I haven't seen any new cool games on the Nintendo DS since CORE. I'm still feeling lazy to get a copy of the English version of Dissidia for my PSP so I tried out some old DS games (well, not very old).
Here's one of the games I've checked out: Jump Ultimate Stars. Released in 2006, it's a follow-up to the game titled Jump Superstars. It is a 2D fighting game featuring the crossover of Anime characters that's originally seen from Shounen Jump! Magazine. So it's like an anime version of Super Smash Bros. Now how cool is that?
Jump Ultimate Stars features at least 100 playable characters (trust me on that), all from Naruto, Dragonball, Bleach, Gintama, Hitman Reborn, Death Note, One Piece, D.Gray Man and some other Animes that I never knew about.
The gameplay is very simple. You punch, kick, defend and attack to either blow your opponent off the fighting stage or reduce their life bars to zero. There's also this feature called the 'Koma' (Japanese term for 'panels'). The Koma takes up the bottom screen. It's like a deck of cards that you use for the battle and has three types: Battle, Support and Help.
Replay is also necessary if you want to unlock all the characters. Not to mention the Wi-fi multiplayer mode.
The only problem is that Jump Ultimate Stars is NOT released in English but what the hell? It's a lot of fun.
In conclusion, I'd say this game is great. Not just for Anime lovers and Otakus out there but for every avid gamer. If you want to play it, then go on. You won't be disappointed.
