Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash

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Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash
Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Boxart.png
Cover art
Developer(s)
  • Byking
  • Gemdrops
Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Entertainment
Director(s)
  • Takuya Nagashima
  • Isao Takeda
Producer(s)
  • Yuichiro Kitao
  • Misaki Kai
Designer(s) Takeru Imai
Programmer(s) Tomoyuki Kurino
Composer(s)
  • Mitsuhiro Tabata
  • Daisuke Nakajima
  • Kousuke Koizumi
Series Jujutsu Kaisen
Engine Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release
  • JP: February 1, 2024
  • WW: February 2, 2024
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash [a] is a fighting game co-developed by Byking and Gemdrops, [1] and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Based on the 2020 anime adaptation of Gege Akutami's manga series, Jujutsu Kaisen , the game was released on February 1, 2024, in Japan for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, [2] which was followed by a worldwide release the next day on February 2. [2] It received generally mixed-to-negative reviews due to a lackluster story mode, small character roster, poor netcode, and an underwhelming co-op mode. [3]

Contents

Gameplay and plot

Adapted from the events of the first season of the anime series and the film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 , the game's single player story mode follows Yuji Itadori, the series' protagonist, as he faces off against various monsters (known as "Curses") in order to save humankind in modern-day Japan. [4]

Cursed Clash features 16 playable characters in the base game, where players form teams of two fighters from the roster and battle CPU opponents or other people online. [5] Additional playable characters have been released as both paid and free downloadable content, as well as two new story chapters based on the anime series' second season. [6] [7]

Roster

Base game

Additional characters (DLC)

  • Satoru Gojo (Young) [6] P
  • Suguru Geto (Young) [6] P
  • Toji Fushiguro [6] P
  • Mai Zen'in [6] F
  • Momo Nishimiya [6] F
  • Noritoshi Kamo [8] F
  • Kasumi Miwa [9] F
  • Ultimate Mechamaru [7] F
  • Mei Mei [7] P
  • Naobito Zen'in [7] P
  • Choso [7] P

^P Paid downloadable content
^F Added in a free update

Development

The game was announced in July 2023 by Bandai Namco at Anime Expo. [10] [11]

Reception

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash received mixed-to-negative reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [12] [13]

Lewis Parker of Eurogamer panned the game as "a product disguised as a game" and "the epitome of every pitfall the [arena fighter] genre consistently falls into," criticizing its shallow and unbalanced gameplay, poor visuals, pointless story mode, and terrible online experience. [3] Similarly, Jason Hon of Screen Rant gave the game a 2.5/5 score, finding fault with its "unbalanced, clunky, and frustrating" gameplay, disappointing story mode consisting mainly of "image slideshows with uninspired voice acting," and lack of local multiplayer. [14] Both reviewers felt that despite some promising ideas and "well-constructed animations," Cursed Clash ultimately failed to live up to the potential of a fighting game adaptation such a popular series as Jujutsu Kaisen, with Parker arguing it was an obvious attempt to capitalize on the IP's popularity without providing a quality gaming experience. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Known in Japan as Jujutsu Kaisen: Senka Sōran (呪術廻戦 戦華双乱)

References

  1. ↑ Zalamea, Nigel (October 12, 2023). "Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash: Release date, platforms, gameplay, characters, trailer | ONE Esports". One Esports. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Romano, Sal (October 11, 2023). "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash launches February 1, 2024 in Japan, February 2 worldwide". Gematsu. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Review - a product disguised as a game". Eurogamer.net. February 8, 2024. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kuhnke, Oisin (July 2, 2023). "Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash takes the popular anime into the realm of 3D brawlers". VG247 . Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Romano, Sal (July 1, 2023). "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Romano, Sal (May 27, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash DLC 'Hidden Inventory / Premature Death' launches May 30 alongside free update". Gematsu. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Romano, Sal (November 20, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash adds Ultimate Mechamaru via free update and Mei Mei, Naobito Zen'in, and Choso via paid DLC on November 21". Gematsu. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ Romano, Sal (July 24, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash adds Kamo Noritoshi via free update on July 25". Gematsu. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ Romano, Sal (September 24, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash adds Miwa Kasumi via free update on September 26". Gematsu. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ Pineda, Rafael (July 1, 2023). "Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Gets Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash 2v2 Fighting Game". Anime News Network . Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ Serin, Kaan (July 3, 2023). "Bandai Namco announce Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash anime brawler". Rock Paper Shotgun . Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash PlayStation 5 Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Xbox Series X Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  14. ↑ Hon, Jason (February 8, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Review - "Domain Expansion: Disappointing Experience"". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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