In May 2011, Soul Ignition, was confirmed for release in North America under new name, Bleach: Soul ResurrecciГіn. The game was published by Sony Computer Entertainment and released on June 23, 2011. The original Japanese version, Bleach: Soul Ignition, was developed by Japan Studio and Racjin. One level is considered buying one upgrade. Paths to different grids will be locked until a certain character reaches a specified level. The player is placed on a grid and can only buy upgrades next to ones they have already unlocked. Once a level is over, the player can head to the level up menu and use the soul points they earned to learn new abilities and power up. At the end of a level, players are given a grade and extra soul points based on the number of points collected, difficulty played on, clear time, enemies defeated and Ignition attacks used.

100 for a 2x multiplier, 300 for 3x multiplier and 1000 for a 4x multiplier. The higher the streak, the higher the soul points multiplier is. The pressure bar regenerates quicker so long as the player is not dashing. The more damage a player takes, the less health they can regenerate. The health bar at the top of the screen regenerates slowly as time progresses. By pressing the L2 button again while in this mode, the character will be drained of all their remaining ignition gauge and utilize their ignition attack which is an immensely powerful move and the strongest a character has. Once activated, the gauge will slowly drain. The gauge can be filled by dealing damage to enemies. Ignition lights the edges of the screen on fire and triples the power of a character's moves. L2 activates the ignition gauge which sits at the left of the screen. R2 performs a dash maneuver which can be held for a constant dash. While blocking, the player can use the left analog stick to use Shunpo or SonГdo to dodge. L1 is used to lock onto an opponent and R1 blocks. These attacks are different depending on if the character is on the ground or in the air. Specials are strong moves that consume most if not all the pressure bar.

The circle button performs special attacks. Some characters have different spirit attacks based on whether they are on the ground or in the air. The triangle button performs spirit attacks which consume spiritual pressure from the pressure bar which sits below the health bar at the top of the screen. Melee is performed through the square button which can be utilized for combos. The X button performs a jump and pressing it again while in air performs a second jump. Players move with the left analog stick while controlling the camera with the right. Players utilize the PlayStation 3 controller's analog sticks and four shape buttons to control their character in 3D environment.

Bleach soul ignition characters