After many months of waiting, fans of the Persona series will be glad to know that we will not need to be envious of our North American and Japanese friends for much longer. The European publisher of Persona 4 Arena “Zen United” have finally confirmed a release date for the much anticipated PAL region release. Along with PQube and ATLUS, they announced that the fighting game spin-ff will be available in PAL regions from the 10th May 2013 on both Playstation 3 and XBox360 platforms.
Pre-order customers for Persona 4 Arena will receive an exclusive Limited Edition bonus content pack, including the Official Arranged Soundtrack with exclusive artwork and Digital Fan Pack as shown in the image above. Zen United have highlighted that these will be strictly limited to pre-ordering customers and will not be available past day-one sales.
Persona 4 Arena tells the story that follows on from the critically acclaimed Persona 4 Golden, and is itself the winner of numerous awards, including Fighting Game of the Year 2012. Persona 4 Arena is a collaborative effort between two genre masters – Arc System Works and ATLUS, bringing together their individual expertise in stunning, high definition 2D artwork and exemplary storytelling.
Promoted features of the game include:
- 13 playable characters, each with their own individual story campaign.
- A story mode comparable to the JRPG series with over 30+ hours of story gameplay – which continues the events from where the PS Vita Best seller, Persona 4 Golden, left off.’
- Innovative fighting system, where players battle with both their chosen character and their Persona simultaneously.
- Exceptional suite of tutorials and challenges, as well as an innovative and easy to use combo system – making Persona 4 Arena one of the most approachable fighters of this generation.
The Otaku’s Study has a pile of articles, screenshots and trailers on the game from the original Japanese release to the North American release to of course this release – all of which can be viewed under the PERSONA 4: ULTIMATE IN MAYONAKA ARENA archives
