Ah, the video game tie-in.

Naturally, games based on anime aren’t anything new.

To combo, you press the same single button.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash official artwork showing two versions of protagonist Yuji against a blue background.

There is one way in which the 2v1 aspect can help, which is by executing a Joint Attack.

Completing Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash’s story mode took me about five hours.

To some, that might sound like a passable length.

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Rush Battle and Survival Mode, meanwhile, are the same mode.

Survival Mode is just a harder version of Rush Battle.

Control scheme screen readily available.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Itadori and Kugisaki executing a joint attack

Full key and button remapping.

Controller vibration parameters and controller support.

And that’s really all there is to Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Megumi and Maki executing a joint attack against Hanami

It might be tempting to argue every tie-in video game is a cynical play for maximising IP.

Clearly the publisher has the capacity to produce quality anime fighting games when it feels like it.

Unfortunately, Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash isn’t one of them.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Inumaki using his cursed technique against Panda

A copy of Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash was provided for review by Bandai Namco.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Yuta threatening someone

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Kugisaki’s ultimate attack

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Nanami hitting Mahito with his cursed tool

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Itadori talking about Sukuna during story mode

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Todo talking about the type of women he’s attracted to during story mode

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Sukuna attacking a Special Grade during story mode

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Gojo attacking Sukuna

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of an online battle featuring Jogo and Itadori

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Hanami’s intro screen

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Panda punching Megumi in an online battle

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of a windscreen after an online ranked battle using Jogo and Mahito

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash screenshot of Kugisaki and Gojo in an online battle