These Video Game Crossovers SUCK!

One Piece. Dragon Ball. Naruto.

These three series arguably form the cornerstone of every Shonen Jump fan's obsession, and the rampant success of each has lead to everyone and their nan knowing who Luffy, Naturo and Goku are. Therefore, when Jump Force was announced as a title looking to tie these three juggernauts together into a fighting game for the ages, it was enough to make many Weeb their pants in excitement.

However what should have been the Holy Trinity of crossovers soon became a cross to bear as while the animations and visuals of the game dazzled with flash and lighting effects, it was soon clear that this was a title as hollow as a promise from Freiza not to kill your entire civilization.

Worse still was the fact that despite each IP possessing some of the most engrossing narrative arcs in all of manga history, this felt like you were watching a fan-made filler episode.

Characters would spout generic lines with such force it felt like a sickening body blow that was then followed up with a cracking fist to the jaw in the form of stale lifeless cutscenes. This wasn't the one-stop thrill-ride we were promised and more an exhibition on "The World Of Queuing".

The true sin of this experience was how the game played, with fans finding utterly broken combos within moments of launch that destroyed any aspect of challenge and fair play from the game.

With so many characters at their disposal and a fighting system proven to work in the likes of the Ninja Storm and Xenoverse, this should have been a surefire hit, but this was a disaster from start to finish, leading to the game being delisted and the servers being shutting down in August of this year.