Jumputi Heroes
Jumputi Heroes (ジャンプチ ヒーローズ, Janpuchi Hīrōzu) is a free mobile game for Android and iOS developed by Wonder Planet and distributed by LINE. The application released on March 28, 2018. It is a game which features a collection of characters from series serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump for the magazine's 50th anniversary.
On December 20, 2023, it was announced that the game will no longer be available to play. The purchase of rubies was available until February 20, 2024, and the game's servers officially closed down on March 27, 2024.[1]
Gameplay
Jumputi Heroes plays like a "Mugen Puchipuchi" where the player's objective is to pop bubbles in a board, trying to chain the longest possible number of the same color. Before entering battle, the player must set a team with the characters at their disposal. Parties consist of four main characters, each with three support slots, and a unique Legend Summon slot.
The battle is won when the enemy's HP bar is depleted and lost when the player's HP is drained. It is up to the players to manage the board and use their main characters and support skills to achieve victory.
Characters
The game has 1385 characters available from 120 series, all featured from the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Characters can be classified in five grades:
- Event: Free characters obtainable by participating in their events, tickets or tradable by points.
- Hero: Characters obtainable by summoning from banners or tickets.
- Celebration: Special characters introduced in festivals, obtainable by summoning from their banners or special tickets.
- Unmatched: Special characters introduced during anniversary celebrations and special occasions, obtainable by summoning from their banners or special tickets.
- Legend: Special characters introduced during anniversary celebrations and special occasions, obtainable by summoning from their banners.
Every character has three stats: HP, Attack, and Recovery. They also have three skills: a Special Skill, a Support Skill, and a Passive. To activate a Special Skill, the player must chain 7 or more bubbles of the same color, generating a "Skill Bubble". After popping that bubble, it will unleash the character's Special Skill. Support Skills activate by selecting them at the bottom of the screen. Passives, as their name suggests, work passively without player input needed.
Characters
Playable
From JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, the following characters are playable from the first six parts of the series:
Legend Summons
JoJo-Related Festivals
It included the first two JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters into the game. Jonathan Joestar was added as a Hero grade character (accompanied by Salsa from Wild Half, Kise Ryota from Kuroko no Basket, and Baka Ki El Dogra from Level E). Dio Brando was obtainable for free by defeating the Ultimate Class Event "Phantom Blood".
This Festival introduced Joseph Joestar and Caesar Zeppeli as Hero characters (accompanied by Satsuki Kitaoji from Ichigo 100%) and Kars as an Event character obtainable for free by participating in the Unity Battle "The Ultimate Thing Kars Attacks".
It was the first JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Feature Festival and was based on Part 3, Stardust Crusaders. It was separated in two parts. The first one started on July 31, 2018, adding the first JoJo Celebration character, [World of Time] Jotaro Kujo. Also, [Hermit Purple] Joseph Joestar and Jotaro Kujo were added as Hero characters. Jean Pierre Polnareff, Iggy, Hol Horse and DIO were Event characters obtainable for free after beating their respective events. Later, on August 7, Noriaki Kakyoin and Muhammad Avdol were added as Hero characters and Vanilla Ice as a Event character obtainable for free after beating the Ultimate Class Event "Miasma of the Void".
Miss Jumputi Contest started October 15, 2019, centering around a Beauty Pageant theme. Most of the introduced characters in this Festival are cross-dressing versions of already existing ones, with [Tequila Girl] Joseph Joestar representing JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He was added as an Event character obtainable by exchanging certain items for him in the Festival Store. Players had until the 25th of the same month to obtain all the resources necessary to max the character.
This was the second Feature Festival featuring JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, this time centering around Part 4, Diamond is Unbreakable. It introduced Josuke Higashikata, Okuyasu Nijimura, and Rohan Kishibe as Hero characters, and the Celebration grade [Who Lost Himself in Anger] Josuke Higashikata. Koichi Hirose, Yoshikage Kira, Keicho Nijimura and Akira Otoishi were added progressively as the Festival went on as Event characters unlockable by beating their respective events. Yuya Fungami was also added by participating in the Unity Battle "Yuya Fungami Attacks!"
This Festival was held to celebrate the archived world record "Most licensed manga characters in a mobile game" as of December 2, 2019 with a total of 476. It added a variety of characters from multiple series, with Will Anthonio Zeppeli representing JoJo as a Hero grade unit. Rudol von Stroheim made his debut as the first JoJo Legend Summon in the game, obtainable for free by defeating the event "The Man Who Inherits the Greatest Courage"
This Festival was celebrated in commemoration of surpassing 8 million downloads of the game. The theme of this celebration was villains plotting to take control of Jumputi Island in order to fulfill their own ambitions. They are called Dark Heroes. The Celebration grade unit [Evil Messiah] DIO was featured on June 22 during this Festival.
This was the third Feature Festival featuring JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, this time featuring Part 5, Vento Aureo. It introduced Bruno Bucciarati, Guido Mista, Leone Abbacchio, Pannacotta Fugo, and Narancia Ghirga as Hero units. Giorno Giovanna was the Celebration grade unit. During the Festival, Prosciutto, Pesci, Diavolo, Cioccolata, and Secco were added progressively as Event units. Trish Una made her debut as a Legend Summon in the game, obtainable for free by participating in the Unity Battle "Diavolo Attacks!"
This Festival was held to commemorate the 3.5th anniversary of the game. Two JoJo units were added during this campaign, [Platinum Justice] Jotaro Kujo as a Celebration unit and Kosaku Kawajiri as a free unit obtainable by defeating the event "My Goal is to Live a Peaceful Life"
Stone Ocean Feature Festival was originally planned to take place in the middle of January as seen on the Roadmap shown on September 27, 2022 during the 4.5th anniversary stream[2]. However, due to coordination issues with various parties[3], "The Super-Sacred Nose Hair Feature Festival" took its place instead. Although the Stone Ocean Feature Festival was delayed to February, the sales packs and changes regarding JoJo units went live as planned. All JoJo Celebration grade units received buffs and their skill cap of 12 was increased to 15. Furthermore, a Gacha featuring them for a discounted price was released.
First announced March 27 2022 during the 4th Anniversary stream[4], later revealed to take place in January 2023 in the 4.5th Anniversary stream[5], after a delay[6] it finally took place on February 1 2023. The festival started with a free Event grade Pucci being distributed as a login bonus to all players, which could be gradually enhanced by receiving copies as rewards for completing missions. Particullary in this festival, the main focus was the farming of points to exchange for characters that where made available progresivly as days went on. This three characters where first Ungalo on the 3rd, second Rikiel on the 4th and third Donatello Versus on the 5th. In the festival made their debut 9 characters, the previously mentioned 4 Event grade units, Ermes Costello, Weather Report, Narciso Anasui and Foo Fighters as Hero grade units and Jolyne Cujoh as a Celebration grade unit.
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References
- ↑ Vish (December 20, 2023), "Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Game “Jumputi Heroes” Shuts Down on March 27, 2024", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1jMKgLbLEqMGL
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OyJADBNdeqGb
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