Grand Battle!

Grand Battle! is the title in Japan of the first of a series of games released for Playstation based on the anime and manga One Piece. The series featured chibi-styled representations of all the characters and arenas that although were in 3D, the characters fought on a 2D battlefied.

The game was released in Japan in 2001, later translated and released in Europe in 2003 and was the first One Piece game to be released outside of Japan. This game was never translated into english as no English translation of either manga or anime was being produced at the time.

Characters

 * Luffy
 * Zoro
 * Nami
 * Usopp
 * Sanji
 * Alvida
 * Buggy
 * Kuro
 * Krieg
 * Arlong
 * Smoker
 * Tashigi
 * Shanks
 * Mihawk
 * Miss Wednesday
 * Pandaman

Game Notes

 * Despite never actually doing any form of attack in the series, Shanks is playable as a fighter. Pandaman is also featured, despite not actualy being a storyplot character.
 * At the time of setting for this game, Miss Wednesday had not been introduced yet as Princess Vivi.
 * This is the first of 4 games carrying the "Grand Battle" title. The sequel to this game is Grand Battle! 2.
 * Grand Battle! at the Playstation Awards 2002, the game picked up a Gold prize alongside its sequel Grand Battle! 2. The game was a long-time seller and over 600,000 copies were sold after its first year.