Jump Force Adds Four Characters From Hunter X Hunter & One Piece

Since its announcement at E3 during Microsoft’s press conference, Jump Force has been one of the most anticipated games for anime fans.  We were treated to a gameplay video of Luffy, Naruto, and Goku all opening a can of explosive whoop ass on Freiza and got a little bit of a stinger regarding the inclusion of characters from Death Note. 

Today we got confirmation of four new characters that are sure to delight Hunter X Hunter and One Piece fans.  In the latest issue of V-Jump, Shonen confirmed Gon and Hisoka from Hunter X Hunter as well as Marshall D. Teach and Sanji from One Piece.  Marshall D. Teach, for those who don’t watch One Piece, is the revered pirate Blackbeard.

A small little confirmation via screenshots was that Planet Namek from Dragon Ball Z would be featured as a stage to hold epic anime battles.  However, there seems to be a little twist in the familiar green planet, as you can make out a Statue of Liberty.  You see: in Jump Force, stages will be crossovers as well as containing bits of our real world, mixed with Jump’s fantastical worlds.

Jump Force is not the first fighting game based on crossovers of Shonen Jump property.  The idea dates back to systems as old as the Famicom days.  More recently the game J-Stars Victory VS came out on PlayStation 3 in 2015.  J-Stars certainly brought a massive roster of characters but critics weren’t too thrilled with the lack of variety when it came to differences in how each character actually played.  Many reviews cited that each character had equally effective attacks and that different animations were all that really separated them. 

Hopefully this time around, Jump Force will light the world on fire.  Seeing all these characters together in strange environments is really fun, hopefully playing the game will measure up!  Be sure to check out our article on all announced characters for the Jump Force roster as well.