Inazuma Eleven 3: Lightning Bolt 3DS
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  • Summary: Mark Evans, footballing hero, has risen to the top in Japan by winning the Football Frontier Tournament and then saving his country from crisis, but now… he’s about to take on the world. All of them, though, have only one thing on their mind – getting onto the national side: Inazuma Nationaational. The Football Frontier International championship is coming up, pitting the best young players from around the world against each other, and Mark and his friends are about to face the challenge of a lifetime. [Nintendo UK]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Pocket Gamer UK
    Oct 7, 2013
    80
    Skip buying your kid FIFA on 3DS this year, and give your offpsring Inazuma Eleven 3 instead. It's a novel light RPG experience, with all the compulsive collecting of a sticker album. There's also a decent football story at its core.
  2. IGN Italia
    Sep 25, 2013
    80
    With its double football/JRPG nature, Inazuma Eleven 3 is another great title in the franchise, even with its story surplus and a non-cutting edge graphics.
  3. Vandal Online
    Sep 28, 2013
    76
    There are just a few additions to the original NDS game, so it's aimed at those who missed it the first time. Still, it brings more Inazuma Eleven to its fans, who should be waiting for its proper return to 3DS.
  4. 4Players.de
    Sep 27, 2013
    70
    In terms of content you’ll get more Inazuma than ever before. But unfortunately it is also more of the same.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 1, 2013
    70
    Inazuma Eleven 3 is... derivative, to say the least. It's actually a pretty much cut'n'paste of the previous entries in the franchise with just a couple new features and a more grounded plot.
  6. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    Sep 30, 2013
    70
    IE3's mantra seems to be 'more is less'. Less: work for devs, learning for fans and interest for the uninitiated. It works, but is it really what an exciting series needs?
  7. games(TM)
    Oct 16, 2013
    50
    The only time the game takes advantage of the 3DS features is in the social aspects: with a couple of SpotPass, StreetPass and 3DS link options available, the game slightly redeems its lazy porting.

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