J Stars Victory Vs+ Heading to US/EU (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)

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Now here is a game that I thought would never see the light of day in the West thanks to licensing hell.

Bandai Namco Games announced on Sunday that it will release the Shonen Jump manga crossover fighting game J-Stars Victory VS+ in the Americas next summer. It will run on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, "and for the first time ever, PlayStation 4." The Western release will also add an Arcade Mode.

Over 50 characters from at least 32 titles appearing in Shonen Jump's 45th anniversary game in Japan. The premise of the game is "J Battle Festival, a dream festival that happens once in 45 years" and assembles heroes who exemplify friendship, hard work, and victory.

In the spirit of friendship, the game supports 2 vs. 2 team battles in dream matches that crosses the borders between titles. Players can unleash combination attacks never possible until now, some with the help of support characters.

Players can attain victory in several game modes. J Adventure Mode tells an original story set in the vast "Jump World." Players can assemble characters and embark on voyages throughout "Jump World" with a ship. Players can collect "J Points" for cards in battles and adventures as well as items in the J-Point Shop. They can then use the resulting J-Stars Card deck and points to level up their characters and ships.

There is also a Victory Road campaign, Free Battle, Online Mode for 2 vs. 2 battles, and a Gallery Mode with an illustrated guide to all the J-Stars along with their voice samples and fighting patterns.
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A full roster can be found in the link, which includes characters from the likes of Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Dragonball, Gintama, Nisekoi, Kuroko's Basket and many, many more.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... ita/.82495

I'm having trouble finding sources that confirm a EU release, but the Namco Bandai Games Europe youtube page uploaded a trailer for this game claiming it's coming to Europe, so it seems a fair bet (Even then, with the PS4/3/Vita being cross-region you could just import the US one for a physical, english version)
 
Wow, I've had this on my "must import some time" list since I heard about it, but to actually have a translated version out here? Amazing. Completely took me by surprise.
 
I'm surprised that this was even possible but then again this is a Bandai Namco title. I sensed there was a possible chance that this publisher could figure out a way to get it released stateside, just like what they did with Digimon, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, Saint Seiya and Sword Art Online.

Bandai Namco Japan also have Super Robot Wars, but I think that would be even harder to sort out in terms of licensing.
 
Will definitely pick this up if it comes out in the West. Am really getting rather excited about the glut of new generation releases for Japanese games we're getting recently - hopefully this also stands that Dengeki Bunko brawler in good stead to be localised too.
 
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