Level-5 has revealed the release date for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, which will arrive for PC and consoles on August 21. The Inazuma Eleven RPG franchise became a hit with the release of the Nintendo DS game in 2008 in Japan, and finally achieved a western port in 2014. Since then, other titles have been released, with Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road being next on the list.
Inazuma Eleven is one of the sports anime with unrealistic gameplay, a mix of “soccer meets Dragon Ball Z.” The story follows young goalkeeper Mamoru Endo on his journey to gather players for the Raimon Jr. High team, facing increasingly powerful opponents as his journey unfolds. In addition to the cheerful goalkeeper, the anime has produced other popular characters, such as Shuuja Gouenji and Yuuto Kidou. After a long absence from the gaming world, Inazuma Eleven is finally back.
It's been a long time coming, but a much-lauded Nintendo DS franchise will be getting back into players' hands in the next two years.
Level-5 has released a new promotional video for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, confirming its release on August 21. The video shows some exploration of the game's world, in which...