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Mixed or average reviews- based on 90 Ratings

  • Summary: Persona 4 Arena uses hand-drawn, high definition 2D anime-style fighters and colorful, over-the-top special effects to bring to life a roster of fighters from Persona 3 and Persona 4.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. 90
    With an absolutely stellar presentation, some of the most memorable tracks picked from the last game, an arsenal of modes to play, and one of the lengthiest stories in a fighting game, Persona 4 Arena has everything a fighter should have, plus more.
  2. Aug 31, 2012
    90
    Simply put, it's one of the best fighters to grace the console. It'll keep you coming back for more over and over, but I did find myself wishing there were more characters and more of the story. Still, as a fighter, it hits all of the high marks.
  3. Sep 5, 2012
    90
    A superbly effective combination of the very best of Persona's storytelling and character design, with one of the best 2D fighters of the modern era.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Negative: 7 out of 20
  1. Persona 4 Arena is a great game with beautiful visuals a great in depth story with loving and very different characters. I am a huge fan of both Atlus and Arc so this game was a huge thing for me, and as much as I do love the game it has its short comings. Though the game is great for people looking to just pick up and play, more seasoned played like myself might have a little more of a problem. Picking up and play combos are very easy which becomes a problem for people who want to improve alot more because their isn't much room for improvement beyond setting up these simple combos. I wish they had made a beginner mode like in blazblue instead of making it the default Expand
  2. 10/10 for the game. Excellent fighter, arguably the best Arc System Works game since BlazBlue. Bu, unfortunately, 1/10 for the region lock. Unless you read niche gaming blocks, you may not be aware this game contains a lockout preventing PS3s from outside of the USA and Canada from reading the disc. As I have the FFXIII limited edition PS3 from Japan, I cannot play the game. I bought it completely unaware of this, and now am stuck with a $60 coaster. After googling the issue I found information on it, but now it is too late. I will have to purchase a Japanese copy of the game to play it. If you have a USA PS3, I highly recommend this game as it is amazing, but if your console is imported be aware you will have to buy the version that matches your region or it will not work. Atlus, in the future if you must region lock again, please print a warning sticker or something to prevent unaware buyers from purchasing the game. Nothing sucks more than playing $60 to be stuck with a coaster. Expand
  3. Thanks a lot, Atlus, for region lock. As a traveler I bought my PS3 overseas and you wasted my money with this unprecedented stunt. I couldn't expect it because PS3 titles are never region-locked, and you screwed your faithful customer big time. Good job! Expand

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