Review for My Hero One's Justice. Game for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 23/08/2018 The version for PC came out on 26/10/2018 The version for Xbox One came out on 26/10/2018
Superheroes, ultra-evil villains, skintight onesies and extraordinary powers. Only with these few words in the minds of all of us do the classic comics materialize The Marvel movies e DC Comics that accompanied the childhood of many of us (or at least of the older ones).
And instead, for four years now, it has been much easier to associate everything with My Hero Academia, and in a few days, with My Hero One's Justice, respectively one of the most popular shonen series of the moment and a video game inspired by it.
Without too many words and without going too far, My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia), follows the events of Izuku Midoriya and his classmates on their school adventure, which will lead them to become Japan's new superheroes.
Needless to say, but we are certainly in front of the "new" One Piece, Naruto or Bleach, if we want to compare it to other series of the same caliber; in a very short time it has depopulated both in Japan and overseas, receiving acclaim from every front and thus allowing the birth of the video game that we will deal with today, My Hero One's Justice.
I am Izuku Midoriya and I want to become a Super Hero!
In terms of plot, the video game follows exactly the events narrated in the original series, from the first meeting of Deku with Gran Torino to the epic battle of All Might (we will not add anything else to avoid spoilers of any kind). This is for what will be the main mode of the title, the Story mode, divided respectively into Eroi e Villain. Once the game is started we will have unlocked only the part relating to the Heroes, which as mentioned above, will allow us to follow the story as read in the manga or as seen in the animated series. It is divided into several battles alternating with video sequences of pure narration, presented in a comic style that perfectly fits with the spirit of the series. We very much appreciated the fact that some of these were taken directly from the animated series, returning a great feeling that those who are on par with the publication will only appreciate.
Too bad that all of the matches played leave us busy for no more than two and a half / three hours, which if compared to other titles of the same type (for example any chapter of the Dragon Ball Tenkaichi series), turns out to be decidedly inadequate. To remedy this, the Villain mode has been inserted, which allows us to experience the backstories of the bad guys firsthand, from a new and original point of view. Thus we arrive at being able to have a decidedly more acceptable duration despite the genre covered, but still that veil of disappointment remains of not being able to play the whole story from the beginning. We then count that this also affects the roster of available characters, definitely not up to par. We would certainly have appreciated a little more effort from the developers.
Plus Ultra accessible to all!
The analogy of a few lines above with the much more established Tenkaichi series was not accidental, given that this will be more able to describe the type of Beat 'em up that is My Hero One's Justice. The gameplay is very inspired by the Dragon Ball series, as well as other video games taken from the most famous shonen; we are faced with a 3D fighting game, with free movements throughout the game arena, which sees two characters face at a time. The combat system is very simple, with a key associated with simple attacks, two relating to the release of the Quirk (or super power for those not accustomed to the series) and one for the jump. To these are added the two upper backbones that act as parry and sprint, which complete the list of available commands.
Forget moves made by crescents and key combinations bordering on the ridiculous, here the immediacy and simplicity are the masters, in order to make the action as simple and fun as possible. In fact, the pressure of two / three keys will be enough to perform combos as beautiful to see as they are strong and satisfying, completely eliminating the feeling of feeling confused that can be found in more technical titles. In our opinion it is a system that goes well with the game, which is not intended as a new chapter among the most famous titles, but which simply wants to allow fans of the series to have a means to be able to give life to fun and exciting among the characters of the series. And in that, My Hero One's Justice hits its target perfectly.
Nice costume ... or maybe not
Therefore, if we have now ascertained that the game makes its simplicity one of its strengths, clarify that even in terms of game modes this factor does not change it seems more than obvious. The one that serves as the fulcrum for the whole title, the Story Mode, is flanked by the classic Local Game (player vs player or player vs cpu), the inevitable Training and a Missions mode. Needless to describe the first two, present in any existing fighting game on the market, we will then focus on the last one listed.It is basically a survival mode, during which we will choose a group of 3 characters with whom we will face one after the other several more or less demanding clashes. If you are looking for a minimum of challenge, other than online competition, this is definitely the mode for you. Completing the different challenges will also allow you to get experience points for the chosen characters and a series of objects that can be used for the customization of the different heroes (and villains).
In fact, thanks to the Character Customization menu, we will be able to spend the credits accumulated during the various battles on cosmetic objects for any character in the game. An idea as nice as, pass the term, banal, given that mostly these are not very revealing changes and that do not marry at all with the canons of the series.
My Hero One's Justice completely succeeds in its goal: to give fans of the work of the master Kohei Horikoshi a fast-paced, easy to approach and immediate video game. It offers many emotions and is perfectly in line with the spirit of the series, from the accurate story mode to the original Japanese dub. Too bad that a not-so-long-lived plot, a sparse roster and the few customizations tend to turn up one's nose on more than a couple of occasions. Despite this, if you too cannot do without Deku and companions, and you have a group of friends with whom to challenge yourself properly, the purchase is more than mandatory.
► My Hero One's Justice is a fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Byking and published by Bandai Namco for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 23/08/2018 The version for PC came out on 26/10/2018 The version for Xbox One came out on 26/10/2018
