I was so eager to play this game that, thinking it would never be launched outside Japan, I decided to import it (so I played it completely in Japanese).
Being objective, gameplay is not particularly good. It ends up being quite repetitive and there are technical problems that should have been solved.
That being said, I still like the game too much. I had played the other two Shonen Jump video games on Nintendo DS, and I found exactly what I wanted in this one. The opportunity of fighting with these characters is simply unique.
The game was fortunately released in Europe some years later, though I decided not to play it again because I had played it quite recently. Maybe some day...
J Stars is a game I had worries about. After seeing gameplay of it over a year ago from quite a small YouTuber, I really did not have high hopes. I even thought it was a fan made game, seeing as I thought that was the only plausible reason I'd see Naruto and Goku fighting in the same game.
Turns out, the combat (once I was used to it mind you), I actually genuinely love. There is a certain skill to it, and learning the combos and timings of each characters is extremely satisfying. A tactic I like to use with Naruto is to do O+UP to send a shadow clone running towards the enemy, then R1+O to activate Sage mode and unleash my combos, dealing heavy damage. There is just a level of satisfaction you get from pulling them off.
Only bad thing I will say is, some characters seem a bit over powered, and can also shoot of their specials at times seemingly endlessly.
If you are a massive fan of fighting games and anime, I'd advise you pick this up immediately. If no to both of them, then I would definitely steer clear.
Terrible gameplay, Boring, Tedious, Ridiculous, not funny and no fun to smash a button ( O )...this game is worst. D.O.N. (Ps2) > all. Maybe latter i buy it for 3 usd. xD
the worst anime fighting game ever total crap huge framerate drops do not buy this peace of **** the game looks terrible fighting is really boring no reasen to play **** leaderboards online is crap im done with bandia Namco all of there games are ****