While the series doesn't have a fighting game on its own, it has made numerous crossovers with several fighting game IPs, including BlazBlue, Dead or Alive, Nitroplus Blasterz, The King of Fighters, etc.
neutral · AI labelView post →Alright we covered lots of news lately, but there is SO MUCH FIGHTING GAME NEWS going on that lets cover the rest in one big video! From Blazblue modern ports to fighting kangaroos, lets talk about it youtu.be/nTDAELdUeq0
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Here is a Naoto Kurogane sketch from Blazblue Centralfiction (I love this game). #blazblue #art #sketch #fanart
positive · AI labelView post →No Taokaka. Very disappointing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh, and September opening with a free Blazblue Entropy Effect expansion. They're really supporting that game!
neutral · AI labelView post →New DLC Character Coming to BlazBlue: Central Fiction a Decade After It Was Released.
neutral · AI labelView post →The only (official) fighting game equivalent of dumping a tub full of action figures on the ground and mashing them into each other, it's dumb fun at its best. No, Smash isn't a fighting game. Be warned that there isn't a whole lot of content, not even a proper arcade mode, and the online can be somewhat spotty and desync at times with the rollback update. The cut plans for future characters seriously hurt it the most, especially if you're a RWBY fan. At the very least, the game itself has the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nu 13 Blazblue She's probably my favorite zoner in any fighting game ever.
positive · AI labelView post →“Does anyone know why people play that game with Belial. BlazBlue.”
neutral · AI labelView post →The Blazblue: CentralFiction fighting game will get a release for the PS5.
neutral · AI labelView post →On this day 10 years ago, the Azure Edition for BlazBlue: Central Fiction was originally announced for the EU, featuring the base game, a 100-page artbook, the BlazBlue Song Interlude III Official Soundtrack, and the Noel Vermillion Nendoroid Petit. ricedigital.co.uk/blazblue-cen...
neutral · AI labelView post →Like most others said. Dead Cells and Binding of Isaac are the top dogs. No matter what else I play I always circle back to one of those two eventually and get sucked in again. But some other lesser known ones that are good are: Cursed to Golf - 2d golfing roguelike, no combat or anything. There’s a bunch of different cards to make the ball do different stuff. From a rocket ball you control after hitting to an ice ball that’ll freeze water hazards to a drill so you can tunnel through walls.…
neutral · AI labelView post →CAN'T ESCAPE FROM CROSSING FATE, FIGHT!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey! BlazBlue Entropy Effect exists!! Sure it's not a BlazBlue fighting game but still
positive · AI labelView post →Top 10 Video Game Series 1. Monster Hunter 2. Ninja Gaiden 3. Devil May Cry 4. Kirby 5. Ape Escape 6. Blazblue 7. The Legend of Zelda 8. Pokémon 9. Mario 10. Donkey Kong
neutral · AI labelView post →Ragna the Bloodedge, Taokaka, Carl Clover, and Litchi Faye Ling from BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_blazblue...
neutral · AI labelView post →Merkava @bendiskin.bsky.social Video Game: BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Year: 2018 As Ben Diskin does the English voice for Merkava in this BlazBlue game, Merkava originally appeared in the fighting game Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late. #BlazBlue #BlazBlueCrossTagBattle
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a funny gotcha to be like "back in the day old heads said BlazBlue was an easy baby game for scrubs" but it's also disingenuous to pretend that the gap between old blazblue and guilty gear is anywhere near as far apart as old gg/bb is to Strive.
neutral · AI labelView post →On this day 13 years ago, it was announced that Kokonoe Mercury was joining BlazBlue: Chronophantasma as a DLC playable character for the game. The magazine scan for the announcement is displayed below. www.famitsu.com/news/201309/...
neutral · AI labelView post →god i love button mashing and blonde women
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some rare achievements are just funny. One of the rarest ones I have on Steam (3% of players have) is to play the credits which can be accessed from the settings on Blazblue Cross Tag Battle.
neutral · AI labelView post →12 years ago today, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend was originally released at arcades in JP as the Ver 2.0 update of the original game. It was developed and published by Arc System Works.
neutral · AI labelView post →You should not be spending $50 dollars on this game. While the character interactions are cute and the appeal of various characters from different 2D fighters duke it out, there's not much else to this game, you'll get bored fairly quickly. While the game's cast has variety, most of their original fighting styles have been condensed to insultingly primitive degrees, leaving some of character's toolkits more to be desired. Weiss x Yukiko for life <3
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blazblue Centralfiction has pretty well defined top tiers and bottom tiers, but it was the first game I had ever seen where improving the netcode without balance changes made bottom tiers go from unusable to viable with practice
neutral · AI labelView post →hasn't gotten updated since 2019 (except for rollback) but it's still really fun and an amazing game if you're new to fighting games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its not a good game, they mispronounced Aigis...
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