Bandai Namco Entertainment announced this past Sunday night with the announcement of a United States release of J-Stars Victory Vs+, an updated version of the Shonen Jump party fighter J-Stars Victory Vs released on the PlayStation 3 and Vita in March of 2014. This updated release will also be released “for the first time ever on PlayStation 4”. In addition to all the current features, the J-Stars Victory Vs+ US release will add an arcade mode for single player action.
For those unfamiliar with J-Stars Victory Vs, the premise of the game is the “J Battle Festival”, a dream festival that happens once in 45 years” and assembles heroes who exemplify friendship, hard work, and victory. Heroes fight in a 2 v 2 setting, making for dream matches with character spanning the library of Shonen Jump!
The current roster of the game includes:
One Piece
- Monkey D. Luffy
- Boa Hancock
- Akainu
- Portgas D. Ace
Dragon Ball Z
- Goku
- Vegeta
- Frieza
Toriko
- Toriko
- Zebra
Naruto Shippūden
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Madara Uchiha
Bleach
- Ichigo Kurosaki
- Sōsuke Aizen
- Rukia (support)
Rurouni Kenshin
- Kenshin Himura
- Makoto Shishio
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo
- Kankichi Ryōtsu
Gintama
- Gintoki Sakata
- Kagura and Sadaharu (support)
Yū Yū Hakusho
- Yūsuke Urameshi
- (Younger) Toguro
- Hiei
Hunter x Hunter
- Gon Freecss
- Killua Zoldyck
- Hisoka (support)
Chinyūki -Tarō to Yukaina Nakama-tachi-
- Tarō Yamada
Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar
- Jaguar (support)
Medaka Box
- Medaka Kurokami
- Misogi Kumagawa (support)
To Love-Ru
- Lala (support)
Nisekoi
- Chitoge Kirisaki (support)
Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
- Tsunayoshi Sawada (with Reborn)
Beelzebub
- Tatsumi Oga (with Beelzebub)
Assassination Classroom
- Koro-Sensei
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
- Jonathan Joestar
- Joseph Joestar
Jigoku Sensei Nube
- Meisuke “Nuubee” Nueno
Neuro – Supernatural Detective
- Neuro (support)
Kuroko’s Basketball
- Tetsuya Kuroko (support)
Saint Seiya
- Seiya
D.Gray-man
- Allen Walker (support)
Sket Dance
- Bossun (support)
- Himeko (support)
- Switch (support)
Fist of the North Star
- Kenshirō
- Raoh
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan
- Arale Norimaki
Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan
- Kusuo Saikio
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Tottemo! Luckyman
- Luckyman
Haikyu!!
- Shōyō Hinata (support)
Sakigake!! Otoko Juku
- Momotarō Tsurugi
- Heihachi Edajima (support)
J-Stars Victory Vs+ releases in the Summer of 2015 for PlayStation 3, 4 and PlayStation Vita in the United States.
