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My Hero One's Justice

My Hero One's Justice, known in Japan as My Hero Academia: One's Justice,[a] is a 2018 fighting game developed by Byking and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. The game is based on the manga series My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi.

My Hero One's Justice
Developer(s)Byking
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
SeriesMy Hero Academia
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
ReleaseNS, PS4
  • JP: August 23, 2018
  • WW: October 26, 2018
Windows, Xbox One
  • WW: October 26, 2018
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Production and release

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In the first 2018 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, it was announced that a video game based on the My Hero Academia franchise was in development from Bandai Namco Entertainment.[1] The game was released on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in Japan on August 23, 2018. Internationally, the game was released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One platforms on October 26, 2018.[2]

Endeavor and Shoot-style Izuku Midoriya were given out as a pre-order bonus and later as paid DLC.[3] Inasa Yoarashi was also made available as paid DLC on November 14, 2018.[4]

Reception

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Jordan Ramée from GameSpot praised the characters, controls, and easter eggs to the original source material while criticizing the story mode for requiring knowledge of the source material.[11] Alex Santa Maria from GameRevolution praised the presentation, online play, and representation of the anime series, while also criticizing the AI, camera, and fighting system.[10] Clark A. from Digitally Downloaded praised the game's presentation and gameplay, though felt some of the main series' aspects were lost.[8] Mitchell Saltzman from IGN praised the action and visuals, though also criticizing the game's combat and story mode.[12] Dave Aubrey from Pocket Gamer praised the graphics and the beginning of the game, though Aubrey felt it got repetitive after a few hours of play.[14] Dom Reseigh-Lincoln from Nintendo Life praised the visuals and presentation, while criticizing the gameplay as missed potential.[13] Richard Eisenbeis from Anime News Network praised the "if" stories, while criticizing the online play as laggy and the character roster as unbalanced.[9]

In its first week, the game sold 24,626 units on the Nintendo Switch and 16,036 units on the PlayStation 4, for a total of 40,652.[16] In January 2019, it was announced the game had shipped over 500,000 copies.[17]

Sequel

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Main article: My Hero One's Justice 2

A sequel, titled My Hero One's Justice 2, was announced in an issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in September 2019.[18] It was released in Japan for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 12, 2020. It was released internationally on the same platforms the next day.[19]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア One's Justice(ワンズ ジャスティス), Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia Wanzu Jasutisu

References

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  1. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 3, 2017). "My Hero Academia: One's Justice Game Announced for PS4, Switch (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Wong, Alistair (July 16, 2018). "Check Out Some New Gameplay Of Midoriya Vs Shigaraki In My Hero One's Justice". Siliconera. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Romano, Sal (October 22, 2018). "My Hero One's Justice Arcade Mode update, DLC characters Shoot Style Izuku Midoriya and Endeavor due out at launch in the west". Gematsu. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Lada, Jenni (November 5, 2018). "My Hero One's Justice Inasa Yoarashi DLC Arrives On November 14, 2018". Siliconera. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "My Hero One's Justice (PS4)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "My Hero One's Justice (Switch)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "My Hero One's Justice (XONE)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Review: My Hero One's Justice (Sony PlayStation 4)". Digitally Downloaded. November 7, 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Eisenbeis, Richard (September 18, 2018). "Game Review: My Hero One's Justice Playstation 4". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Santa Maria, Alex (November 23, 2018). "My Hero One's Justice Review – Muscular Atrophy". GameRevolution. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Ramée, Jordan (October 27, 2018). "My Hero One's Justice Review - In Their Own Quirky Ways". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Saltzman, Mitchell (October 24, 2018). "My Hero One's Justice Review". IGN. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom (October 31, 2018). "My Hero One's Justice Review (Switch)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Aubrey, Dave (October 30, 2018). "My Hero One's Justice review - "Quirky, but not very heroic"". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  15. ^ Romano, Sal (August 7, 2018). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1550". Gematsu. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  16. ^ Sato (August 29, 2018). "This Week In Sales: My Hero One's Justice Detroit Smashes Its Debut". Siliconera. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  17. ^ Romano, Sal (January 30, 2019). "My Hero One's Justice shipments top 500,000". Gematsu. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  18. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 29, 2019). "My Hero One's Justice Game Gets Sequel". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  19. ^ Lada, Jenni (December 2, 2019). "My Hero One's Justice 2 Will Appear Outside of Japan on March 13, 2020". Siliconera. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
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