Jump Super Stars Explained

Jump Super Stars
Developer:Ganbarion
Publisher:Nintendo
Director:Takao Nakano
Tōru Haga
Producer:Chikako Yamakura
Hitoshi Yamagami
Designer:Hiroshi Tsurumoto
Takahiro Hayashi
Tōru Haga
Programmer:Tsuyoshi Kumagai
Artist:Aki Sakurai
Chiharu Sakiyama
Sachiko Nakamichi
Composer:Yūichi Hirose[1]
Platforms:Nintendo DS
Genre:Fighting
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer

is a 2D crossover fighting game for the Nintendo DS, based on Weekly Shōnen Jump characters. It was developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo. The game was released on August 8, 2005, in Japan and accompanied the release of a red Nintendo DS. A sequel, Jump Ultimate Stars, was released in Japan on November 23, 2006.

Gameplay

Jump Super Stars features characters from the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. The game supports 2-4 players in multiplayer and features over 75 missions.

Koma (panel) is the term for the characters that the player can use in the game. Each koma uses from 1 to 7 squares of the koma deck at the bottom screen of the Nintendo DS. The deck has 20 squares (4 x 5) for the player to place their koma.

There are three types of koma: help koma, support koma and battle koma.

The player can build and store up to ten koma decks, and each deck must have at least one help koma, one support koma and one battle koma to be valid for use in battle. There are also a set of predefined decks that the player can use, but the player cannot change or delete those. It is also possible to exchange decks between friends, but they won't be able to edit the decks.

Ally boosting is done by placing koma next to each other in the deck maker. If the koma placed next to each other are "compatible", their attributes will go up. Battle characters can get a longer health bar, or increase the maximum number of special attack gauges.

Represented series

This is a list of represented series in Jump Super Stars. Most of the main characters from each series appear as characters within the games. There are 27 series in total.

Black Cat[2]
Bleach[3]
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo[4]
Buso Renkin[5]
Death Note[6]
D.Gray-man[7]
Dragon Ball[8]
Dr. Slump[9]
Eyeshield 21[10]
Gin Tama[11]
Hunter × Hunter[12]
Hikaru no Go[13]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure[14]
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo[15]
Mr. Fullswing[16]
Naruto[17]
One Piece[18]
Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar[19]
Reborn![20]
Rurouni Kenshin[21]
Shaman King[22]
Slam Dunk[23]
Steel Ball Run[24]
Strawberry 100%[25]
The Prince of Tennis[26]
Yu-Gi-Oh![27]
Yu Yu Hakusho[28]

Development and release

Video game company Tommo had exclusive distribution rights to sell Jump Super Stars (and Jump Ultimate Stars) in North America through retailers such as Best Buy and Fry's Electronics. Many small business received minimal stock of these games.

Reception

Jump Super Stars garnered "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator site Metacritic. The game sold between 202,139 and 220,912 copies in its first week of availability on the market, according to Famitsu and Media Create.[29] [30] It became one of Japan's best-selling games in 2005, selling between 464,076 and 549,265 copies during its lifetime.[29] [31]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228233909/https://www.gff.jp/gowatch/2016/07/post-41.html
  2. Web site: キャラクター紹介 BLACK CAT . . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  3. Web site: キャラクター紹介 BLEACH . . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  4. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 ボボボーボ・ボーボボ . https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char17.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  5. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 武装錬金. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char15.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  6. Web site: キャラクター紹介 DEATH NOTE . . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  7. Web site: キャラクター紹介 D. GRAY-MAN . . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  8. Web site: キャラクター紹介 DRAGON BALL . . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  9. Web site: キャラクター紹介 Dr. スランプ . . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  10. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 アイシールド21. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char01.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  11. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 銀魂. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char04.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  12. Web site: キャラクター紹介 HUNTER × HUNTER. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  13. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 ヒカルの碁. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char13.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  14. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 ジョジョの奇妙な冒険. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char23.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  15. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char05.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  16. Web site: キャラクター紹介 Mr. FULLSWING. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  17. Web site: キャラクター紹介 NARUTO -ナルト-. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  18. Web site: キャラクター紹介 ONE PIECE. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  19. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 ピューと吹く! ジャガー. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char14.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  20. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 家庭教師ヒットマンリボーン!. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char03.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  21. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char21.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  22. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 シャーマンキング. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char06.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  23. Web site: キャラクター紹介 SLAM DUNK. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  24. Web site: キャラクター紹介 STEEL BALL RUN. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  25. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 いちご100%. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char02.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  26. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 テニスの王子様. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char09.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  27. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 遊☆戯☆王. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char19.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  28. Web site: ja:キャラクター紹介 幽☆遊☆白書. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char20.html. . December 9, 2018 . ja.
  29. Web site: Game Search. Game Data Library. 2023-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20230101163642/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search. 2023-01-01. live.
  30. Web site: Jenkins. David. Japanese Sales Charts, Week Ending August 14th. Gamasutra. CMP Media. August 19, 2005. 2023-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20051120182818/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6271. 2005-11-20. live.
  31. Web site: Famitsu . Weekly . 2009-01-21 . 2005年テレビゲームソフト売り上げTOP500 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090127020408/http://geimin.net/da/db/2005_ne_fa/index.php . January 27, 2009 . 2023-06-28 . geimin.net.