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Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash
Cover art featuring Yuji Itadori, Sukuna, Satoru Gojo, Nobara Kugisaki, and Megumi Fushiguro
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
SeriesJujutsu Kaisen
EngineUnreal 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]

Gameplay and plot

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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 a new story chapter based on the Hidden Inventory / Premature Death arc of the anime series' second season.[6]

Roster

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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[7] F
  • Kasumi Miwa F

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

Development

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The game was announced in July 2023 by Bandai Namco at Anime Expo.[8][9]

Reception

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Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash received mixed-to-negative reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[10][11]

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.[12] 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

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  1. ^ Known in Japan as Jujutsu Kaisen Norowareta Shōtotsu (呪術廻戦 呪われた衝突)

References

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  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. ^ a b Romano, Sal (October 11, 2023). "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash launches February 1, 2024 in Japan, February 2 worldwide". Gematsu. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ Romano, Sal (July 24, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash adds Kamo Noritoshi via free update on July 25". Gematsu. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael (July 1, 2023). "Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Gets Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash 2v2 Fighting Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  9. ^ Serin, Kaan (July 3, 2023). "Bandai Namco announce Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash anime brawler". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash PlayStation 5 Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Byking. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash Xbox Series X Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Byking. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Hon, Jason (February 8, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Review - "Domain Expansion: Disappointing Experience"". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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