{"id":58797,"date":"2018-10-31T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/my_hero_ones_justice"},"modified":"2018-10-31T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T10:00:00","slug":"review-my-hero-ones-justice-in-your-face-fighting-fun-that-might-be-too-shallow-for-some","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/31\/review-my-hero-ones-justice-in-your-face-fighting-fun-that-might-be-too-shallow-for-some\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: My Hero One&#8217;s Justice &#8211; In-Your-Face Fighting Fun That Might Be Too Shallow For Some"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a08d6a552a902\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a08d6a552a902\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"picture embed\"><a title=\"My Hero One's Justice Review - Screenshot 1 of 3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/93338\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/93338\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"My Hero One's Justice Review - Screenshot 1 of 3\" \/><\/a><\/aside>\n<p>2018 hasn\u2019t just been a golden year for fighting games &#8211; with everything from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/blade_strangers\"><strong>Blade Strangers<\/strong><\/a> to the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\"><strong>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/strong><\/a> laying the smacketh down on consoles &#8211; it\u2019s also been a <em>cracker<\/em> for anime adaptations making themselves welcome on Nintendo Switch. So what happens when these two potent streams collide? Well, the answer is likely to look a lot like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/my_hero_ones_justice\"><strong>My Hero One\u2019s Justice<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the brilliant <strong>My Hero Academia<\/strong> series (which is based on a manga, as all things are from Japan), this over-the-top fighter certainly has all the theatrics and explosive battles befitting an anime all about a young boy with no powers who\u2019s born into a world where being \u2018super\u2019 is considered the norm. At first glance, it plays a lot like other free-form fighting games such as <strong>Power Stone<\/strong> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragon_ball_xenoverse_2\"><strong>Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2<\/strong><\/a>, taking away the traditional fixed plane and enabling you to run around an arena unleashing both ranged and up-close attacks on your opponent.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture embed\"><a title=\"My Hero One's Justice Review - Screenshot 2 of 3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/93336\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/93336\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"My Hero One's Justice Review - Screenshot 2 of 3\" \/><\/a><\/aside>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a fan of the source material or just someone in the market for a new way to battle at home or on the go, My Hero One&#8217;s Justice makes quite the first impression. Each character in the 20-strong roster has their own unique power (or \u2018Quirk\u2019 as they\u2019re known in the anime\u2019s parlance) which range from Kirishima\u2019s armour-up buff or Todoroki\u2019s powerful ability to fling fire and ice from afar. There\u2019s a nice balance to how these abilities work against one another, and each one is perfectly suited to the character they\u2019re linked to.<\/p>\n<p>The main portion of this 3D fighter\u2019s combat model is based around three kinds of attack that are bound together in a rock-paper-scissors style setup. Unblockable attacks can break through counters, normal attacks can undo unblockables and counter-attacks are the bane of normal attacks. The key is learning to preempt your opponent\u2019s attack with one of your own, but even if you mess up, there\u2019s always plenty of room to regroup and potentially turn the tide of a battle with an unexpected Quirk.<\/p>\n<p>Every arena has destructible elements, and there\u2019s a real thrill to throwing your opponent into a concrete pillar only to rush them and send your poor foe crashing straight through it. If developer Byking was aiming to capture the intensity of two super-heroes throwing down with the machismo theatrics of the My Hero Academia series, then it has done itself proud. But once you\u2019ve played a few rounds of this super-powered fighter, you\u2019ll soon discover there really isn\u2019t much nuance to be found beyond the bravado of its exterior.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture embed\"><a title=\"My Hero One's Justice Review - Screenshot 3 of 3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/93333\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/93333\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"My Hero One's Justice Review - Screenshot 3 of 3\" \/><\/a><\/aside>\n<p>The developer has clearly aimed to build something that\u2019s accessible first and foremost, offering up a loud and lively arcade brawler that wouldn\u2019t look out of place in a bulky cabinet stuck to a sticky carpet in a smokey amusement arcade of yore. By that token, practically anyone could pick this title up and be laying waste to their opponents and the environment in no time, but there\u2019s very little depth to the game\u2019s core mechanics. There\u2019s plenty of room for outlandish creativity as you mix up your counters and Quirks, but it\u2019s unlikely to appeal much to fight fans looking for <strong>BlazBlue<\/strong> levels of mechanical nuance. Even <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragon_ball_fighterz\">Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; which also opts for instant accessibility over dazzling complexity &#8211; is deeper than this.<\/p>\n<p>You do get plenty of modes for your buck, however. Arcade sees you in a six-tiered series of battles, while Missions offers a similar setup only with special requirements that spice up each encounter. You can also play cooperatively with a friend in Local mode, or head online for some distant fights thanks to decent netcode. However, if you\u2019re a My Hero Academia fan in the West it\u2019s the Story mode you\u2019ll be hoping to sink your teeth into.<\/p>\n<p>Covering the anime\u2019s sixth story arc, My Hero One&#8217;s Justice doesn\u2019t exactly pick the most natural of places to bring the series to a fighting game format. So many important story beats and key character developments during season two and three are seemingly dropped or placed out of sequence. It doesn\u2019t help that the game doesn\u2019t feature voice-overs from the western dub of the show, so you\u2019ll have to stick to Japanese VO and English subtitles. If you\u2019re new to My Hero Academia and you were hoping for a way into this world of superheroes and schooling, this really isn\u2019t the best place to start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conclusion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>While My Hero One\u2019s Justice certainly looks the part &#8211; with all the crash, bang and wallop you\u2019d expect from a game based on such an outlandish anime &#8211; it proves to be more style over substance. If the likes of Blade Strangers and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/snk_heroines_tag_team_frenzy\">SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy<\/a><\/strong> have got you in the mood for easy-to-pick-up fighters, this title will easily fit that mould, but for everyone else, it\u2019s a disappointing use of a franchise brimming with quirky (no pun intended) potential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 hasn\u2019t just been a golden year for fighting games &#8211; with everything from Blade Strangers to the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate laying the smacketh down on consoles &#8211; it\u2019s also been a cracker for anime adaptations making themselves welcome on Nintendo Switch. So what happens when these two potent streams collide? 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