Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Game
Game2026
CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS
Developer TAMSOFT CORPORATION
The next episode of Tsubasa’s riveting adventure is here! Enjoy the thrill of spectacular soccer actions with 110 playable characters and new sensational super moves. Challenge a friend in the field or support Tsubasa on his Journey, the ball is yours. From the Steam store page
143 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 28, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
36
Rotten
41 positive · 74 negative
95% range 27–45%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 41 | 74 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Negative
49 of 131 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
At a glance
CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS is a 2026 action sports video game, from TAMSOFT CORPORATION.
- 136 people have posted about this game on Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon
- posts span Oct 15, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026
- 36% of 115 Steam reviewers recommend it (their own thumbs)
- Steam reviewers had played a median of 9 h when they wrote
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CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS sits at 36% positive across 115 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 143 · most liked firstIn the next five days: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Blood Dungeon, Brigandine Abyss, Star Wars: Zero Company, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection 2, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Lou's Lagoon, Dodonpachi Resurrection, Shrimp Game: Overkrill, Captain Tsubasa 2, Divinum, Garden Of Witches and MUCH MORE
neutral · AI labelView post →Story Mode, online multiplayer... and that’s it? Seriously? No offline tournaments, no team creation — even RoNC had more options than this. Stop charging people money for a mobile game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are a big fan of the first game, and enjoyed that experience, I highly recommend that you go back to it, instead of buying this inferior version. Just for reference here seem to be the key missing features, I can't go in to too much depth as I have only played the first 2 hours: -No more player stats, all characters run at the same speed and have the same power, player stats are purely decided by equipped skill ranks now. So there is now no build variety at all apart from shots and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Your road to the top of the world starts here! ⚽ Pre-order CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS now and earn exclusive rewards when the game releases on Aug 28 on Nintendo Switch: ninten.do/6011vUuSD
neutral · AI labelView post →The worst game I played in history. I never was scammed so much. ------------------------------ A Huge Misunderstanding — A $70 Mobile Scam That Gutted the Entire Franchise (0/10) Review: As a 32-year-old gamer who has played thousands of titles, I can safely say the best phrase to describe Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters is "a huge misunderstanding." It is an absolute disaster that completely misinterprets why the first game was successful. It should be sitting at Mostly Negative or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't play the game at all because of their Anti-Cheat system. I'm not cheating, I'm just using a Steam Deck. Even Proton doesn't seem to work with it. Please fix this so I can play the game I paid money for, otherwise I'm refunding it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →22 national teams. Over 110 playable characters. 1 game: soccer. Use spectacular moves to overcome your rivals in CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS from Bandai Namco, coming to Nintendo Switch this year! #NintendoDirect
neutral · AI labelView post →they removed custom teams, new hero mode, picking celebrations after a goal, formation changes and much more not worth it play the first one instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finished all of the offline content and clear most of the objective (just a few left). Mostly Negative is where the game belong. Despite how much I love Captain Tsubasa and its prequel. This game is not worth your money at all. Not to mentioned about the very limited offline content, the gameplay itself is so bad. I don't even know how they made it worse than RONC that released 6 years ago. Player movement (turning) and the delay after player receiving the ball make the game is so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As one of my favorite shounen anime series from back in the day, the new title featuring the phrase "World Fighters" clearly signals an emphasis on arcade style combat action that just happens to involve a ball. The animestyle cel-shaded visuals are stunning. Animations for moves like the Drive Shoot and Tiger Shot, as well as defensive maneuvers that send opponents flying, feel dynamic. The match atmosphere from the audio and Japanese commentary to the animestyle soundtrack perfectly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am very disappointed. The 1st game was released 6 years ago and this game has been very popular on all platforms. Are you telling me that nobody thought It would be a good idea to make sure this time steamdeck owners can play the game too like anyone else. I have more 250 hours on the first one. I was so excited to play this one, I got myself the deluxe edition only to see that it won't launch on my steamdeck and there is no way around it. I've spent the past 5 hours online trying to find a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Good: - No more card pack microtransactions, you can learn super shots as the story goes by fulfilling missions, no points needed - Your custom character in the story can play all positions in the field including playing as goalkeeper - No more stats and skills. I'm listing this as good because 1. playing as defender in the first game is effectively gimping yourself unless you're picking Musashi FC because you have to score to fulfill the missions to gain more stat points, 2. you will…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dammit Tamsoft, you had a good thing with the first game and like many game companies, you're doing what most are today; removing replayability and variety from players to rush out a release. So I finally figured out what was rubbing me wrong about this game... which I will eventually play to completion because I love CT and the lore and characters, I am 48 and I grew up with these characters way back in the 1980s. What I loved about the first game was that I could create a character and go…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my first-ever review on Steam, and I’m writing it because I really love Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions and genuinely want this sequel to succeed. Things I Like The new goalie mechanic is really neat. It adds another layer to the gameplay and, in my opinion, makes the game much better than simply taking constant shots to wear down the goalkeeper. Miracle Actions are awesome! They feel exciting and really capture the spirit of Captain Tsubasa. The soundtrack is epic and always…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's true what everyone says... Don't be like and me buy this game, it's not worthy being called a sequel to RONC. You can't even earn any exp in offline matches ???
