Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions

This arcade football game follows two story paths: play through Tsubasa’s story, or create a footballer and join a school team in the Captain Tsubasa world. The custom-player route follows their progress through school competition and into national-level play.

Matches focus on duels for possession and using players’ moves rather than realistic football simulation. Manage spirit stamina as you dribble, tackle, pass and charge special shots, with signature plays presented in animated sequences.

In New Hero, build your player by developing friendships with other characters and learning their skills. You can also create teams and uniforms, play tournaments and versus matches, and compete locally with up to four players or online.

Players who enjoy the game often highlight its anime-style special moves and dramatic presentation, which make matches feel distinct from realistic football games. Reviews also praise revisiting the series’ story and creating a player who can learn other characters’ skills; some mention that local matches with friends add to the fun. Other reviewers find the match patterns repetitive or the mechanics frustrating, and several report that online matchmaking is quiet or unreliable.