<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
sequel	O
to	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
first	O
came	O
to	O
arcades	O
before	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
currently	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Taito	O
Type	B-Application
X2	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
16:9	O
ratio	O
and	O
768p	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revisions	O
entitled	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
II	O
and	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
Extend	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
2010	O
–	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
traditional	O
2D	O
fighter	O
gameplay	O
of	O
two	O
characters	O
participating	O
in	O
a	O
duel	O
on	O
a	O
two	O
dimensional	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
features	O
at	O
least	O
eight	O
new	O
characters	O
:	O
Tsubaki	O
Yayoi	O
and	O
Hazama	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Arcade	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
Mu-12	O
(	O
Console-exclusive	O
)	O
,	O
Makoto	O
Nanaya	O
,	O
Valkenhayn	O
R	O
.	O
Hellsing	O
,	O
Platinum	O
the	O
Trinity	O
and	O
Relius	O
Clover	O
(	O
the	O
later	O
four	O
released	O
via	O
DLC	O
)	O
;	O
Lambda-11	O
replaces	O
the	O
character	O
Nu-13	O
;	O
and	O
rebalances	O
previous	O
characters	O
with	O
new	O
or	O
tweaked	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
12	O
characters	O
from	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
return	O
in	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Hazama	O
:	O
The	O
shady	O
captain	O
of	O
NOL	O
's	O
Intelligence	O
Division	O
and	O
Noel	O
's	O
supervisor	O
who	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
NPC	O
in	O
Calamity	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
artificial	O
human	O
created	O
to	O
house	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Yuki	O
Terumi	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Six	O
Heroes	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
antagonist	O
,	O
before	O
becoming	O
his	O
own	O
person	O
by	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
Central	O
Fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
DLC	O
character	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PSN	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
May	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
12	O
May	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkenhayn	O
R	O
.	O
Hellsing	O
:	O
Initially	O
a	O
NPC	O
in	O
Calamity	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Six	O
Heroes	O
who	O
served	O
the	O
Alucard	O
family	O
for	O
generations	O
,	O
elderly	O
in	O
appearance	O
yet	O
protective	O
of	O
Rachel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkenhayn	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
7	O
after	O
a	O
substantial	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
its	O
updated	O
versions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
port	O
is	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
and	O
includes	O
new	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
Legion	O
Mode	O
from	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Calamity	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
and	O
revamped	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
European	O
publishers	O
Zen	O
United	O
have	O
confirmed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Neo	O
Empire	O
that	O
Europe	O
will	O
be	O
getting	O
a	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
version	O
of	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
Fan	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Zen	O
United	O
store	O
limited	O
to	O
500	O
copies	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
of	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Makoto	O
DLC	O
Code	O
,	O
the	O
Noel	O
Nendoroid	O
,	O
an	O
art	O
print	O
by	O
UDON	O
and	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
artist	O
Alvin	O
Lee	O
and	O
a	O
Taokaka	O
mouse-pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
arcade	O
revision	O
of	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
II	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshimichi	O
Mori	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
confirms	O
that	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
II	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	O
update	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
US	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
include	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
(	O
Makoto	O
Nanaya	O
,	O
Valkenhayn	O
R	O
.	O
Hellsing	O
,	O
and	O
Platinum	O
the	O
Trinity	O
)	O
with	O
possible	O
new	O
story	O
elements	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Abyss	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
balance	O
tweaks	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
software	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
II	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
player	O
information	O
at	O
the	O
VS	O
screen	O
and	O
also	O
allowed	O
for	O
Calamity	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
stages	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
tournament	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
Extend	O
(	O
originally	O
titled	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
II	O
Plus	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
slated	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Calamity	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
's	O
Story	O
Mode	O
called	O
Blazblue	B-Application
Calamity	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Reconstruction	O
;	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Relius	O
Clover	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
;	O
four	O
new	O
stories	O
for	O
Platinum	O
,	O
Makoto	O
,	O
Valkenhayn	O
,	O
and	O
Relius	O
;	O
a	O
new	O
Unlimited	O
Mars	O
game	O
mode	O
;	O
hidden	O
Distortion	O
Drives	O
for	O
every	O
playable	O
character	O
's	O
Unlimited	O
form	O
;	O
and	O
further	O
balance	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aksys	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
Extend	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
an	O
exclusive	O
BBQ	O
(	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
Quiz	O
)	O
Mode	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
have	O
full	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
ad-hoc	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Korean	O
studio	O
H2	O
Interactive	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
receiving	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
Valve	O
's	O
digital	O
store	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
online	O
play	O
intact	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Calamity	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
which	O
had	O
the	O
netplay	O
removed	O
possibly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
usage	O
of	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
Extend	O
sold	O
3,982	O
copies	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
