Jump! Ultimate Stars is a crossover fighting game for the Nintendo DS that features characters from many popular Shonen Jump manga series. Released in Japan in 2006, it builds on the original jump superstars with more characters, more options for battle and a larger roster.
The game is packed with popular anime and manga heroes, including characters from Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach and other Jump series. Battles are fought in 2D planes, where players use character attacks, special moves and team combinations to defeat their opponents.
A key feature of the game is the manga-inspired Komah system, which lets players arrange character panels to build a deck. Different panels give fighters, support abilities and other effects, adding a strategic element to the action.
Key Features
Multiplayer
Single Player
Offline
Controller Support
Cloud Save
Cross-Platform
Story
Unlike a traditional fighting game, Jump! doesn't have one central story, but multiple stories. Ultimate Stars has characters from different manga universes fight each other in crossover battles. Heroes and rivals usually belong to different stories, but they can meet in the same arena.
The big attraction is to build teams from different series and see how their fighting styles mesh. Players can build combinations around their favorite characters and challenge opponents in various battle modes.
Gameplay
The game mixes side-scrolling action with team-building and strategic character selection.
- Crossover roster: Fight with characters from many manga series in Shonen Jump.
- Team battles: Pair fighters with support characters to make helpful battle combinations.
- Special Attacks: Use each characters unique moves and powerful attacks.Komah deck system: Place manga panels on the deck grid to see which characters and skills you have available.
- Nintendo DS features: Control aspects of your deck and gameplay through the dual-screen interface and touch controls.- Multiplayer: There are multiplayer competitions against other players, as well as local wireless battles.
With its big roster and deck-building mechanics, it’s more strategic than a straight-up button-mashing fighting game.
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