Frieza is wrecking Tokyo and no one is there to stop him. JUMP FORCE opens with a giant battle in our world. In the west we received J-Stars Victory VS+ and it was an interesting game, to say the least, and now we have its pseudo sequel, JUMP FORCE Deluxe Edition! Is this newest crossover worth the investment? Continue forward true believers and we shall enlighten you! Citizens of the Universe, Lend Me Your Energy!įorewarning: I will be mentioning a ton of different anime characters without explaining their origins, as it would take more time! Thank you in advance for understanding! There were several titles released on the DS that never made it out of Japan that received critical reception. For the matter at hand, the worlds of Shonen Jump are no strangers to big crossovers. Marvel Vs Capcom has such a huge cult following whereas Mortal Kombat Vs DC quickly fell out of the spotlight. Reviewed on PlayStation 4 Pro with a retail code provided by the publisher.Introducing: Jump Force Deluxe Edition Switch ReviewĬrossovers can be so hit or miss. Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Lowlights: Poor graphics badly-written story very unrewarding gameplay Highlights: Punchy battles great character roster Those looking to enjoy a game with a fun story and solid gameplay won’t find it here, but if you maybe don’t care for quality, or you don’t value your hopes and dreams – then Jump Force is the game for you. It’s empty and vapid, and the biggest shame is that it could have been so good. As someone who lived and breathed anime growing up, and still enjoys it on occasion, Jump Force felt like the death-knell of my passion for the genre. I say it’s a shame, because this review is coming to you from someone who has at least 13 Naruto statues in their room. There’s missions to do and battles to undertake, but beyond that, it all seems a bit … empty. You can ride around on a frog if you wish, but it’s simply a badly rendered texture that lets you glide along the floor. ![]() That aforementioned fanfiction fever dream? That’s the best way to describe the story of Jump Force, which features evil-filled cubes that can take over your mind, villains taking over New York and Freiza probably doing some dumb shit – I don’t know, I tuned out after the first series of badly-written monologues.Īfter the story intro, players are taken to a hub world, and just kind of left to wander around talking to some stock characters with names like Brandon and Chad. ![]() Not only that, but the bizarre ‘realistic’ style makes many of its character models seem oddly plastic, often steering the game into uncanny valley territory. The memes bred from the poorly animated Jump Force cutscenes aren’t an exaggeration in any way – this game has some of the most poorly animated models this side of next-gen consoles. It’s just a shame that the mostly fun (and relatively addictive) gameplay is so bogged down by… everything else. Characters can perform all of their classic moves, from Naruto’s Rasengan to Deku’s Detroit Smash, and the moves pack an almighty punch. Taking on the role of classic Shonen Jump characters like Naruto, Luffy, Goku, Ichigo and Deku (or your own, customisable John Doe), you fight in one of three fighting styles inspired by their anime counterparts. While stubborn players might be able to find some fun in the over-the-top, high-impact fighting style, it’s only a couple of steps up from a strategy-free buttonmasher. Marred by uncanny valley cutscenes and graphics that would look homely during the PlayStation 2 era, even the solid fighting mechanics are unconvincing. To put it as simply and objectively as possible, the game is … not great. But a dream is just that, and Jump Force is nothing of the sort. It would blow hearts and minds with its tale of friendship, heroism and believing in your dreams as the greatest anime franchises came together in deadly, bombastic battles. ![]() In this fever dream, Jump Force would be a phenomenon, a blockbuster entry into the fighting game genre. To put it kindly, Jump Force is like a fever dream - the kind that I’d have been likely to dream up as a Naruto and Bleach-obsessed 15 year old. The naive among us might think that Shonen Jump’s classic formula would be the perfect background for an epic crossover spectacular, and they’d be right, mostly. Jump Force brings their worlds back to life, leveraging the nostalgia and dedication of classic Shonen Jump fans to create a blockbuster entry in the long-running franchise. Most of us went through a Shonen Jump phase at one point or another in our lives, whether it was inspired by Naruto, Goku, Ichigo or any of the other dozens of characters that have shined in the magazine over the years.
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