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Single player is bare bones, it's more focused on online/pvp. Very different game from RoNC - it didn't need to be, but if what you enjoyed was the replayability and RPG elements, stay the hell away. It's now an arcade online game and not much else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The old tsubasa game was better but this one has more teams, if they had didnt change the core game I think it would be better. dont buy at full price is my advice
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →$59.99 for the base game. $79.99 for "Deluxe." $89.99 for "Ultimate." Plus separate DLC for a jersey set. I have spent more money unlocking cosmetic balls for a 16-year-old anime protagonist than I spent on my last real football shirt — and somehow still didn't buy myself a personality, because when I made my custom player in Story Mode expecting a self-insert power fantasy, I got disappointed to find out that Tsubasa's hair has more of a character arc than I do. Would not recommend. Somewhere…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ very easy and fun game to play + anyone can play it and fun to play against friends and family + if you liked p1 then you will like this one too - i just wish there was more modes to play - its limited to story and vs only - must finish story to unlock all teams + no technical issues found game runs smoothly + overall its worth getting and its fun 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They removed everything that made the first game great. They added nothing of value.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing Captain Tsubasa 2! I loved the first game, so this was a no-brainer. IT'S SO FUN. My character even looks like Cloud.😂 And dare I say, better animation than Blue Lock S2, lmao(😔). Thanks as always to Bandai for the code!! ⚽ #BandaiNamcoCreator #PS5Share
positive · AI labelView post →This game is an absolute masterpiece. Worked like a charm on max settings from the start. 33 teams, even though many have to be unlocked, but among them are the GOATS: The Real Japan, who are unlocked from the start. The only criticism to be made so far is that there is no Ultimate Edit/Dream Team mode. There's only one New Star which can be customized at all times, and he can play in any team, but it's not the same as having any team you like, with any uniform you can design yourself, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RoNC was better.. I recommend buying this game on sale, it's not worth the price. The only good thing you can do is become a goalkeeper.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game doesn't deserve to buy at the full price at all, because it has way less content than the old one, and the story is full of boring lazy dialogue style with useless choices. The graphics is outdated, the anti-aliasing looks like a ps4 game even on max resolution, neither support of DLSS, FSR, HDR, ultrawide or raytracing... It's 2026, even an indie game has these futures and many more using the same unreal engine 5.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For starters, the game is very visually appealing. It is not ugly by any means. However, there is a big gaping hole that the developers left in the game, that I cannot not ignore. In World Fighters, you cannot create your own teams. You can edit the National Teams and use your custom character there, but no custom/dream teams. I have been excited for this game ever since it was first announced. I have continuously been excited to play this game, just to find out that the one thing I wanted the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are a Captain Tsubasa fan who primarily cares about the story and animation, you don't need to worry about the negative reviews regarding the gameplay changes compared to the previous title. I have just finished the main story route, and while it seems there are many other routes left to explore, the recent 'review bombing' has forced me to speak up sooner than planned. Pros: Story, Shot Animation & BGM Absolutely peak. All the new shots are meticulously crafted and leave a lasting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They added a bunch of new mechanics that ultimately come down to "spam the dribble button to win" and gutted half of the mechanics that actually make the game playable. Things like substitutions, formation changes mid match and actually being able to customise the team or improve your create a character which has literally no reason to be in the game now. The match connection is once again horrific making online matches a genuine waste of time, and the only way the AI is able to pose even a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →20+ hours update: Rise of New Champions felt like the perfect evolution of Captain Tsubasa games. It took the best parts from the older games, especially Tsubasa J, mixed them with the cinematic style of Captain Tsubasa 2006, but still made it feel like you were actually playing football. World Fighters, unfortunately, feels like a step backwards. The new shot aiming and goalkeeper mechanics are actually good, but the gameplay is way too overcomplicated. There are too many contextual…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don’t think people are being genuine with the review, while yes some features are missing, this is a clear improvement from the first game in terms of gameplay and quality. Now is it amazing? Nah not really, but it’s a great game if you like Captain Tsubasa. Now there are some things i question like, why did they dumb down the career mode compared