Azur Lane: Crosswave

Azur Lane: Crosswave will transport players into an animated world filled with personified battleships from around the globe battling it out in personified battleship battles, using Unreal Engine 3D graphics that stay faithful to original art work - such as cel-shaded anime style graphics - while offering fans new perspectives of their favourite mobile characters! The Unreal Engine also brings to life in-game character designs which incorporate cel-shading techniques as part of cel shade anime style visuals which remain faithful.
Azur Lane was created by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi and first released for iOS and Android platforms by Yostar's Shanghai publisher in 2017. The game takes place in an alternate universe where personified battleships from all around the globe engage in side-scrolling shooter gameplay - offering more people access to this experience worldwide.
Storyamb The four nations comprised by Eagle Union, Royal Navy, Iron Blood and Sakura Empire all saw their respective military march towards another season of rigorous training when suddenly, out of nowhere a Joint Military Exercise occurred in which select individuals were chosen from each nation to train together as preparations intensified in anticipation for battles ahead. But why exactly was such an exercise organized? Was there some ulterior motivation at play behind its creation?
Key Features

Retrofitted in 3D - Azur Lane mobile's popular side-scrolling shooter has now been retrofitted as an Unreal Engine 3D action shooter! Choose between 25 characters and 30 support characters to lead your fleet towards victory - Shimakaze and Suruga are two brand-new playable characters exclusively in Crosswave!

Four Modes Available - To find your ideal experience, choose from four distinct modes - Story Mode takes place over 7 captivating chapters following Shimakaze and Suruga as they encounter newcomers to battle on behalf of 100+ fleets for rare items and special materials; Extreme Battle Mode features over 100 fleets vying to win battles for rare materials; Photo Mode offers you the freedom to pose characters, adjust facial expressions and backgrounds/camera angles while creating picturesque moments; Episode Mode includes 50 substories featuring bonus character backgrounds! Episode Mode features over 50 substories offering bonus character backgrounds!

Arm Your Armada - Before setting sail, strengthen your characters by equipping them with rare items found after successful battles or crafting items at Akashi's Laboratory. Here, Commanders can exchange blueprints to craft new gear; materials can also be converted to rare items for rewards! Additionally, fleet arrangements may allow different Commanders to achieve different effects that provide in-game stat bonuses that provide special Fleet Effects bonuses that offer in-game stat bonuses.

Ready, Aim and Fire - With Azur Lane: Crosswave you can now control, aim, and fire at enemy battleships, aircraft carriers and other enemies! Based on their subtype, players may dash to evade attacks or activate defensive shields; unleash torpedoes or aircrafts for destruction purposes or activate character-specific special attacks to defeat unruly foes!