Is My Hero Academia Ultra Rumble Free-to-Play? First Gameplay Details

My Hero Academia Ultra Rumble was now officially announced by Bandai Namco, and many fans are wondering if it’s a new arena battler or a free-to-play game with micro transactions.

My Hero Academia Ultra Rumble was first leaked via Shonen Jump magazine leaks on January 13 and was now officially announced with the release of the magazine in japan this January 17.

Boku no Hero Academia is one of the most popular shonen manga of these past few years worldwide, so it’s not surprising to see it’s finally getting the battle royale treatment. This isn’t the first time Boku no Hero Academia gets a game adaptation by far though, but there’s a major difference this time around.

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Is My Hero Academia Ultra Rumble Free-to-Play on consoles and PC?

Bandai Namco has now officially announced My Hero Academia Ultra Rumble will be a battle royale game and free-to-play, coming to PC PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Unlike past games like My Hero’s One Justice 1 & 2, Ultra Rumble will also include micro transactions. As in, a gacha system.

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Furthermore, it was officially confirmed that only items will be available via micro-transactions, (Thanks, Game Watch). Meaning you should only be able to get cosmetics, while all playable characters should be unlockable in-game or available from the start.

My Hero Academia Ultra Rumble features team battle royale gameplay, first trailer

Shonen Jump magazine also explained My Hero Academia Ultra Rumble features teams of three characters, and 24 characters in a match – so 8 teams of 3 characters fight each other in this battle royale. Stages also include cards you can pick up to strengthen your Quirk abilities.

A Beta Test will be held soon on PS4 and details on how to participate will be published at a later date. For now, you can watch the Ultra Rumble first gameplay reveal trailer below.