Crosswave 's English localization was released in February 2020 for PlayStation 4 and PC. Azur Lane Crosswave, a 3D adaptation for PlayStation 4, was published by Compile Heart in August 2019 with mixed reception. The game has been adapted into several manga and novelizations.

PWB Play simultaneously released it to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan in October 2019. Later, in December 2019, the English version was expanded to Latin American region. An English version started open beta in August 2018 and was formally released in May 2019. Critics have attributed the game's popularity to its original and well-designed gameplay system. Players have voted the game among the top five on Google Play's Best Game of 2017 list for the region. Other gameplay elements, like customizing a dorm and in-game characters, are also present.įirst launched in China in May and in Japan in September 2017, Azur Lane quickly became popular, especially in Japan where the player count reached five million within four months after its release. Set in an alternate timeline of World War II, players engage in side-scrolling shooter gameplay, using female moe anthropomorphic characters based on warships from the war's major participants. 'Deep Blue Course') is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems. Starting My Life as a Commander with LaffeyĪzur Lane ( Simplified Chinese: 碧蓝航线 traditional Chinese: 碧藍航線 pinyin: Bìlán Hángxiàn lit.

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