to the first game. Firstly while in the first game you actually could make a build for your character and improve over time, this game is just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately I'm in the disappointed fans camp. The game looks gorgeous and runs very well for me, no technical issues whatsoever. However most things I loved about the first game (that made me pre-purchase the sequel) seem to be gone! I loved the actual football game play and how super moves were implemented as expected from a Tsubasa game. The 50/50 dribble/tackle system was flawed to say the least but it was at least easy to follow and felt rewarding when chosen correctly. Now the gameplay…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m a big soccer fan, I have been ever since I was a kid. While browsing the PSN store for something interesting I came across ‘Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters’. An arcade style soccer game with classic over the top anime flare. I’m quite enjoying it with porn on the side 👍🏾
positive · AI labelView post →Worse than the first game in every conceivable way and clearly made worse to pander to online play with bad netcode
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The price tag for this game is insulting. Tamsoft removed modes, mechanics and interactions, and created a version that revolves around the online mode where the number of teams is incredibly limited for a 2026 game. Save your money, come back in a year. If the game is still here, consider the price tag then. Refunding it while I still have the choice
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters game has revealed a 7-minute video that highlights the game's different modes.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lack of contents and replayability, in the first game RoNC I have over 600hrs playtime (mostly offline) but after finished this game I dont have anything to do except the online PvP (which is also took long time to find match and the lagging is the worst). The long playing time is only because of the events and cutscenes, even the loading screen is took way too long and too often. the mechanics are worse than the first game, not worth the price.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game should be a crime. The price isn't worth it. They cut out at least 60% of the first game and sell you that at a price higher than the first one. Bad enough that the first one had horrible AI that you had to fight against (In your own team) but now you got to fight not only bad AI but cheating AI who read your prompt and just do everything to counter you right away that the game devolve into fighting to get the ball back instead of trying to score a goal. And online is just pointless…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⭐ A MUST-PLAY FOR EVERY CAPTAIN TSUBASA FAN! ⭐ I’ve been playing Captain Tsubasa games since my childhood, and my journey with the series began with the legendary Captain Tsubasa 2: Super Striker on the NES. That game became such an important part of my childhood that, many years later, it actually inspired me to create my own YouTube channel dedicated entirely to gaming. A large majority of my videos are focused on Captain Tsubasa 2 NES gameplay, and I’ve also spent a lot of time modding…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunally, the way it got released is not worthy the full price at all. This is a massive downgrade compared to the previous game in every aspect. I waited 25 years of my life to see Natureza in a proper adaptation... I can wait a year more when it's gonna be way cheaper.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not worth it at the moment there's not enough content to justify it in my opinion due to the original game having an amazing way to create characters and teams but they've completely taken it out of this game. the only new things are the gameplay and story mode as well as more teams. I'm going to keep my eye out to see if they change this in the future but for right now its not worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters kicks off around the world on Switch, PS5, Xbox X|S, and PC on August 28!
neutral · AI labelView post →Worst game of the decade. (its not long, I'm just adressing what developers said in a post, so fell free to ignore second part) full review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlgcfboeTrs if you're someone who doesn't have time (you do) or someone too dumb to watch an essay: Unbalanced Only 1 custom character, so no custom teams people did (the only reason why previous game was sucessful) every animation is used by everyone, so when everyone has special moves, none of them are special no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Captain Tsubasa, and I’ve played almost all of the Captain Tsubasa games. The first one was really good. I really enjoyed it and played it a lot, especially the ability to create your own character. But this one has removed almost everything. You can still create a character, but you can’t really control what you want to put into the character or how you want to build them anymore. So what’s the point of creating your own character? This was a bad decision. I thought they could make…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch. Play CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS now on Nintendo Switch. It’s time to battle for soccer world glory! Enjoy the thrill of spectacular soccer action with over 110 playable characters and new sensational super moves. Challenge a friend in the field or support Tsubasa on his Journey. Are you up to the challenge?
