These chapters contain various objectives – such as winning a bout with an Ultra Move – which will earn you new unlockable content, such as customisation items. Each event is split into chapters, each containing a showdown between various super-powered familiar faces. Thankfully, Bandai Namco has clearly heard fan complaints about the threadbare nature of the first game’s story mode by introducing a much larger single-player effort. A roster of over 40 characters adds more variety (a big jump from the first game), but the core combat still feels quite shallow compared to other fighters available on Switch.
The introduction of a new dodge manoeuvre does help readjust this a little, but it’s definitely not a fix. The over-the-shoulder view can also mean your own character ends up blocking your view of your opponent (especially if you’re using someone with a larger frame, such as Kendo Rappa). The camera is obscured a little too often for our liking even if we're only talking a few seconds, that’s an age in a fast-paced fighting game such as this. Each bout is fast and action-packed, but the size of each arena and the sheer number of elements on-screen can make keeping track of the action a frustrating exercise in concentration.
