Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road[a] is an upcoming sports role-playing video game by Level-5, planned for release for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS in June 2025.
| Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Level-5 |
| Publisher(s) | Level-5 |
| Series | Inazuma Eleven |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | June 2025 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing, sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Development
editA part of the Inazuma Eleven series, it was announced as Inazuma Eleven Ares in 2016 and was set to be released in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Switch, iOS, and Android before being delayed to sometime after May 2019 in December 2018.[1][2][3] The game was renamed to Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes and delayed to 2020 in September 2019.[4] In April 2020, the game was delayed to 2021.[5] It was delayed again to 2023 in April 2021.[6] In July 2022, the title was changed to Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road.[7] In November 2023, the game was announced to have been delayed again to 2024, while a PlayStation 5 version and a March 2024 worldwide beta were announced.[8] In December 2023 a PC version was announced.[9] In September 2024, a release date of June 2025 was announced.[10]
The game originally meant to tie into the anime series, Inazuma Eleven: Ares, that aired in Japan in 2018.[11][12]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Romano, Sal (July 27, 2016). "Inazuma Eleven Ares announced". Gematsu. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Romano, Sal (October 21, 2017). "Inazuma Eleven Ares for PS4, Switch, iOS, and Android launches summer 2018 in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Romano, Sal (25 December 2018). "Inazuma Eleven Ares delayed past May 2019 in Japan, delays explained". Gematsu. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ Craddock, Ryan (27 September 2019). "Inazuma Eleven Ares Gets A New Name And A Delay To 2020". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "「イナズマイレブン 英雄たちのグレートロード」，日野晃博氏が開発手記で新たな指針を明らかに。発売時期は「恐らく2021年」". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Romano, Sal (2 April 2021). "Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes delayed to 2023 in Japan, development update video". Gematsu. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "『イナズマイレブン』新作タイトルが『イナズマイレブン 英雄たちのヴィクトリーロード』に変更。円堂守やアフロディなどの過去キャラが総登場する新モードも搭載" [New Inazuma Eleven Game Renamed Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes. New Mode Features All Previous Characters, Including Mamoru Endou and Aphrodi]. Famitsu (in Japanese). 22 July 2022.
- ^ Romano, Sal (November 29, 2023). "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road delayed to 2024, Switch beta test set for March 2024". Gematsu. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Fuller, Alex (December 4, 2023). "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road PC Version Revealed". RPG Gamer.
- ^ Torres, Josh. "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road set to release in June 2025 worldwide simultaneously for PS5, PS4, Switch, PC, and mobile". RPG Site. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Espiritu, Emmanuelle (February 25, 2018). "'Inazuma Eleven: ares no Tenbin' Latest News: Television Anime Adaptation of Sports RPG to Premiere on April 6". The Christian Post. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ Romano, Sal (20 April 2018). "Inazuma Eleven Ares details story, characters, and systems". Gematsu. Retrieved 15 May 2018.