Continuing their work on video game adaptations in the incredibly popular JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure franchise, following their 2015/2016 release of Eyes of Heaven, CyberConnect2 (Developer) and Bandai Namco Entertainment (Publisher) has today confirmed plans to offer JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R later this year. Pitched as the franchise’s latest ‘stylistic anime-based fighting game’ and aiming to offer ‘a massive and memorable roster of characters’, it is scheduled to launch on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC later in 2022.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R will bring together 50 characters from the different story arcs of the popular manga/anime. Players can experience popular battles from each story and see heroes from different universes interact for the first time, playing as Jonathan Joestar, DIO, Jotaro Kujo, Jolyne Cujoh, daughter of Jotaro and the first-ever female JoJo in the series, and many more.
According to CyberConnect2 and Bandai Namco Entertainment, the game features a “completely revamped and improved version of the fight system first introduced in 2013, upping the tempo with hit stops, dashes, intricate new combos, and an all-new “Support Attack” tag-team battle system”, complemented by a range of game modes including an All-Star Battle Mode, Arcade Mode, Online Mode, Versus Mode, Practice Mode, and Gallery Mode.
The main mode, All-Star Battle Mode, features classic clashes between heroes from prior games in addition to all-new battles, offering more than 100 different battles for players to experience. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R also offers a range of customizable and collectible skins along with unique illustrations that players can unlock and play in Gallery Mode.
he JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure franchise has been meeting more and more success now, and we are happy to be able to release a game that will allow both long-standing JoJo fans and newcomers to have fun battle with their favourite characters. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R offers the biggest roster of a JoJo game with 50 characters, with whom players will be able to create their dream matches, as well as new features like the “Support Attack” tag-team battle system, and a wealth of game mode and content making the game accessible and fun for everyone.
Herve Hoerdt – Senior Vice President Digital, Marketing & Content at BANDAI NAMCO Europe S.A.S
With JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R scheduled for release later this year, expect to hear more about it in the coming weeks and months. To keep you sated until the next news blast, feast your eyes on the below set of announcement screenshots.
