J-Stars Victory VS+ Critic Reviews

J-Stars Victory VS+ is a crossover for the ages and a delightfully mad brawler in its own right. A few shortcomings are overshadowed by the attention to detail, great cast, riotous combat and the big silly grin it will leave on your face.

Its structure lacks of frills and it may appear to simple, but J-Stars Victory VS. + is a joy to play and can count on an excellent roster of fighters.

J-STARS Victory VS+ is not perfect, but is the ultimate anime crossover and a must have for anyone who loves manga and Japanese animation.

The more characters you know or recognize the more fun you will have with this tremendous roster of animanga star power. But fortunately J-Stars has more to offer, e.g. a solid fighting system and astonishingly diverse characters. The arenas and campaign mode lack variety, though.

A dream come true for manganime fans. The most popular franchises and characters from the Shonen Jump magazine are included.

Specially designed for the otaku fandom. It feels chaotic the first time you play it and its graphics are clearly outdated, but it delivers some flashy and spectacular moments. Tip: play it with friends.

It's a great tribute to a good amount of anime and manga characters, but when it comes to gameplay some ideas are better than others. Still, as a game, it is really fun, and particularly enjoyable if you like the franchises it is based on.

As a fighting game, J-Stars Victory VR+ is quite limited, but with more than fifty characters taken from the most important manga and anime series, will definitely make Shonen Jump fans happy.

Unlike almost everything, but far from perfect. Otakus should have it, the other players may have more complete options, but not so original in its genre.

With some polish and refinement; it could be a great series. I really hope that this isn’t its final form.

J-Stars Victory Vs+ brings together some good fighting moments with popular Bandai Namco licenses, while offering up somewhat addictive, yet sporadic, gameplay flow. Improvements in environment variety, CPU artificial intelligence and visuals could help to make this a more memorable brawler in the future, as it falls short in these categories as it stands.

Interesting game that pulls together 32 different franchises of Shonen Jump into a fighting game, with a story mode, an online mode and an arcade mode, only for the western version. We miss some characters and more stages. However, you can't miss this if you're a fan of manga and/or anime.

A solid character roster coupled with some eye-catching combat is what this beat-'em-up is all about – even if it could afford to take some more risks, given the wealth of source material on offer.

J-Stars Victory VS+ is built specifically for fans of the numerous franchises represented within with an enjoyable story mode, but outsiders will likely find nothing of interest here.

It's good to see the localization of games like J-Stars Victory in order to attend the loyal manga and anime fans. This game is good in references and fan service but regular on the gameplay mechanics with some troubles with combat and camera. At the end of the day some fans will be able to enjoy the whole experience.

J-Stars Victory Vs+ accomplishes what it sets out to do. It is pure fan-service for fans of anime, most importantly the series it includes.

When it goes the way you want, though, Victory VS is a bold, enjoyable mess.

The flaws will probably dampen your enjoyment too much – and, to be fair, there are more accomplished fighting games out there.

If you want a game with decent combat, it might be a good idea to check J-Stars out. However, if graphics are important to you, you might want to take a pass on this one.

J-Stars Victory Vs. + mostly gets the job done when it comes to delivering a manic anime-based brawler for fans that have been waiting for the next Jump Superstars. But more could've easily been done with it, especially with the presentation and the fighting system.