From pointy nosed Usopp to afro-toting skeleton Brook (SKULL JOKE! Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. And, of course, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates pack intrigue and humour within their tight-knit, motley social group, a cat's cradle of affections and rivalries from which many an easily-written cut-scene may tumble. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. No stranger to transitioning manga and anime … Of course, those that will get the most out of One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP are the fans, yet ultimately they will perhaps be the ones left feeling most disappointed. Only a few things prevented a five star rating. In other words, the European release of One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP offers just half the content of the Japanese version: a port of a four-year-old Wii game (with the versus mode stripped out), and a bonus one-on-one fight mode dubbed The Marineford Episodes. Alas, One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP 2 is unquestionably horrendous, failing to address any of the issues that plagued its predecessor. With all voice acting remaining entirely in Japanese, it would seem that having to include subtitles for each language – themselves ridiculously minuscule on-screen – has meant that Bandai Namco was left without enough room on the game card to include the same amount of content. A gate may require a special treasure item as well as 3 GP before it will be unlocked, a system that essentially has you farming for drops in order to pay your way into the next area, even after you already found the piece of treasure needed to unlock the gate. You'll also need to spread your attention across the team in terms of levelling, since if a character you have invested all of your energies into during battle falls in the latter stages of the game, you're left to rely on your weak, undeveloped cast members to pick up the slack - a system that never quite allows you to feel true ownership over your avatar. All Go Search Today's Deals Vouchers AmazonBasics Best Sellers Gift Ideas New Releases Gift Cards Customer Service Free Delivery Shopper Toolkit Sell. Annapurna Interactive's lovely afterlife puzzler I am Dead gets October release date. At least, that's what the Japanese players were offered. New report says Michel Ancel left Ubisoft amid investigation into his toxic behaviour. Blowing up a boulder that’s blocking your path, for instance, unnecessarily tasks the player with finding ‘an animal that digs’ and ‘items with powerful explosions’ yet providing no assistance in locating them. Version Tested: Nintendo 3DSReview copy provided by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Simon Parkin is an award-winning writer and journalist from England, a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The Guardian and a variety of other publications. However, it also falls foul of similar issues, with larger playable characters obscuring your view and the overly simplistic combat system remaining as dull and unengaging as before. Review by Simon Parkin, Contributor Updated on 10 February 2012. Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. By defeating enemies you slowly unlock new moves and combos for the selected character, giving play an MMO-grind feel as you chisel away at the predestined potential of your avatar.