One Piece (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Dimps Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai |
| Series | One Piece |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
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| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
One Piece, also referred to as Shonen Jump's One Piece, is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game for the Game Boy Advance. It is based on the One Piece anime. Developed by Dimps and published by Bandai, it was released on September 7, 2005. It is the only One Piece game to be only released in the USA, and the first out of two to not see a release in Japan. Due to being an American-only title released during the period 4Kids Entertainment was involved in the dubbing and localization of the anime, there are a few discrepancies compared to the canon material, matching 4Kids' edits and changes of the anime.
Plot
[edit]"Follow the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates and explore the Grand Line in search of the famed treasure, the "One Piece!" Use your stretchy Gum-Gum abilities to defeat marines and other pirates of the sea that you encounter on your journey!"[2]
Similar to the first One Piece video game, One Piece: Become the Pirate King!, the main game covers the East Blue Saga.
Gameplay
[edit]Control Monkey D. Luffy through platformer styled levels, with a one button masher combo system. Roronoa Zoro, and the other crew members can be used as summons and a total of 15 characters appear in the story mode. There are 12 different bosses such as Buggy and Smoker. There are items that appear in the manga and anime used as collectable treasure, which the player can revisit already cleared stages to find. The stages also have interactive environment objects.[2]
This game uses some assets from the WonderSwan Color game One Piece Grand Battle: Swan Colosseum, a Japan-only title.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
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| GameRankings | 72.30%[3] |
| Metacritic | 76/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
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| GameSpy |   [5] |
| Nintendo Power | 8/10[6] |
The game was met with positive to average reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 72.30%,[3] while Metacritic gave it 76 out of 100.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "One Piece". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "One Piece - Fight to Become King of the Pirates!". Bandai Games. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
- ^ a b "Shonen Jump's One Piece for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ a b "One Piece for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Theobald, Phil (October 27, 2005). "GameSpy: One Piece (GBA)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "One Piece (GBA)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 197. November 2005. p. 114.
