| MY HERO: ONE’S JUSTICE
All for one, one for all
Yet another anime fighter graces PS4, this time based around the popular anime/manga My Hero Academia. Taking place in a world where it’s common for almost everyone to have superpowers (called “quirks”), it focuses on a high school class of heroes-in-training. The lead, Midoriya, has no powers of his own – until a special quirk is bestowed upon him by the world’s greatest hero, All Might.
One’s Justice is a 1v1 3D brawler where you punch each other with flashy superpowers until one of you is knocked out. The arenas feature some destructive elements, and a couple have ring outs, but for the most part it’s fairly basic. It captures the look of the anime without being spectacular, though care’s been taken to present the breadth of powers with variation that makes each character move uniquely, even if at their core they all play the same. With one primary attack and a few quirk power buttons it’s an elementary fighter, the only real interesting aspect being a de-emphasis on guarding versus punching through opponents’ attacks. While taking some getting used to, there’s a satisfaction to the fast exchanges when you’re on a roll, though it gets repetitive. 1
The story runs through the second season and first half of the third. Dryly presented, it’s mostly fight after fight with comic-style cutscenes that provide a recap of the show’s events rather than being engaging on their own. 2 There are enough touches for fans to feel the source is appreciated, but outside of seeing your favourites smash each other in the faces, it’s bare bones. Oscar Taylor-Kent