We have gathered right here right this moment to dive into the most effective anime video games on PS3.

The Retro Dodo crew have beforehand coated each the Best Anime Games On PS4 and the Best Anime Games On PS5.

And admittedly, there was a number of crossover between these two with gaming being in an odd delayed transition into “next gen” consoles (we’ve got the pandemic in charge for that).

But one console we’ve got but to cowl within the anime style is the Playstation 3.

So this must be enjoyable!

Let’s not delay this any longer; right here’s the most effective anime video games on PS3!

Kinda onerous to think about any anime listing with out seeing Dragon Ball making an look. And right this moment is not any completely different… we’ve received Dragon Ball Xenoverse up subsequent.

The sport mixes components of open world exploration and function taking part in with acquainted 3D battles we love.

After a fast heat up of battles from the historical past of the Dragon Ball universe, you’re thrust into a personality creation scene.

Once your character is full, you’re off to the races… er… battles.

Yeah, you may discover the city, however don’t count on to keep away from battle. You’ll be getting in fights round each nook.

And that’s what you’re right here for, proper?!

Yup, you’ll be strolling round, speaking to NPCs, kicking a number of butts, and having a good time exploring the Dragon Ball universe from a completely new perspective.

It’s a extremely distinctive solution to expertise Dragon Ball Z, and we expect you’ll like it in the event you’re a fan of the favored anime franchise or simply love 3d preventing video games typically.

Tales of Xillia is a 2011 Playstation 3 unique. And it’s freakin’ superior.

Like different video games within the well-liked Tales sequence, Tales of Xillia is an ideal instance of what we wish in a JRPG:

Beautiful environments, cute characters, nice storytelling, and so many issues to find that it’ll have you ever coming again time and again.

Besides being successful with a number of of the dudes right here at Retro Dodo, the sport was additionally an enormous hit in Japan.

Tales of Xillia gained many awards and naturally offered a ton of copies. Over 1 million copies, in truth.

If you didn’t get sufficient content material from the unique sport bundle, Namco Tales Studio additionally delivered a number of DLC packs for the sport, and the sport even spawned a number of manga sequence’ and books.

You most likely know by now that we’re in love with the Tales franchise.. notably Tales of Arise. And Tales of Xillia makes an look with that sport on our listing of the Best Tales Games.

Great to see this basic PS3 sport get extra consideration, right this moment.

Next on our listing is a sport that’s positive to overwhelm you with waves of anime goodness: One Piece Pirate Warriors 3.

If you’ve by no means had the pleasure of experiencing a “warriors” online game, let me enlighten you.

The “warriors” sequence of video video games are developed by Omega Force, and their sport’s gimmick is huge waves of enemies to slay. Like… tons of of enemies.

And in Pirate Warriors 3, we additionally get 37 playable characters to take into battle. So this sport is really an enormous in scale.

Like earlier “warriors” video games, you’ll be hacking and slashing by way of tons and tons of baddies. And that’s precisely as enjoyable and funky wanting because it sounds.

As the final One Piece online game adaptation to come back to the Playstation 3, we’re comfortable to see “Pirate Warriors 3” crash its method onto our listing of greatest anime video games for PS3.

A really good time.

If any sport popping out of the Square Enix camp is eligible for our lists, certainly we’ll embody it. And fortunate for us, Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster launched on the PS3.

Final Fantasy X got here to us method again in 2001! And the followup Final Fantasy X-2 got here in 2003.

Both have been completely excellent examples of a Square Enix JRPG.

This was the primary time within the historical past of Final Fantasy titles that we received full 3d environments to discover, versus the pre-rendered areas of the earlier entries.

This was additionally the primary time a sport was not a completely self contained story. The characters and occasions of Final Fantasy X have been so particular that we received a full followup of their histories.

As we should always count on, the environments are completely gorgeous.

And attention-grabbing reality.. the world is impressed by my two properties: Thailand and Japan. How excellent is that?

The unique Final Fantasy X scored fairly excessive on our listing of the Best PS2 Games Of All Time AND the Best PS2 RPGs Of All Time.

Obviously we love Final Fantasy over right here, and Final Fantasy X must be one among our favorites.

With Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster being on the PS3… it’s received an apparent spot right here right this moment on the listing of greatest anime video games on PS3.

Two nice video games for the worth of 1, can’t go unsuitable with that.

Persona 4 Arena takes all of our favourite ATLUS characters and drops them into an superior struggle targeted sport.

Not that fight is absent from the same old function taking part in experiences we’re used to from Persona, however now we get to expertise the world by way of the attitude of a 2D preventing sport à la Street Fighter II or Marvel Vs Capcom 2.

Needless to say, it’s all attractive, excessive, and a ton of enjoyable.

There’s a ton of superior cutscenes as effectively, that keep true to that anime fashion we love from the Persona/Megami Tensei universe.

Of course, we talked about this one on our listing of the 10 Best Anime Fighting Games, and we’re proud to incorporate it right this moment.

And simply as a heads up: this gained’t be our final sport from ATLUS to make an look. So carry on studying.

