Without a doubt, anime fans are excited at the potential forJump Force’s franchise crossovers, asBandai Namco Entertainment’s debut trailerfor the forthcoming title featured characters from the likes ofNaruto,One Piece,Dragon Ball Z, and evenDeath Note. Speaking of the lattermost property, game producer Koji Nakajima recently revealed that Light Yagami and Ryuk fromDeath Noteare only there to set up the story, and not to fight.
This much was divulged during a recent interview held between Nakajima and GameSpot, with theJump Forceproducer speaking through translation, saying, “This game is going to feature a story around this unique situation, and that’s whereDeath Notecomes into play. To kind of weave the story together. So,Death Noteis not [going to have] a fighting game character.” Unfortunately, the game producer didn’t offer any more details as to what the title’s plot will contain.
As of yet, there has been no official mention from Bandai Namco Entertainment nor Spike Chunsoft as to how bigJump Force’s roster is going to be, but it’s safe to say that its exclusion of Light Yagami and Ryuk as playable characters will disappoint manyDeath Notefans. Instead, the likes of Naruto, Goku fromDragon Ball Z, and Luffy fromOne Piecewill almost certainly be there as foundational figures and locks as roster members.
In addition to the threeNaruto, DBZ, andOne Piececharacters, it has been confirmed thatSasuke Uchiha fromNarutoandOne Piece’s Roronoa Zoro will be playable fighters inJump Forceas well. So, taking all of this into consideration, even though there’s no current launch date set yet, we will surely see even more character reveals to come for Bandai Namco Entertainment and Spike Chunsoft’s forthcoming crossover fighting game.
Jump Forceis currently scheduled to release for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2019.
