Jump Force Open Beta Kicks Off Next Weekend
Bandai Namco has announced via Twitter that their upcoming anime crossover brawler, Jump Force, will be holding an open beta test next weekend. The beta will feature the game’s online versus mode with 17 characters, 5 stages and 6 preset avatars. It is set to go up on specific intervals spread across 3 days.
The characters and stages that will be included in the beta were revealed in an image posted with the announcement which you can see below:
- Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece
- Himura Kenshin – Rurouni Kenshin
- Vegeta – Dragon Ball
- Frieza – Dragon Ball
- Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard) – One Piece
- Toguro (Younger) – Yu Yu Hakuso
- Hisoka – Hunter x Hunter
- Gon – Hunter x Hunter
- Sasuke – Naruto
- Pegasus Seiya – Saint Seiya
- Son Goku – Dragon Ball
- Roronoa Zoro – One Piece
- Yusuke Urameshi – Yu Yu Hakusho
- Ichigo Kurosaki – Bleach
- Rukia Kuchiki – Bleach
- Kenshiro – Fist of the North Star
- Naruto – Naruto
Players will also have access to 5 stages — New York, Hong Kong, Namek, Matterhorn and Mexico.
The open beta will run from January 18th-20th. It won’t be live for the whole 3 days though. Instead, the beta will be divided into 4 3-hour sessions specified in the image below:
- Session 1 — January 18th [12PM-3PM GMT/1PM-4PM CET]
- Session 2 — January 19th [5AM-8AM GMT/6AM-9AM CET]
- Session 3 — January 19th [4PM-7PM GMT/5PM-8PM CET]
- Session 4 — January 20th [8PM-11PM GMT/9PM-12AM CET]
Remember that this is an open beta which means that anybody can join in, no purchase necessary. Unfortunately, PC players won’t be able to participate as the beta is limited to Xbox One and PS4. Pre-loading will begin on January 17th.
Jump Force launches on February 15th for PC, Xbox One and PS4.
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