This area allows players to upgrade their characters by spending gems (currency earned for KO'ing opponents) to buy a new koma. These UA are different for each character, as some recover health, others recover SP, while others can be used to dodge enemy attacks.Īnother new feature added is the Evolution Chart. Luffy becomes Luffy (Gear 2nd) for his Level 7 & 8 koma, Naruto becomes Kyubii Naruto for his Level 7 & 8 koma, and Ichigo becomes Bankai Ichigo for his Level 7 & 8 level koma).īattle characters now have a new ability known as Ultimate Actions (UA). Jump Ultimate Stars gives battle characters the ability to dash and to do a new attack while guarding, which, instead of breaking the guard of the opponent, forces them to change characters, and can be identified by a green glow coming out of the characters which executes it.Īlso, certain seven and eight panel koma (along with certain five and six panel koma) obtain a visual difference during battle as opposed to the appearance of the one to six koma of the very same character some of these variations also bring a totally different set of attacks to the character (e.g. Jump Ultimate Stars has been changed slightly from the gameplay of Jump Super Stars. The stronger type will deal more damage to the weaker type. New komas can be unlocked by clearing challenges in Story mode, or evolving existing komas using gems collected in Story mode to unlock new paths and komas, such as stronger variations of Battle koma. Larger komas (taking up more squares) signify greater health (and power).ĭuring battles, players use their Battle komas to attack opponents, defeating them once they have taken enough damage or have knocked them off the stage. They apply certain effects to Battle Komas through an arrow or provide extra energy for special attacks.
#Jump ultimate stars koma series
A koma depicts a character from a particular series with a simple picture (one square) or appearing to do something tied to a certain section of his manga series (detailed with a statement on the koma). Like its predecessor, the game was not released outside of Japan largely due to international licensing issues for the plethora of series represented.Ĭharacter selection and usage are only possible through the koma koma appears structures that take up square areas on the lower screen of the Nintendo DS. However, the exception is Sasuke Uchiha, Raoh, Frieza, Kid Buu, and Heihachi Edajima these characters do not have a Support character koma ("panel" in Japanese), but they do have their Help koma alternative. This is also true for Support characters being Help characters. Almost all of the Battle characters are also Support and Help characters. Fullswing do not return in this sequel and Steel Ball Run has since been revised into a story arc within JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
The game boasts 305 characters (56 of which are fully playable) from 41 different Shōnen Jump manga series however, the characters from Hikaru no Go and Mr. Jump Ultimate Stars appears like an improved version of Jump Super Stars through the addition of much more Shonen Jump series (such as Kinnukuman, Hokuto no Ken, and Ninku) and more abilities for characters of major manga series (such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece). Jump Ultimate Stars preserves many of the features in Jump Super Stars and improves upon them through sheer quantity, rather than deviation.