This is all without having any attachment to the anime or characters themselves. Having never played it, it was a pleasant surprise that is packed with a ton of solo content to keep me interested. I love it and think it is one of the most eye-popping games ever released.įighting games are living in a resurgent time so it is awesome to see this game get a second lease on life. It remains true to the anime with everything and at times almost too much to process. It all blasts across my OLED with so much color and animation it is truly a sight to behold. I was constantly swapping characters to see how bizarre they truly were. Super moves are absolutely outlandish and screen filling acts of joy. The online experience is not something this game excels at, so if that is your jam this might be a pass. The game also feels like a product of its time with options to set up favorite characters and getting into rooms more convoluted than it needs to be. I ran into a lot of laggy matches that really dragged down the experience. Most matches consist of regular matchmaking and ranked bouts.
The lack of a lot of the cool options found in single player is disappointing.
There is truly a ton here for solo players and that is always welcome.įor those wanting to hop online the option is available, but sadly anemic compared to the offline modes. There is also a 3v3 mode ala King of Fighters. It features infamous showdowns for those that know the lore. This features unique fights with varying modifiers that spice things up. I did enjoy the main mode called All Star Battle Mode. There is a glossary of things to explain the story, but it is still severely lacking explanation for those of us unfamiliar with the JoJo universe. Arcade and versus modes as well as a tournament mode for plenty of offline madness. While the story mode found in the original game is sadly omitted there is still a ton here. I don’t play a lot online anymore so fighting games I love are usually devoid of content for me. What I really appreciate about the game though is its amount of offline content. This game is built for flash and style and sometimes that is perfectly fine. There is depth here, but it won’t be in any tournaments anytime soon.
For someone like me who likes to use multiple characters this is great. This means learning one character mechanically will carry over to the rest of the cast with only their style needing to be learned. What changes are the hit boxes and timing of the moves. For example most of the moves across characters are pretty much the same. What I love about a lot of the anime fighters is that the mechanics are fairly similar and the way they are executed is different. With so many characters it can be overwhelming trying to find the one that fit my play style. This game is packed with so much content it is hard to complain. This game is packed with fan service and even as someone who has no prior knowledge of the subject matter I enjoyed exploring all the characters, hearing their interactions, and learning their unique move sets. I am not familiar with the anime or the characters but from a quick Google search it seems nearly every main character from the universe is included, and even some of the lesser-known ones. Platforms: Xbox (reviewed), PlayStation, Switch, PC There is one lady that fires projectiles from her chest. The outlandish move sets are absolutely, well bizarre. Playing each one feels unique and worth checking out. Each one comes with their own stand as well which changes up the dynamics of the fighting. The original game hosted a whopping 41 characters and this update includes 10 more bringing the roster up to a massive 51 playable characters. For anyone who has ever seen the anime knows this series is packed with unique and interesting characters. It is best to get this out there right out of the gate. Yes this new game is a remastered and upgraded version of the same game released a decade ago. Its popularity kicked back into gear in 2012 with a popular anime that ended up spawning the original All Star Battle Royale. Originally kicking off as a manga in the early 90s and getting anime adaptations ever since. For those not in the know, myself included, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is an anime that has been around a long time. Characters, modes, options, and of course titles. The latest fighting game from Bandai Namco is packed to the rim on all accounts. That might be one of the longest and hardest to remember titles in all of gaming.