THIS GAME IS DEFINITELY WORTH THE TIME AND EFFORT TO IMPORT. GO OUT AND BUY IT NOW
Pros:
There are tons of characters, from which you can choose from. All 13 Captains, as well as the standards characters, such as Ichigo, Rukia, and others. And for those of you who know this, this game DOES HAVE BANKAI!!!!!!!!!
There are the standard unlockables; many characters to unlock, picture galleries, sound test, and challenge mode.
This game is very easy to pick up, but also hard to master.
The game is very fast paced, it can get very chaotic, especially when 4 players go head on.
The animations are smooth, though choppy at times, and the music is directly from the Anime.
The voice acting is directly from the Anime.
This game supports 4 player single cart play, with all the features in tact, as well as the ability to connect with Nintendo Online Wi-Fi.
The menu is very easy to navigate, because the game calls out each mode. and these modes are very obvious: "Akeido Mode = Arcade Mode, Taimu Attaku = Time Attack, etc...."
Cons:
To those of you who haven't watched the anime or read the Manga, this will just be another fighting game, however the best fighter for the DS to date.
There is some level of Japanese required in order to play the game. It wouldn't affect time attack or arcade modes, however it would become a hassle in story mode, where specific objectives must be met in order to proceed.
Sometimes the voice acting gets repetitive.
The game begins to lag a little when there are too many things going on.
OVERALL:
SOUND: 9.0/10
GRAPHICS: 9.0/10
GAMEPLAY: 9.5/10
I say, you like the Anime or enjoy fighting games, this is your game.