With this, the third game in the series, they’re chosen for the Japanese national youth team as it takes part in the first ever Football Frontier International tournament. The Inazuma Eleven series follows the exploits of goalkeeper Mark Evans and his friends as they strive to become truly great footballers. However, when it’s a game by Ni No Kuni developer Level-5, it’s still worth paying attention, no matter how long it’s taken. So quite why the Inazuma Eleven series is three years behind Japan is anyone’s guess, particularly when it’s a well-known franchise that not only spawned its own cartoon series but also features the world’s most popular sport. You’d think that that decision would be made pretty early on, at best within the first year or so if it was a surprise hit. Japanese companies often have to make a decision on whether or not their game is worth translating for foreign markets based on factors such as whether it’s a popular property, how much the translation will cost, and ultimately whether they think it’ll sell enough to the rest of the world. Game localisation is a funny old business.

Inazuma eleven review