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Jump Force (PlayStation 4) Review

A Somber Celebration

  • Remington Joseph Remington Joseph
  • February 14, 2019
  • 5 Minute Read
Jump Force (PlayStation 4) Review
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Score: 5.5 / 10

When Bandai Namco first announced Jump Force during last year’s Microsoft E3 press conference, I was skeptical to say the least. Though I’m a huge fan of most Shonen Jump series, I was never quite able to forget the sour taste left by the last major crossover title of the same nature, J-Stars Victory VS+. Still, I cautiously followed Jump Force during the course of its development, hoping that developer Spike Chunsoft would learn from their previous mistakes and deliver on what should be an epic title in the realm of anime-based fighters. Although my prayers certainly went unheard, Jump Force does crawl up a notch above its predecessor, however small that notch may be.

Jump Force is a 3-on-3 tag team fighting game, featuring a little over fourty characters spanning across sixteen of Shonen Jump’s most prolific manga series. The premise of Jump Force sees the real-world colliding with the different universes found in Shonen Jump. This results in abnormalities such as a ruined Statue of Liberty found on Planet Namek or a destroyed New York Times Square. Though the premise is unique and makes for some great looking battle arenas, this is basically the extent of how the idea is utilized. Characters rarely, if ever, comment on their surroundings and there’s almost no reaction from the “real world” to any of these insanely powerful characters suddenly appearing.

Jump Force (PlayStation 4) Review 5

Final Thoughts:

Jump Force fails to hit the mark with a total lack of care in terms of everything outside of its decent fighting mechanics
Remington Joseph

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Jump Force

Publisher: Bandai Namco
Developer: Spike Chunsoft
Played On: PlayStation 4
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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