A boss character in the Namco Bandai Games' J-Stars Victory Vs. "team battle action" video game has been revealed last Monday on the 16th issue of this year's Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The character is then called "Dark Phantom" who takes the form of the player's characters as well as their powers and abilities.

The game shows a perfect example of hard work with 52 characters from 32 titles — from Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo (1976-current) to Assassination Classroom (2012-current).

The game features the "J Battle Festival, a dream festival that happens once in 45 years" where it gathered together heroes who show friendship, hard work, and victory. And through the spirit of friendship, the game includes 2 vs. 2 team battles wherein players can choose characters from different titles and unleash combination attacks you never dream of happening with the help of support characters.

On March 19, the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita game will be released. The regular edition of the PS3 version costs 7,980 yen or about $80 USD, while the limited edition costs 10,980 yen or $110 USD. The regular edition of the PS Vita version costs 6,980 yen and the limited edition will be available for 9,980 yen or about $100 USD.

Pre-order of the game would include a J-Stars Victory Book, a Jump Comics-like book with information and visuals of Jump heroes over the years. An "Ani-Son Sound Edition" of the game will let the players to listen to 21 television anime theme songs in the game for a limited time.




via Anime News Network | http://gematsu.com/2014/03/j-stars-victory-vs-boss-character-dark-phantom