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One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'' video games series is published by

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and

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, later as part of

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, and is based on

Eiichiro Oda is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series ''One Piece'', the best-selling manga in history and the best-selling comic series printed in volume. With more than 520 million copies of ''One Piece'' in circulation worldwide ...

's shonen

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and

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series of the same name. The games take place in the fictional world of ''One Piece'', and the stories revolve around the adventures of

Monkey D. Luffy , also known as is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Japanese manga series '' One Piece'' created by Eiichiro Oda. Luffy made his debut as a young boy who acquires the properties of rubber after accidentally eating one of the ...

and his

Straw Hat Pirates The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using va ...

, the franchise's protagonists. Games have been released for many home

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s, and mobile phones. The series features various genres, mostly

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(the predominant type in the series' early years) and

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s, such as the games in the ''Grand Battle!'' sub-series. The series contains 56 games including 11 mobile games, not counting appearances in crossover entries.

Overview

The video game series debuted in Japan on July 19, 2000, with ''From TV Animation – One Piece: Become the Pirate King! (One Piece: Mezase Kaizoku Ou!)'' for the Bandai

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handheld game console. More than five years after the video game series debuted in Japan, '' One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush'' was the first ''One Piece'' video game to be localized and released in North America, on September 7, 2005, for

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. Out of 38 games (not including non-Japanese games), 11 have been released in North America, two in Australia, and 13 in Europe. In general, the ''One Piece'' games have received mixed reception; assessments ranged from "slightly below or slightly above average" to "a grand video-game series". Japan's large demand for such games leads its companies to produce the games with haste and thus low regard for quality. In contrast, the ''One Piece'' video game, which was produced for and exclusively released to the North American markets, was crowned "GBA Platformer of the Year" in 2005 by

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's network of game websites.

Series

''One Piece: Grand Battle!''

''One Piece: Unlimited''

''One Piece: Pirate Warriors''

Mobile video games

Mobile games not in operation

Related games that feature ''One Piec''e characters

References

External links

Official Bandai Namco Europe website
{{Franchises owned by Bandai Namco Holdings * One Piece (video game series) One Piece (video game series)

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