Japanese game developers Thirdverse Group and BLOCKSMITH&Co. announced on Tuesday for their collaboration to release a new Web3 game called “CAPTAIN TSUBASA RIVALS” later this year.

According to the report, “CAPTAIN TSUBASA RIVALS” is a new blockchain-based game inspired by the Captain Tsubasa manga series. Captain Tsubasa is a manga series first published in 1981 by Japanese animator Yōichi Takahashi. The series tells the story of Captain Tsubasa (Ozora Tsubasa), who dreams of becoming a professional soccer player. As a result, Captain Tsubasa has significantly influenced soccer players and enthusiasts in Japan and around the world.

Under its game model, “CAPTAIN TSUBASA RIVALS” is a new blockchain-based game that rewards players for playing. Players are rewarded for spending more time in the game, developing their characters, collecting valuable items like armor, skins, and many others, or completing different tasks. Players of this game can train characters from the original Captain Tsubasa comics and compete against other players.

By playing against other players, items can be collected and then exchanged for rewards, such as new characters like NFTs. The main feature of the game is that players can collect items through matches with other players and then exchange them for rewards such as new main and support characters. In other words, as a result of playing, players can receive digital values ​​such as NFTs and exchange them with other players or sell them on the market, earning money as a result.

“Being part of a game that uses new technologies, like blockchain and NFT, is something new. Although the game is still in development, I have high expectations for the experience it will bring to players. I hope everyone can enjoy this new game,” said Yoichi Takahashi, author of Captain Tsubasa.

Unlike traditional smartphone games, the report says that the characters in this crypto game will be generative NFTs. This means that each character will have unique attributes and strengths that will be randomly generated, ensuring that no two characters are the same.

The winning point that makes CAPTAIN TSUBASA -RIVALS more advantageous for players is that it has a game strategy that considers various parameters such as special moves, abilities, attributes, and character compatibility. On top of that, another key to victory in this blockchain game is that it allows players to develop a unique generative NFT by training and leveling up their characters.

Another unique feature of this crypto-based game is its in-game market, which allows players to buy and sell their characters. Players can also generate their own NFTs and train them using tokens called Tsubasauts, which can be earned through the story mode. According to the report, CAPTAIN TSUBASA -RIVALS will be released in late 2022.

The new development of Thirdverse Group and BLOCKSMITH&Co proves that blockchain technology continues to evolve the subgenre called “Crypto-Games”. Crypto games are different from traditional games because they allow players to earn digital values ​​like crypto and NFTs by playing the game.

Image source: BLOCKSMITH&Co., Thirdverse Group