Bleach: Dark Souls

Bleach: Dark Souls, known in Japan as Bleach DS 2nd Kokui Hirameku Requiem (ＢＬＥＡＣＨ　ＤＳ　２ｎｄ　黒衣ひらめく鎮魂歌（レクイエム）) is the second Bleach game for the Nintendo DS. The game introduces new characters, adds new moves for the older characters as well as introduces new game modes. Bleach: Dark Souls also includes Hollows of varying sizes, for players to fight. The number of Reifu cards in-game are also increased from the original, and more cards (4 cards, instead of the previous game's 2) will be displayed on the touch screen during battle. The Wi-fi battle mode has been improved to make it easier to play online. The game's theme song is Resistance by High and Mighty Color. Nintendo Power announced in its April 2008 issue that Bleach DS 2nd will be coming to North America on August 26, 2008 with the name Bleach: Dark Souls.

Playable characters
All characters from the previous game return with 17 new characters added to the roster. There are a total of 44 playable characters in the game.

Returning Characters
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Hollow Ichigo
 * Rukia Kuchiki
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Yasutora "Chad" Sado
 * Ganju Shiba
 * Renji Abarai
 * Byakuya Kuchiki
 * Gin Ichimaru
 * Kenpachi Zaraki
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * Momo Hinamori
 * Kaname Tōsen
 * Sajin Komamura (Unmasked)
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * Shunsui Kyōraku
 * Jūshirō Ukitake
 * Soifon
 * Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai
 * Yoruichi Shihouin
 * Sōsuke Aizen
 * Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * Yachiru Kusajishi
 * Kon
 * Tatsuki Arisawa
 * Bonnie

New Characters
 * Kisuke Urahara
 * Ururu Tsumugiya
 * Kūkaku Shiba
 * Yūichi Shibata
 * Don Kanonji
 * Ririn
 * Shūhei Hisagi
 * Izuru Kira
 * Ikkaku Madarame
 * Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Hanataro Yamada
 * Menos Grande
 * Grand Fisher
 * Shrieker
 * Tsukaima (Shrieker spawn)
 * Goteitaishi (generic 11th Squad member)
 * Kyugohanin (generic 4th Squad member)

Game Modes
There are a number of different game modes available, they are: Play through a non-canonical story. Battle shinigami, hollows and play minigames. Standard Arcade mode. Singleplayer vs CPU or multiplayer vs humans via Wifi Train with any unlocked character.
 * Story Mode
 * Arcade Mode
 * VS Mode
 * Time Attack Mode
 * Survival Mode
 * Training Mode