In Karakura Heroes, the player is put into a humorous side-story, with some extra anime scenes added. To unlock these bonuses, the player must find a blue marker to turn in their points however, before doing so, the player must answer a multiple choice question. After each match, the player is given an amount of 'Trust points' (how many received depends on the mode's difficulty) which go towards leveling up partner characters and unlocking bonuses, such as alternate costumes and new partners.
Afterwards, the player is set on a board game-like map where the goal is to pass through markers in order to fight enemies.
In Soul Road, the player is to select the desired character and partner character. Unique to Heat the Soul 3 are 'Soul Road' and 'Karakura Heroes'. The game features 34 characters, covering events from the Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc to Ulquiorra Cifer's introduction at the beginning of The Arrancar arc. Bleach: Heat the Soul 3 is the third video game for the Playstation Portable Bleach: Heat The Soul Series.
