Main guns, torpedoes and a couple of special attacks usually.
You can swap between the three Kansen you take along with you whenever you want, and they will usually have different attacks with their own cooldowns. These plonk you and your fleet into a bordered arena where you’ll come under fire from airplanes, mass-produced ships and the occasional Kansen or three.
Suffice to say, in over seven hours of gameplay, you’ll experience quite a bit of story.Įvery so often you’ll get into a fight, or a sequence of fights. This being a visual novel with action sequences, I won’t give away any more of the story. Kansen have to collect mysterious cubes over the course of several events, and whoever gets the most wins. It follows the exploits of Suruga and Shimakaze, two members of Sakura Empire’s fleet, when their nation decides to hold a Joint Military Exercise. Where those come from is never explained, it’s just Kansen-like beings trying to take over the world or something.Īgain, it’s unclear where Crosswave takes place in the broader universe of the mobile game and anime series, or whether it’s a separate entity completely. The countries used to be at war, but now they’re on friendlier terms to take on said Sirens. For instance, one of Eagle Union’s Kansen is Enterprise, named after the American Navy’s aircraft carrier. Each Kansen is based on a real-world ship. If you’re unfamiliar with Azur Lane, it sees ship girls - AKA Kansen - from different countries fighting against the evil Sirens. In the first hour of gameplay, you’re in battle for five minutes and moving around the map for another five - the rest is various Kansen chatting, discussing and expositing. The trailers leaned heavily into the action stuff, whereas the game is packed full of the various characters talking to one another. See, a big issue that people are having with Crosswave is that it is quite talky. As such, I got quite excited to see that there was a 3D version being made - no more tapping a screen, full control baby! The Azur Lane: Crosswave trailers promised much, just without actually promising it. It’s been a while since I was convinced to download the mobile title Azur Lane, and get into the event grinding, shipgirl marrying spirit. Reviews // 30th Mar 2020 - 3 years ago // By Andrew Duncan Azur Lane: Crosswave Review
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