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Published on October 4th, 2026 | by Adrian Gunning
CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS REVIEW
Summary: If you're looking for something totally different and miss the arcade sports games of yesterday, it's hard to look past Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions. It not only offers fun gameplay but also replayability.
3.5
Anime soccer!
If you think of soccer, the name “Captain Tsubasa” doesn’t usually come to mind in the West, where we associate “football” with EA Sports FC, eFootball, and Football Manager. So who is Captain Tsubasa? The Captain is an iconic soccer prodigy and the titular protagonist of the legendary Japanese manga and anime series created by Yōichi Takahashi.
At its core, he is known as the “heaven-sent child of football,” a midfielder and playmaker whose exceptional technical skills inspire the world of soccer. As a fun fact, the franchise launched in 1981 and is widely considered one of the most influential sports manga and anime of all time, particularly in Japan. Fast forward to the video game space, and Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters delivers pure arcade soccer madness.
Unlike standard simulations, this game ramps up the arcade component to the extreme t...