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Rukia, Aizen Jump Force Crossover Game as Playable Characters
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
This year's 31st issue of game. Rukia, Aizen, and Ichigo will appear in the game in costumes from the manga's "Thousand Year Blood War" arc. The magazine also revealed a new Hong Kong stage.
Previously confirmed characters include: Naruto, Goku, Luffy, Frieza, Roronoa Zoro, Sasuke Uchiha, and Ichigo. Light and Ryuk from Death Note will also appear in the game.
Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game:
Universes collide as legendary manga heroes and villains are transported to our reality. Massive battles fill epic locales as good and evil clashes, while humankind hangs in the balance.
Steam in 2019.
The game's producer Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma.
Spike Chunsoft previously worked on the J-Stars Victory VS+ game. Like Jump Force, that game is also a crossover featuring characters from Weekly Shonen Jump characters. That game shipped in Japan for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in 2014, and in the West for the same platforms as well as the PS4 in 2015. Spike Chunsoft also developed the One Piece: Burning Blood game, which shipped in 2016.
Thanks to theNightster for the news tip.
Source: Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31
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