Inazuma Eleven Strikers [Japan Import]

Brilliant game

but it does'nt work ...

This game is a sequel to the Inazuma Eleven series of DS games. Unlike previous titles this one has removed the RPG elements leaving only the soccer battles. These are basically just soccer matches except with special moves that kick flaming balls at the keeper's face or flatten them with giant feet. The format of these has largely remained the same, except that instead of stopping the gameplay to select hissatsu techniques you now charge them by holding the B button. This does speed up the gameplay, but it makes the battles a lot more difficult. These battles are a lot more challenging, but they're not impossible by any means and you get used to them fairly quick.All the main characters from the other games are here, as well as ones from the sequel series Inazuma Eleven GO! They look even better than they did before. Everything is cell-shaded making it look just like an anime. They also include audio for their moves which means we get the full array of shouts whenever they use their hissatsu techniques. This version is in Japanese of course, which is more fun for the the shouts (the English dub is dreadful) but less fun for the text and controls. It also won't run in a US Wii. You have to buy a Japanese one. If you have a European Wii you can also buy the version released there. It's been regionalized to (bad cockney) English. But again, you'll need to buy a European Wii.The gameplay is great fun, as good as anything in the series. The only real complaint I have is that there's no overarching plot, which is one of the more entertaining parts of the series. This means that the game is rather limited. The single-player mode is simply a repetitive series of battles that don't lead anywhere. Instead of RPGing your way through town you can go back to the clubhouse where your team will be standing around. There is some half-hearted attempt at social gaming so the characters have moods and feelings that I could never figure out how to predict. The multiplayer mode is a lot more fun. If you're going to be playing this with a group of friends then the single-player flaws don't matter anyway.The earlier games are Inazuma Eleven and Inazuma Eleven 2. Available in Japanese are Inazuma Eleven 3 and Inazuma Eleven Go. They are all uniformly excellent. This game is excellent too, if you only use it for multiplayer. Otherwise it's probably only good for people who are already Inazuma fans and want to play their characters on the big screen.

Wouldn't play in my american Wii. Don't buy this if you live in USA. Fine print says NTSC-J which I assume is for Japan only.

I could not use it because my Playstation 4 does not provide the Japanese Language.