The anime genre has inspired so many fighting games, such as the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja and the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series. Unfortunately, fans of Hunter × Hunter are yet to get a game that truly captures the essence of the anime. Will all that change now that a new game is in the works?
Bushiroad Games and Eighting, who you might know from DNF Duel, have just pulled the curtain back on a fighting game set in the world of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter × Hunter. Titled Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, the upcoming game has been revealed with a teaser trailer that can only be described as ambiguous.
The only thing of note in the 30-second trailer is a few lines of dialogue from Killua and Gon, the story's protagonists, and a reveal of some other major Hunter x Hunter characters, including Kurapika, Hisoka, Leorio, and Chairman Isaac Netero. There's no battle or gameplay, so it's hard to discern whether this will be an arena fighter or a traditional fighting game.
So far, there have been ten Hunter x Hunter games, ranging from RPG and strategy to action and adventure. Despite being developed or published by Konami and Bandai, none of these games have managed to reach the heights of a title such as Dragon Ball FighterZ. Sadly, from the looks of it, Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact will not be the one to break this mold.