Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Ris the latest game to be based on Hirohiko Araki’s long-running manga series. This game was originally released on the PS3, where it featured a large cast of characters to play as.Over 50 characters will be available inAll Star Battle R’s roster, with many of them representing the various “Parts” of the series, fromPhantom BloodtoJojolion.
This remake was first revealed at PlayStation’s March 2022 State of Play event, where it showcased the number ofchanges since the release of the originalAll Star Battle. This includes updating all of the character’s outfits and voice cast to their current anime equivalents, such as Old Joseph Joestar now being voiced by the late Unsho Ishizuka instead of Tomokazu Sugita. Chief among these changes are some new characters coming to the game, with it and the release date being revealed in a new trailer.
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The first of these isthe lovable side character SpeedwagonfromPhantom Blood, who can fight utilizing his razor sharp top hat. Two antagonistic stand users fromStardust Crusaderswill be available as well, those being Mariah and Pet Shop. Diego Brando fromSteel Ball Runwill also be playable, where he can use his stand, Scary Monsters, to transform into a terrifying dinosaur and change his moveset.
Alongside these character reveals was the game’s release date, which will be September 2. It should be noted these four characters have been playable in the last console-basedJJBAgame by CyberConnect2,Eyes of Heaven. There are still six morecharacters that are coming toAll Star Battle Rthat have yet to be revealed, but this lineup is looking impressive already. An early-access demo for PS4 and PS5 will be coming for the game too.
The end of the trailer also shows off a few editions and incentives forJojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Rthat will be available for fans to pre-order. This includes a Digital-Deluxe only edition that includes the Season Pass, a set of costumes based on the anime, two exclusive costumes, and early access to the new characters. There will also be a pre-order exclusive bonus costume for Jolyne Cujoh which gives her the Green Dolphin Street State Prison Jacket. There will also be a Collector’s Bundle, which features some of the aforementioned DLC like the anime color set and Jolyne jacket. The biggest addition to this bundle however is a 10" statue of Jolyne, which will have a special color pallette as well.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Rwill launch onSeptember 2, for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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