neutral · AI labelView post →I LOVE PLAYING EVERY TSUBASA GAME, BUT THIS ONE IS NOT!!! - they skip every important scene like when tsubasa and other mc clash!! and show only stupid idle animation! - they change hyuga voice line when he shoot raiju on first time!!! this is the most thing that make me pissed off!!! really????????????? I WANT TO HEAR " RAIJUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU SHUTOOODAAAAAAA " not random japannese voice line ! and also the subtitle !!! g*d damn!!! and its not overyet....TSUBASA MENTION IT AFTER THAT CUTSCENE ,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →im not fan of reviewing games,but this one made me mad Ngl the first game was not the best too,but this one is clearly so boring,lot of mechanics are missing or switched something way worse(like the "skill loadout thing" like wdym i have to choose between special aerial shots vs regular special ground shots ((its okay if i have to change between 2 type of special GROUND shot,but this is just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥) They completely got rid of the leveling system which was the only good thing(exclude the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll say the gameplay is better and faster than it used to be in the first one, but it can feel more chaotic at times because of it. The real low blow coming from the devs and bandai namco is that they removed the best feature from the first game, creating a bunch of our own players. It was a bad feature for online PVP, but it was amazing for solo players, they could've EASILY done something to limit the custom players in online mode and keep expanding on it for the solo content but they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →way worse than rise of champions like way way way way worse
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the story mode and the gameplay, but the absence of dream teams and tournament mode are too disappointing to give the game a positive review. I hope they add these as soon as possible: these should be considered bug fixes!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretty big downgrade from the first game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →is it perfect? by no means yes. is it good? absolutely the gameplay is significantly improved, the gk and shoot system makes it so interactive and makes different shoots actually cool. in the last game if your shoot curved, bounced, went upwards, sideways and downwards it didn't matter. now it actually matters. the story is great the voice acting is amazing (facial expressions of the characters needs work though) yeah sure you have less re playability but the story is still pretty lengthy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This went down well and the real game was Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters.
neutral · AI labelView post →Sep 16 2026 UPDATE 1,05 COMES OUT: Yaaaaay..... ♥♥♥♥ no, no yay here, after more than 100 hours and 1.05, this damn ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ developer deleted ALL OF MY PROGRESS, ALL OF IT, poof, be very careful if you get a random ass fatal error and restart steam, DO.NOT, DO.NOT go back to the game, even if I can't get a refund you can bet your sweet sweet (or bitter) energy drink I'll process a ref. request, do trust in steam, but ♥♥♥♥ bamco and tamshit to hell. If you're reading this, go buy and play a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Story mode is fine and enjoyable. The visual novel style doesn't really interest me, but there are enough hype moments to have kept me entertained through the three routes. Gameplay was taken in a good direction, and I enjoy the more arcade-y flow of matches. Super moves are implemented in a way that I find neat, and the fact that goalkeepers feel more fleshed out is also cool. There's next to zero replayability once you've completed all of the story missions, however. That means you either…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately the game is a downgrade. In their attempt to simplifyu the gameplay they removed a lot of the dynamics that made the previous one more entertaining. Its is also one of those situations in which we didn't know how good we had it. Because while in paper the feature to direct your shots and where you block with the GK the rival's shots is good. In practice it adds an abyssmal level of RNG. I didn't even made it to the world youth that I just didn't want to continue playing when the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →year ruined, play the first one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not write reviews usually about games, but this one made me really want to write one. First of all, if you coming into this expecting the same game as the first one, this is not it. I have played the first one on switch and also got it on steam, I enjoyed it that much. So what's the issue with this? First of all, there is one story mode unlike the first one. Your character feels like pointless and the story can go on without you. There is no actual customization to your char unlike the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good story however extremely poor player controls. Very annoying to keep trying to drive the ball before collapsing to the floor in seconds! No control over the player to have advantage to the other players, very poor game mechanics just like the previous game! I would expect improvements over the first game which was released years ago! No game mechanics improvements at all!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RECOMMENDED — 8/10 I genuinely think the negativity surrounding World Fighters has become excessive. The game absolutely has problems, and I understand why people who spent hundreds of hours creating characters in Rise of New Champions are disappointed. However, there’s a difference between criticizing those problems and declaring the game dead, a complete catastrophe, or the end of the entire series almost immediately after launch. World Fighters improves some things while taking noticeable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →just buy RONC. this ones a dud
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the story cutscene get annoying after a while beacause of how many there are not to mention how its a loading screen between them each time its kinda slow to basically its just worse than the first game. because why add a custom character if you can barely even effect much in the story just a disapointmeant in general for me Personally. and i cant refund it so beacuse i played 7 hours hoping i would find it more fun i did not may stil play it sometimes but the story just isnt as fun as the…
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