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Jump Ultimate Stars

Review by sonicteam23

"The #1 game to import!"


Game play - 10/10
The fighting system is truly unique, you fight like you do in the Super Smash Bros series, also, you can make your own deck of Koma Cards, which are panels that look like Manga pages, and when you tap them they will do different things. There are different sized Komas that range from 1 to 8. 1 is simply cards that when pointed to a 4-8 Koma card will give a certain boost. 2-3 Koma cards are cards that, when tapped on, appear on screen and attack, give you a status boost, or give your opponent a status ailment. 4-8 Komas are battle characters, you actually fight with these, when you tap on one, you will switch to that character if you are not already playing as them. The higher the number, the stronger they are. Its a very unique and excellent battle system.

Storyline - 7/10
The storyline involves a evil scientist called Dr. Mashirito that plays to destroy the jump world I believe, the storyline isn't very interesting, however the story mode is very fun to play, it plays like Kingdom Hearts, you choose a planet that is different for every series in the game and you battle characters from the game. Its very fun to do.

Graphics - 10/10
Despite being in 2-D, the graphics are very wonderful. They resemble what the characters in their Manga actually look like. The stages are also very well done, each has a different background and they have different objects and hazards to get in your way. Unlike the last game, these stages are completely different from each other.

Sound - 9/10, Music - 7/10
The sounds actually fit in with the game, a Kamehameha blast and multiple punches and kicks sound exactly what like they would sound like in the Manga. The music is ok, but not something you would get attached to, its just game music, something not many people are attached to.

Controls - 9/10
The game isn't very hard to get used to. Each button can be used to attack and you can press the L and R buttons to use a Koma that you hot keyed it to. The touch screen comes in handy, you use it to switch out and use Koma cards, the stylus isn't needed though, most people, including me, prefer to use a finger to press on the touch screen.

Repeatability -10/10
After beating the game, you can go on Wi-Fi and play with people from all around the world! If you have any friends you can also play with them using DS Download Play or wireless if they have there own copy. Wi-Fi is fun as you can play against random people as well as friends who's friend codes you have obtained, after battle, you have the option to copy an opponents deck and you can use there strategy! Once you import this game, you will forget all your other DS Games!

Overall Score - 10/10.
Perfect game for any DS owner and Anime/Manga fan!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 12/05/06

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