Bandai Namco announces the return of Oliver and Benji to the pitch in a video game scheduled for 2020 on PS4, Switch and PC.
Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, a new arcade soccer simulator based on the franchise that we knew in Spain as Oliver and Benji. The title, which has the official license of Yoichi Takahashi and the Shueisha publishing house, where the original manga was published, will come out sometime in 2020 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
As we see in the trailer, which tops this news, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions will base its gameplay on the action in real time with all kinds of shots, plays and animations while respecting the anime style of the original television series .
Oliver and Benji's return to the video game, available in 2020
The development study hopes that its playability, described as "accessible", will satisfy all types of audiences. “Numerous game modes” are also mentioned, although no further details have been offered, such as a possible story mode or the possibility of playing online through multiplayer modes.
Hervé Hoerdt, senior vice president of marketing, digital and content for Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, said on the occasion of this announcement: “Getting the license of Captain Tsubasa to launch a football game in the western market is a dream come true. Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is not a game that was created thinking only of manga lovers, but so that it can be enjoyed by football fans around the world. ”
The Japanese publisher will offer more details soon. Therefore, at this time we cannot confirm whether the game will have multiplayer mode; if it will arrive in physical format or only in digital; if it will have location in Spanish and other aspects such as the presence of voices. The study that is in charge of development has not transcended.
The last iteration of Oliver and Benji remarkable in recent years in the West has been Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team for mobile devices, whose Reviews you can read here.
Source | Official announcement of Bandai Namco Entertainment
