J-Stars Victory Vs and One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 coming to Europe

It's a good time to be a gamer with an eye on Japanese - and in particular anime-related - titles, and we can now add a couple of additional games to the 2015 wishlist courtesy of Bandai Namco Games.

First up, we have fighting game J-Stars Victory Vs+, which will be arriving for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in the summer of 2015, offering you the chance to play as characters from Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z and plenty more besides. Here's the press blurb for the game:

YATTA! J-STARS Victory VS + is coming to Western audiences for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and the PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. The game will feature Manga/ Anime characters from over tons of different Shonen Jump franchises including ONE PIECE, NARUTO,BLEACH, DRAGON BALL Z and much more. J-STARS Victory VS + is one of the most awaited and ambitious manga/anime focused fighting-game ever to hit Western videogame fans!

Developed by Japanese videogame studio Spike Chunsoft, J-STARS Victory VS + delivers an incredibly robust roster to stage epic battles through a variety of original manga/ anime worlds. Players can choose to begin their J-STARS Victory VS + adventure from a multitude of game modes including; J-Adventure Story mode where players battle through the different manga/anime worlds to determine who is the strongest character, 2 vs. 2 Team Battle mode that allows up to four players to form teams to battle for bragging rights, and an exclusive Arcade Mode. On top of those amazing modes, PlayStation®4 owners will benefit from enhanced graphics! 

Meanwhile, One Piece fans continue to be well-served with news that One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 will be sailing into Europe for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PS Vita as well as for PC gamers via Steam. This title is also slated for a summer 2015 release, and here's some additional info:

Ahoy! All PlayStation®4, Playstation®3, PlayStation®Vita and STEAM players get ready because BANDAI NAMCO Games Europe is bringing the third episode on the PIRATE WARRIORS series to Europe, Middle-East and Australasia this summer!

For the first time ever, ONE PIECE puts its flag on the STEAM® and PlayStation®4 territories! With KOEI TECMO Games and BANDAI NAMCO Games expertise and partnership, ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 3 will jump on a newer and superior dimension with enhanced graphics, more enemies on the screen, bigger and more epic boss battles etc.

The path to become the Pirates’ King is surely packed with hefty obstacles and pesky opponents… With ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 3, fans will be experiencing the original story of Luffythrough numerous chapters and take a chance against a series of well-known foes! One of the biggest additions of this third opus is the epic DRESSROSA arc! The wicked and so-called “HeavenlyDemon”, Donquixote Doflamingo, will be part of the adventure, along with Luffy’s long lost friend: Sabo!

Are you excited at the prospect of playing either of these titles? Let us know in the comments!