<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross	O
Tag	O
Battle	O
features	O
characters	O
from	O
different	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
,	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Under	B-Application
Night	I-Application
In-Birth	I-Application
and	O
RWBY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
characters	O
from	O
Arcana	B-Application
Heart	I-Application
,	O
Senran	B-Application
Kagura	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Akatsuki	B-Application
Blitzkampf	I-Application
,	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
Edition	O
with	O
all	O
post-launch	O
content	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
Q2	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
overall	O
content	O
at	O
launch	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
puts	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
tag	O
team	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
even	O
if	O
one	O
character	O
on	O
the	O
team	O
loses	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
match	O
continues	O
until	O
both	O
are	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accommodate	O
for	O
the	O
tag	O
mechanics	O
and	O
make	O
characters	O
easier	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
simplified	O
compared	O
to	O
mainline	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
games	O
and	O
other	O
participating	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
participating	O
sides	O
have	O
exclusive	O
universal	O
traits	O
and	O
features	O
from	O
their	O
home	O
series	O
respectively	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Persona	O
side	O
's	O
Persona	O
system	O
,	O
French-Bread	O
game	O
titles	O
sides	O
 '	O
Reverse	O
Beat	O
chain	O
combo	O
functions	O
,	O
Akatsuki	B-Application
Blitzkampf	I-Application
side	O
's	O
Reflector	O
,	O
.etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
twenty	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
"	O
Season	O
1	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Minoru	O
Kidooka	O
confirmed	O
that	O
"	O
Season	O
2	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
will	O
be	O
added	O
for	O
arcade	O
edition	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Belladonna	O
and	O
Yang	O
Xiao	O
Long	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
available	O
at	O
a	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Blake	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
as	O
the	O
21st	O
base	O
character	O
,	O
while	O
Yang	O
was	O
added	O
via	O
update	O
patch	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
eighteen	O
characters	O
of	O
Season	O
1	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naoto	O
Kurogane	O
,	O
Teddie	O
,	O
Seth	O
and	O
Heart	O
Aino	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
Season	O
2	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
free	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
and	O
as	O
paid	O
content	O
during	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
's	O
1.5	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
full	O
version	O
Season	O
2	O
,	O
Senran	B-Application
Kagura	I-Application
and	O
Akatsuki	B-Application
Blitzkampf	I-Application
(	O
counting	O
its	O
sequel	O
EN-Eins	O
Perfektewelt	O
)	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
sixth	O
and	O
seventh	O
franchises	O
,	O
adding	O
Yumi	O
,	O
Akatsuki	O
and	O
Blitztank	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Rooster	O
Teeth	O
teased	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
RWBY	O
fighting	O
game	O
being	O
revealed	O
at	O
Evo	O
2017	O
on	O
their	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Evo	O
2017	O
championships	O
following	O
Ryusei	O
Ito	O
's	O
victory	O
in	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Central	I-Application
Fiction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross	O
Tag	O
Battle	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
game	O
since	O
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
to	O
be	O
dubbed	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
toggle	O
between	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
on	O
each	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-release	O
,	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
twenty	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
characters	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Cross	O
Tag	O
Battle	O
launching	O
with	O
only	O
half	O
of	O
its	O
planned	O
roster	O
at	O
twenty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-release	O
,	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
revealed	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
a	O
fifth	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
,	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Arcana	B-Application
Heart	I-Application
at	O
EVO	O
Japan	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
and	O
seventh	O
franchises	O
,	O
Senran	B-Application
Kagura	I-Application
and	O
Akatsuki	B-Application
Blitzkampf/EN	I-Application
-Eins	I-Application
Perfektewelt	I-Application
,	O
were	O
revealed	O
at	O
EVO	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CEO	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Steam	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
patched	O
with	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Special	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
containing	O
all	O
post-release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
will	O
launch	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
Q2	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
11,696	O
copies	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
4,271	O
copies	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
online	O
functionality	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
of	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
overall	O
content	O
at	O
launch	O
and	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
