Square Enix have been accused of blatant plagiarism for publishing “Samurai Eleven,” a football game which bears more than a striking resemblance to Level-5’s popular “Inazuma Eleven” series.
“Samurai Eleven”:
“Inazuma Eleven”:
As usual, just to what extent this can be brushed off as chance similarity or used as to sustain a damning accusation of shameless plagiarism is a matter of individual judgement, though the level of similarity in naming and presentation is such that Square Enix can hardly have thought parallels would not be drawn.
The game itself is just a worthless text based free-to-play/pay-per-item mobile-phone game of the sort Japanese are apparently willing to tolerate as no-one else is.
I don’t see Vegeta in the mobile game, or the Destruction Bus. Can’t be a ripoff…
I must be blind or racist, because I don’t see the similarities at all (either with the characters or the titles).
Aside from being about soccer and a slight resemblance in the logo, there’s hardly any resemblance at all. The characters look nothing alike.
Though, I’m saying this knowing nothing of Inazuma Eleven, but just looking at it, I hardly see a rip off.
I mean, if Square Enix wants to make crappy games, complain all you want, but at least complain about things that are valid.
Oh Squeenix. You so crazy.
Aside from being soccer game, what’s the similarity?