Summary
Bushiroad Games and Eighting have revealed the first six playable characters in the upcomingHunter X Hunter Nen X Impactfighting game. Last December,Hunter X Hunterfans received a surprise announcement at the Jump Festa 2024 event: publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Eighting would be collaborating on making a fighting game based on the popular anime property. This would be the first fighting game that only featured the cast ofHunter X Hunter, as previous licensed games based on the property are RPGs or mobile games. The only timeHunter X Huntertackled the fighting game genre would be in the likes ofJump Ultimate StarsorJump Force, which wereanime crossover fighting games.
Hunter X Hunter Nen Impact’s developer Eighting has an extensive history within the genre, with the developer specializing in creating licensed fighting games. Previous fighting games the company has developed include the likes ofNaruto: Clash of Ninja, co-developingMarvel vs. Capcom 3, and 2022’sDNF Duelin collaboration with Arc System Works and Neople.Hunter X Hunterfans were excitedto hear that the fighting game developer would be working onNen X Impactas well, with this excitement bolstered following the first look at the game.
Bushiroad Games released a quick teaser trailer forHunter X Hunter Nen X Impact, which showed off the game’s slick cel-shaded anime art style, along with its six playable characters, who are all iconic and recognizable members of the cast.Hunter X Hunterprotagonist Gon Freecs and his friend Killua Zoldyckwere confirmed at the start of the trailer, before being followed by four other iconic characters: Kurapika, Leo Paradinight, Hisoka Morow, and Issac Netero.
Currently Confirmed Characters for Hunter X Hunter Nen X Impact
Shortly after these six characters were revealed, the trailer cuts to briefly show how the game will be structured. Based on this early footage,Hunter X Hunter Nen X Impactis a team-based fighting game, where players battle it out in groups of three. This video demonstrates this by having Gon, Leo, and Netero on one team, while Killua, Kurapika, and Hisoka are on the other. The trailer doesn’t show much of the fighting gameplay itself, so it’s unclear if it will be a 2D 3v3 team fighting game similar toDragon Ball FighterZorUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, or it will be a 3v3 anime arena fighter likeJump Force.
Many are hoping thatNen X Impactwill go in the former direction rather than the latter, as there are already so many3D anime arena fighting games. Targeted platforms and a release window were not shown in this first trailer, but fans are still excited to see what Eighting and Bushiroad will deliver withNen X Impact.