The subsequent sport on our listing mixes tactical fight with JRPG goodness, all in a crisp anime uniform: Valkyria Chronicles.

It was this Playstation 3 title that kicked off the hit franchise that we all know and love.

The sport play focuses on flip primarily based conflict fight with a singular solid of troopers, every with their very own specialties that a lot be used strategically.

And as one would count on of any nice anime sport, there’s high notch storytelling with lovely cutscenes and nice voice appearing.

The aesthetics of Valkyria Chronicles are fairly distinctive as they combine cel shaded 3D with a hand drawn fashion, and really makes use of a completely customized sport engine referred to as CANVAS to take action.

The sport was such successful, they even launched a remastered model for PS4. But we’re right here to speak about PS3, so we gained’t point out it.

Valkyria Chronicles is a good anime sport for the PS3 for followers of flip primarily based ways and exquisite Japanese storytelling.

By my very own measure, there’s two sorts of anime: the same old Shōnen Jump sort stuff and Studio Ghibli. And fortunately in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch we get among the latter in online game kind!

When it involves adapting that iconic Ghibli aesthetic in a online game, I’m glad that the gaming world took its time to get it proper.

And how do you get an ideal Studio Ghibli fashion online game? Get a bunch of the individuals from the studio to assist make it, in fact.

So the Ghibli crew helped develop design ideas, music, and even produced the cutscenes for the sport. *chef’s kiss*

“Wrath of the White Witch” is definitely a remastered model of the Nintendo DS title Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn.

Crazy to suppose such a beautiful sport got here from such humble beginnings. Not that the DS isn’t a particular console. But in comparison with the PS3’s energy, it appears fairly modest.

We are simply glad that they had the brilliance to improve the title and convey it to the Playstation. We all win ultimately.

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch has been universally acclaimed by followers and critics, and it stays among the finest promoting PS3 titles of all time.

But in case you wanted us to remind you: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is likely one of the greatest anime video games on the PS3.

We are so glad that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX is a Playstation 3 sport.

Like with the Final Fantasy X/X-2 bundle, we get to share our love for a basic sport from a earlier console technology in its superb return as a remaster.

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX is definitely a group of Kingdom Hearts II and associated DLC content material. That contains Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Birth by Sleep and Re:coded.

So you’re getting the superior sport of Kingdom Hearts II, as HD and remastered because it will get, and all the extra Kingdom Hearts II content material your coronary heart can deal with.

Kingdom Hearts is an superior online game sequence that throws the Disney universe in a blender with SQUARE ENIX, leading to one thing as charming as you’d hope for.

So lots of our favourite Disney characters make a cameo, and it’s enjoyable to only see what character or world will seem subsequent. Everybody, from Mickey to Goofy, Aladdin to Winnie the Pooh, Jack Skellington to Simba. The listing goes on.

In this case, we weren’t positive if we have been allowed to name this an anime sport.

But with this one being a protected mix of that basic JRPG fashion with animated characters from the Disney universe.. we’re calling it anime. Surely you gained’t thoughts.

Here ya go… one other unimaginable anime sport for the PS3!

Catherine is kind of an enigma of a sport.

At its core, Catherine is a puzzle sport. But it’s actually a lot greater than that.

The sport bounces between third particular person life simulation in the course of the day and 3d puzzling at night time (in the principle character’s nightmares, in truth).

As you may count on from a sport developed by ATLUS, it’s quirky, uncommon, and a good time.

Catherine shared lots of the identical creators because the Persona sequence, so that ought to inform you numerous about what to anticipate right here.

If the large quantity of working items in a Persona title intimidates you, Catherine is a a lot simpler tablet to swallow.

Still odd. But fairly pleasing.

Catherine is a fairly unimaginable gaming expertise, and fairly distinctive in its supply.

Do your self a favor, and test it out in case you are unfamiliar. You’ll be very comfortable you probably did.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations is packed stuffed with the whole lot we love in regards to the “Ultimate Ninja Storm” sequence, whereas putting a heavy emphases on quick battles.

The builders stated they needed to strip issues down and convey issues again to only good ol’ normal preventing.

But with almost 100 characters to select from, that doesn’t sound like we’re gonna be feeling shorted on content material.

And we additionally received an enormous quantity of unique animated cutscenes, created by Pierrot who created the unique animated tv sequence.

So whether or not you’re taking part in solo within the story-mode or taking part in with pals on-line, certainly you keep busy and have a heck of a superb time with this fast-paced 3d preventing sport.

“Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations” made a simple look on our listing of the 10 Best Naruto Games, and it’s good to lastly see a Naruto sport take a primary spot that isn’t Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.

Naruto manages to be the king of all anime lists, so not too stunned that it tops our listing of greatest anime video games on PS3.

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Anthony has been a online game lover ever since he can keep in mind. He grew to become a fulltime nomad in 2018, residing all through most of Asia. He targeted his ardour in retro gaming and commenced making a sport for the Game Boy Color whereas residing in Nara, Japan in the course of the 2020 pandemic. He is now in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the place he spends most of his time gaming, happening lengthy walks and assembly as many stray canine as attainable.