Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is an arcade football game based on the well-known manga and anime. Instead of realistic football, the focus is on fast dribbling, acrobatic saves and special shots. With Tsubasa Ozora and other characters from the source material, you experience tournaments and duels on the pitch.

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions came out in August 2020 for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. For the PC version, Steam lists September 28, 2020, while Bandai Namco originally announced August 28.

The football game was released for PC, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The PS4 version can also be played on PS5 via backward compatibility. A standalone PS5 or Xbox version of the original Rise of New Champions was not released.

The matches focus on high speed and direct action. Characters can dribble past opponents, build up energy for special techniques and aim powerful shots at goal. Goalkeepers also have special saves. The exaggerated moves are inspired by the scenes from Captain Tsubasa.

Several paid character packs expand the selection of players. The Character Pass adds nine characters, while additional Character Missions and the episodes of the Rising Stars series offer more stories and player line-ups. The content requires the main game.

The Windows version requires at least a 64-bit operating system, 4 GB RAM, an Intel Core i5-650 or comparable processor, and a GeForce GTS 450 or Radeon HD 6970. 8 GB RAM and a GeForce GTX 750 Ti or Radeon HD 7870 are recommended. 37 GB of hard drive space is required.

In Episode: Tsubasa, you follow Tsubasa Ozora through school tournaments. Episode: New Hero, on the other hand, lets players create their own character and follow their path in football. Decisions, training and performance on the pitch shape the development of the young player.

In Episode: New Hero, your career begins with a player you create yourself. Over the course of the story, skills are developed and relationships are built with the familiar characters. Your team and the special techniques you learn determine how your character plays on the pitch later on.

Alongside the story campaigns, there are free matches, versus battles and online competitions. The focus is on sporting duels with the teams and characters from the series. Which multiplayer options you can use depends on the platform and the specific mode.

The game supports local competitions and online matches. The online modes let you field your own teams against other players. Not every mode uses the same team setup, and the PC, PS4 and Switch versions each have their own platform environments.

Comic-style character models, pop-up special moves and dynamic camera movements aim to carry the anime style onto the pitch. The controls are built around direct actions such as passing, sprinting, dribbling and shooting. The focus is on spectacular matches rather than a classic football simulation.

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions was developed by TAMSOFT. Bandai Namco Entertainment published the game for PC, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The story draws on characters, teams and conflicts from the long-running Captain Tsubasa series.