One Piece: Gigant Battle



One Piece: Gigant Battle (previusly known as Project Jet) is a Nintendo DS game published by Bandai. It was first announced in the second Weekly Shonen Jump of december of 2009. It will be focused in the Sabaody Archipelago arc, Impel Down arc and Marineford arc, as Ace, Whitebeard and Blackbeard are seen in the first artwork of the game. The game's gameplay seems to be similar to Jump Ultimate Stars, but it not still confirmed. Its release date is currently set for September 9th, 2010. There will also be a special edition of this game (seen in the promo scan to the very right) that will come with some cards that unlock in-game content and can also be used in a, currently unconfirmed, One Piece arcade game.

Characters
Although there hasn't been confirmation for any characters, it is assumed that Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, Kuma, and Kizaru are all playable, as they are seen in early screenshots from the game with player markers directly beneath or above their sprites. Hawkins, and Capone have appeared in the background of Sabaody Archipelago. It is unknown whether they will be playable or not. Eustass Kid, Trafalgar Law, X Drake, Scratchmen Apoo, Hatchan, Duval, and Sentoumaru have been shown in stages, though it is unknown whether they will be playable. As well, Brook, Franky, and Robin have been shown in screenshots of various stages, and Nami and Usopp recently seem to be confirmed as playable.

Later screenshots revealed a support character system with Ivankov,(who was later shown as a playable character) Inazuma, Mr. 1, Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, Mr. 3, and Hannyabal as support characters, among others. As well, Hancock, Jinbei, Crocodile, and Magellan were shown as playable characters. Screenshots from Ganbarion's blog revealed Juracule Mihawk and Tashigi as support characters at least, as well as Buggy being playable. Screenshots from the official website revealed that Ivankov was playable. Lucci was recently shown to be at least a support character, but what he does when he is summoned is still unknown. Marguerite has been seen in a screenshot where she apparently appears to be a support character. The game has also been shown to cover the Marineford arc, with Whitebeard confirmed as playable, and Marco and Gecko Moria confirmed as supporting characters at least. Later screenshots reveal Shiki the Golden Lion as a playable character and Smoker, Kuro, Enel, Foxy, Arlong, Coby, Helmeppo, Don Krieg, Wapol and Perona to be at least support characters.

Confirmed Playable Characters:
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Roronoa Zoro
 * Nami
 * Usopp
 * Sanji
 * Tony Tony Chopper
 * Buggy
 * Crocodile
 * Juracule Mihawk
 * Bartholomew Kuma
 * Kizaru
 * Boa Hancock
 * Jinbei
 * Emporio Ivankov
 * Magellan
 * Whitebeard
 * Portgas D. Ace
 * Akainu
 * Shiki