Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelverse

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelverse is a 3D fighting video game developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Konami featuring various characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. The game is released in December 21, 2022 for the Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
==Gameplay==
Duelverse is a fighting game in which various duelists from a selection of the traditional Yu-Gi-Oh! series and various of its anime spin-offs (such as GX and 5D's) fight against each other, using their duel monsters' skills. The aim of the game is to use attacks and special moves to knock out the opponent, or possess more life than him/her at the end of the round. Combat functions are similar to the previous Jump fighting games, with players moving around a 3D space and utilizing various combos and special moves to attack their opponents. The match ends when one character depletes the other's health bar.
The game features spoken dialogue from a majority of characters while in battle, and characters show facial expressions when they strike an opponent or take damage.
==Characters==
===Original===
# Yugi Muto
# Seto Kaiba
# Joey Wheeler
# Tristan Taylor
# Téa Gardner
# Mai Valentine
# Melody
# Maximillion Pegasus
# Keith Howard
# Ryo Bakura
# Marik Ishtar
# Dartz
===GX===
# Jaden Yuki w/ Yubel
# Syrus Truesdale
# Zane Truesdale
# Bastion Misawa
# Alexis Rhodes
# Atticus Rhodes
# Chazz Princeton
# Aster Phoenix
# Jesse Anderson
# Vellian Crowler
# Sartorius Kumar
# Nightshroud
===5D's===
# Yusei Fudo
# Jack Atlas
# Crow Hogan
# Akiza Izinski
# Luna
# Leo
# Bruno
# Sherry LeBlanc
# Kalin Kessler
# Rex Goodwin
# Aporia
# Paradox
===Zexal===
# Yuma Tsukumo w/ Astral
# Reginald Kastle
# Rio Kastle
# Tori Meadows
# Bronk Stone
# Kite Tenjo
# Dr. Faker
# Quattro
# Dumon
# Vector
# Mizar
# Don Thousand
===Arc-V===
# Yuya Sakaki / Yuto / Yugo / Yuri
# Zuzu Boyle / Lulu Obsidian / Lin / Celina
# Gong Strong
# Sylvio Sawatari
# Shay Obsidian
# Sora Perse
# Moon Shadow
# Dennis MacField
# Declan Akaba
# Riley Akaba
# Leo Akaba
# Z-Arc
===VRAINS===
# Yusaku Fujiki
# Cal Kolter
# Ai
# Skye Zaizen
# Akira Zaizen
# George Gore
# Theodore Hamilton
# Emma Bessho
# Ryoken Kogami
# Naoki Shima
# Bohman
# Clarissa Turner
===NPC===
* Mokuba Kaiba
* Orlando
* Solomon Muto
* Lyman Banner
* Sartyr
* Fonda Fontaine
* Sheppard
* Mina Simington
* Tetsu Trudge
* Lazar
* Rally Dawson
* Caswell Francis
* Mr. Heartland
* Skip Boyle
==Production and release==
The game is announced on June 26, 2022 during the Nintendo Direct, and the official release date is December 21, 2022. The original release date was April 7, 2023, but it was moved forward when Universal Pictures and Illumination handed the 2023 release date over to the Super Mario movie as a means of, as Deadline puts it, "optimizing the family audience".
The idea of a Yu-Gi-Oh! fighting game is a really cool idea since most duelists like Jaden Yuki and Yusei Fudo never got coverage so far, marketing the first fighting game to have many duelists (aside from Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba) on-screen.
==Trivia==
*The game features a dedication to the memory of mangaka Kazuki Takahashi (the creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise), who passed away before the time of the game's announcement.
*All playable characters that are in the roster fight with monster cards.
**Yugi, Bakura and Marik fight in their Yami forms respectively.
**Jaden appears in his Season 4 self while Yubel assists him.
**While Astral assists Yuma, they can only fuse each other to become Zexal when it's in ultimate attack.
**Yuya can be switched between him and the other dragon boys (Yuto, Yugo and Yuri) by player's choice. The same goes for Zuzu, but with the other bracelet girls (Lulu, Lin and Celina).
** Ai and Bohman appear in their human forms respectively.
* There are some references from the abridged series. An example is where Yusei gives Jack a message that says "card games on motorcycles". Another example is where Jaden says that he's "absolutely flawless" when he acts like a runway model.
* When a game is paused, all action on the screen stops, giving players the opportunity to take a break in the middle of a match. This brings up a menu listed with the options to resume the match and gives the player access to camera controls, as well as a Move List, the option to connect controllers, and the ability to quit the match. It also features live frame-advancing, though returning to gameplay resumes the game from the point at which it was paused.
* The game has great and decent voice acting in both Japanese and English versions, especially from Dan Green, Matt Labyorteaux, Cassandra Lee Morris, Vic Mignogna, etc!
* The game soundtrack is very decent, mainly because it has various songs specific in content and tone to a character from the franchise, often sung by the characters' voice performers, such as Shunsuke Kazama, KENN, Yuya Miyashita, etc!
* Unlike the other Western versions of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, this one has no bad censorship nor changes, making it more loyal to the original Japanese version.
** Despite the lack of 4Kids-like edits, the Western versions of the game retain only one regional change made to the TV show, which is the use of different character names (for instance, the character known in Japan as "Judai Yuki" is named "Jaden Yuki" overseas). The Japanese version of the game uses the characters' original names.
* The game supports 11 languages regardless of region: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Chinese and of course, Portuguese. The language selection is available from in-game menu rather than being automatically selected based on the system's region and language settings.
** Spanish and Portuguese each have two different variants: an American variant (Latin Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese) and an European variant (Castilian Spanish and European Portuguese). The difference is affected by the system's region and language.
** Many spoken dialogues and songs, which are originally in Japanese, are dubbed into around 10 languages each to accomodate local variation. This is due to the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series being dubbed into many languages.
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