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jp's One Piece: Gigant Battle! (DS)

[June 1, 2023 11:00:30 PM]

So I'm actually playing the Japanese version of this game - and it looks like there IS a Europe and US version...but I can't find anything listed on ebay so who knows how many copies are out there?

It's a surprising game - and I benefitted from an existing saved game, AND there's lots of Japanese text so I have no idea what's what for a lot of things...but, the surprising thing is that as far as I can tell the game is a 2D brawler like Super Smash...there's a roster of characters (presumably unlocked through play/completing missions) and you fight enemies, and there's combos, and lots of items to pick on the levels, and the levels are dynamic in fun ways, and it's chaotic and visually noisy...and it seems really fun. I messed around a bit, but clearly there was lots of depth I had no idea how to tap into (and no interest at the moment to spend the time experimenting and documenting either)....

I'm surprised there are so few other games like this out there...and this one's pretty old tbh. Is Super smash really the only 2D arena brawler? It's so succesful, why hasn't anyone else tried to come out with their own? (I'm vaguely remembering Playstation All Stars which I think was similar...and there might be another one or two...but STILL).

Apparently this game's even got local co-op (and versus?) too...there's also a tap in/call for help from a buddy (on the lower screen) that was neat. I don't know any of the characters really (did read a bit of Shonen Jump back in the day - but the manga and anime are waaaay longer now).

So, I'm thinking how hard I should try to get a European copy to play...