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One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush

Game

One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush! is the fourth and final entry in Ganbarion's arena-fighting series, on PlayStation 2 and GameCube. Seventeen returning fighters plus newcomers Foxy and Aokiji clash in fast chibi-styled bouts across modes from story to tournament.

Genre: Arena fighting
Platform: PlayStation 2, GameCube
Developer: Ganbarion
Publisher: Bandai (Japan); Bandai and Atari (Western release)
Release Year: 2005
Japan Release Date: 2005-03-17
North America Release Date: 2005-09-07
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Gameplay

The game is an arena fighter offering several modes. Grand Battle handles one or two-player matches with unlocked fighters, Story mode walks through each character's arc, Training tests moves, and extra Tournament and baseball diversions add variety. Combat keeps the compact, energetic style the series is known for.
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Roster and Story

Seventeen returning fighters headline the game, from the Straw Hats to foes and allies such as Buggy, Crocodile, and Shanks, joined by two additions in Foxy and Aokiji. The story stretches from the East Blue events up to the Foxy's Return arc, leaning on the Long Ring Long Land episodes.
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Boa Hancock from One Piece poses confidently on a balcony overlooking a glowing nighttime cityscape while wearing a sleek black mini dress and gold snake jewelry.
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Nami from One Piece smiles brightly at a neon-lit bamboo tiki bar while wearing a floral crop top, a grass skirt, and a pink flower in her long orange hair next to tropical blue drinks.
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Release and Reception

Ganbarion developed the game, with Bandai publishing in Japan and Bandai and Atari handling the Western versions retitled One Piece: Grand Battle. It reached Japan on March 17, 2005, North America in September 2005 as the first One Piece console game there, and Europe on October 7, 2005. Reviews were middling, near 67 to 69 on Metacritic, with IGN at seven out of ten and GameSpot at six.
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