this game is gigant battle with a slightly better story mode and new characters

This game is a little bit Smash Melee, a little bit Jump Stars, and a little bit One Luffy Gigant Battle Piece Fight.

You play on a small, multi-leveled stage, where you jump around trying to beat opponents to a pulp.

The stages are presented in 3D, while all characters are 2D sprites.

There is a constantly refreshing supply of breakable crates and barrels appearing all over the place,

containing a wide variety of power-up items and weapons, and the stages are littered with breakable walls,

moving platforms and interactive elements. One stage takes place on the deck of the Thousand Sunny,

where cannonballs from enemy ships in the background rain down randomly until Franky initiates a Coup Burst,

sending the entire level rocketing through the sky.

Another stage is set on the multiple levels of Impel Down with each floor holding its own traps and features,

complete with a secret entry to Level 5.5—New Kama Land.

Throughout every stage, backgrounds and platforms teem with area-specific characters watching the fray;

the amount of on-screen action can be daunting at first.

Controls are simple: jump, block, grab, and one main attack button.

Combinations of directions and timed attack presses will perform different attacks,

and each character has a large list of moves.

On top of this, you can unlock special and secret moves for more power and summon support characters by tapping their respective panels on the touch screen.

Supports jump into the action, attack the opponents or bestow some kind of beneficial stat,

then quickly exit and begin a countdown timer until they can be called again.

The main area of the game is the Pirate Grand Prix, where you navigate maps and unlock new levels as you go.

Fortunately, the uncut names are all retained from the Funimation version—there is no Zolo or Trace or Captain Chaser rubbish to be seen.

Strangely, however, Sir Crocodile's cigar has been removed from his playable sprite and several character select images of him, yet it still appears in the Pirate Team edit screen and during the opening movie.

To name a few, Boa Hancock's Mero Mero Mellow does not affect Luffy, but turns other male characters to stone.

Sogeking's Firebird Star attack can burn down Enies Lobby's flag, which sends the nearby Spandam into a panic.