One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP Review (3DS)
20.05.12
Luffy’s ship acts as a hub for the game, and it’s from here where you set off to explore the first island. At any time you can select one of the nine characters, who all handle very differently and act as you’d expect if you’ve any knowledge of the source material. Whilst the characters are solid, at first the basic nature of the combat leaves it feeling extremely disappointing.
However, it’s not long before you realise that every action you take with a character builds them up, and when they reach a certain level new abilities unlock. When one character dies you are taken into a menu where another can be chosen and sent into battle.
Whilst this system sounds fine in theory, it’s really where the problems start to surface. It would have been better, in my opinion at least, if all characters levelled up together. I’ll be honest, some of them are next to useless and never get used, thus never level up, and when brought out as a last resort they are very underpowered and easily overcome. There’s also precious little skill involved when it comes to defeating the generic enemies thrown at you, and even unlocking new moves fails to spice things up.
Source: TheSixthAxis