JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle

Overview

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle is a fighting game based on the long-running manga series created by the manga artist Hirohiko Araki. The game was developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai.It was released on the PlayStation 3 in Japan on August 29, 2013, in Europe on April 25, 2014, and North America on April 29, 2014.

Story

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle story mode is adapted from the first seven arcs of the manga series:

• Phantom Blood
• Battle Tendency
• Stardust Crusaders
• Diamond is Unbreakable
• Vento Aureo
• Stone Ocean
• Steel Ball Run

Each story arc is told through a series of chapters focused on key battles in the manga storyline. The character that the player controls is dependent on the chapter. Completing an arc yields the ability to play the stages again from another perspective. Most stages also offer secret challenges to unlock bonuses such as striking the opponent with a specific attack.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure follows the lives of the powerful, yet unfortunate Joestar family, who find themselves caught up in a multi-generational clash against the vile Dio Brando and his descendants.

Gameplay

Style

Alongside traditional fighting game controls, the player also has a Style button which allows the player character to use their special abilities, similar to how the Stand button worked in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future.

Stage Hazards

Each stage includes hazards that can be triggered by the characters moving to specific areas in the stage. The hazards are based on events that occurred in the manga; for example, the stage set in El Cairo can have the added risk of being hit by the Senator's car. The stages also include Situation Finishes, which can be used when a fight ends.

Characters

Part I: Phantom Blood

• Jonathan Joestar (voiced by Kazuyuki Okitsu)
  
  • Style: Ripple
• Will A. Zeppeli (voiced by Yoku Shioya)
  
  • Style: Ripple
• Dio Brando (voiced by Takehito Koyasu)
  
  • Style: Vampire

Part II: Battle Tendency

• Joseph Joestar (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita)
  
  • Style: Ripple
• Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli (voiced by Takuya Sato)
  
  • Style: Ripple
• Wamuu (voiced by Akio Otsuka)
  
  • Style: Wind Mode
• Esidisi (voiced by Keiji Fujiwara)
  
  • Style: Heat Mode
• Kars (voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue)
  
  • Style: Light Mode
• Lisa Lisa (voiced by Atsuko Tanaka) - DLC

Part III: Stardust Crusaders

• Jotaro Kujo (voiced by Daisuke Ono)
  
  • Style: Stand - Star Platinum
• Noriaki Kakyoin (voiced by Koji Yusa)
  
  • Style: Stand - Hierophant Green
• Jean Pierre Polnareff (voiced by Hiroaki Hirata)
  • Style: Stand - Silver Chariot
• Mohammed Avdol (voiced by Masashi Ebara)
  • Style: Stand - Magician's Red
• Hol Horse (voiced by Hochu Otsuka)
  • Style: Stand - Emperor
• Dio Brando (voiced by Takehito Koyasu)
  • Style: Stand - The World
• Iggy (voiced by Shigeru Chiba) - DLC
  • Style: Stand - The Fool
• Old Joseph Joestar (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita) - DLC
• Vanilla Ice - DLC

Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable

• Josuke Higashikata (voiced by Wataru Hatano)
  • Style: Stand - Crazy Diamond
• Okuyasu Nijimura (voiced by Wataru Takagi)
  • Style: Stand - The Hand
• Akira Otoishi (voiced by Showtaro Morikubo)
  • Style: Stand - Red Hot Chili Pepper
• Koichi Hirose (voiced by Romi Park)
  • Style: Stand - Echoes
• Rohan Kishibe (voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya)
  • Style: Stand - Heaven's Door
• Shigekiyo Yangu (voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi) - DLC
  
  • Style: Stand - Harvest
• Yoshikage Kira (voiced by Rikiya Koyama) - DLC
  
  • Style: Stand - Killer Queen
• Yoshikage Kira - Kawajiri version
  • Style: Stand - Killer Queen with Stray Cat

Part V: Vento Aureo

• Giorno Giovanna (voiced by Daisuke Namikawa)
  • Style: Stand - Gold Experience
• Bruno Buccellati (voiced by Noriaki Sugiyama)
  • Style: Stand - Sticky Fingers
• Guido Mista (voiced by Kenji Akabane)
  • Style: Stand - Sex Pistols
• Narancia Ghirga (voiced by Yuuko Sanpei)
  • Style: Stand - Aerosmith
• Diavolo/Doppio (voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa/Akira Ishida)
  • Style: Stand - King Crimson
• Pannacotta Fugo (voiced by Hisao Egawa) - DLC
  • Style: Stand - Purple Haze

Part VI: Stone Ocean

• Jolyne Cujoh (voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro)
  • Style: Stand - Stone Free
• Ermes Costello (voiced by Chizu Yonemoto)
  • Style: Stand - Kiss
• Father Pucci (voiced by Sho Hayami)
  • Style: Stand - Made In Heaven
• Narciso Anasui - DLC
  • Style: Stand - Diver Down

Part VII: Steel Ball Run

• Gyro Zeppeli (voiced by Shinichiro Miki)
  • Style: Horse - Valkyrie
• Johnny Joestar (voiced by Yuki Kaji)
  • Style: Horse - Slow Dancer
• President Funny Valentine (voiced by Yasuyuki Kase)
  • Style: Stand - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Part VIII: Jojolion

• "Josuke Higashikata" (voiced by Mitsuaki Madono)
  • Style: Stand - Soft & Wet

Other Characters

• Ikuro Hashizawa - DLC
  • Style: Baoh Armed Phenomenon Style