There's a bit of clunky reminiscence to remind you of what's come before, but overall the ensemble cast is introduced and expanded relatively skilfully. There are a host of returning characters, though, which we won't spoil here, which as mentioned above could fly over the heads of those jumping in for the first time. Initially we struggled to warm to Arion and his team-mates as much as those that came before, but the title does a good job of using its story-telling to flesh these players out eventually we did have some level of affinity with these young footballers. He's just starting out at Raimon, the setting of the first DS title and recurring home of Evans, and joins the school team and a host of new characters.
The storyline takes place - we think we've got this right - 10 years after the conclusion of Inazuma Eleven 3, and this time around you're controlling Arion Sherwind, who comes with the same DNA of over-the-top super-enthusiasm as the main protagonist of this title's predecessors, Mark Evans. For those coming in fresh, a lot of the nods, winks and background story may be a little baffling, albeit not enough to spoil the experience. Right off the bat we'll say this: if you're a devotee of the first three main titles across DS and 3DS, this is a fun extension that should join your collection. It's a series with impressive lore, nevertheless, and Inazuma Eleven GO: Light & Shadow are the first entries (two titles largely the same, Pokémon-style) outside of Japan to bring the major side-series to Western attention - in Europe initially, once again.
Its route to the West has been long, however, with heavily delayed localisation and a Europe focus holding it back - North America only recently received a revamped 3DS version of the DS original. Yo-kai Watch is the current craze, while Professor Layton had some film content to accompany six main-series games and more spin-offs besides then there's Inazuma Eleven, one of the company's most prolific franchises. In Japan, Level-5 is one of the masters at maximising franchises through games - typically on portable systems - and TV shows or films, continually keeping the storyline going and producing regular content.
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