Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Play anime-style soccer with special shots, dribbles and blocks, managing Spirit while pressuring the goalkeeper; story play also lets you develop a created player through matches and friendships.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions builds soccer matches around signature moves and resource management. Dashing and special actions consume Spirit, so choosing when to spend it is part of attacking and defending. Shots wear down the goalkeeper's energy gauge, while V Zone temporarily boosts the team's Spirit recovery. The story has two approaches. Episode: Tsubasa revisits events from the anime, while Episode: New Hero puts a created player into an original story. That player's development depends on match evaluations and friendships; character events can also teach moves and skills. Anime-style graphics and effects present the action, connecting the soccer systems to the series' on-field spectacle.
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Best approached as expressive soccer action for players who enjoy resource decisions and character development.
Spirit expenditure and goalkeeper pressure can make matches feel like contests over when to commit special moves. New Hero's friendship-based growth may particularly appeal to players who want relationships with familiar characters to influence their own player's development.
Strengths
- Spirit management can give the timing of offensive and defensive moves a meaningful resource tradeoff.
- Learning through friendship events can connect character interaction with the abilities used on the pitch.
Weaknesses
- Goalkeeper-gauge depletion may be less appealing to players who want scoring without a resource-wearing mechanic.
Who it is for: Captain Tsubasa followers and players interested in special-move soccer, match resources and a created player's development.
Play notes: The adjustable computer difficulty described in the match options applies to Versus, not the story matches.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The anime retelling and original created-player story can serve different interests, with match evaluations and friendships giving New Hero a development focus. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension If deciding when to commit resources is enjoyable, Spirit costs and goalkeeper pressure can make special moves more than a purely visual flourish. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Anime-style graphics and special moves can appeal to players seeking the series' exaggerated sporting imagery. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Pre-match computer difficulty can help tailor Versus opposition, but players should not expect that option to customize story difficulty. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Tamsoft
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco
- Release date
- Aug 27, 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyPick-up and PlayPlayer versus PlayerSports-based PlayFast-pacedReplayable3D GraphicsShort SessionsLow Entry BarrierAnime StyleMain Story Under 10 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third personSide view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideAug 27, 2020
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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