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“
All JOJOs Unite! Fight for Your Destiny!
”
—Tagline
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 オールスターバトル R, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Ōru Sutā Batoru R) is a fighting game based on the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise, developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is expected to release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X & S, and Steam. All Star Battle R is a remastered version of the 2013 fighting game JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, featuring new game mechanics and playable characters.
The first trailer for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R was released as part of the Playstation State of Play event on March 9, 2022, with an announced release date of early autumn of the same year.
The color palettes of the characters in All Star Battle R are noticeably different from those of All-Star Battle, as they have been modified to closely follow the color schemes used in the various anime adaptations of the series. In addition, the Japanese voice actors working on the anime reprise their roles in All Star Battle R.
Gameplay
The gameplay of All Star Battle R is based on the one-vs-one 2.5D fighting game style of All Star Battle. Mechanics such as Easy Beat, Stylish Dodge, Heat Heart Attack and Rush Mode have been confirmed to return in this game with slight differences.[1]
An additional gameplay mechanic has been added to All Star Battle R that allows players to use two characters during a match. The extent to which the second character will be playable in-game has not been confirmed, but the nature of the HUD display implies that the second character will act as an assist character rather than a full-fledged combatant.
Gamplay Changes
- Improved game speed: Shortened the time it takes to launch an attack, resulting in speedier battles compared to the previous work.
- Added Hitstops: Hitstop is a fighting game term; when you strike the opponent, both parties momentarily freeze, emphasizing the power of impact. The player’s hits and guards implement this, making the game feel smoother and more tactical.
- Added Input Buffers: Relaxed the number of input frames available before the next action. Thus, players can control characters as desired.
- Special move commands can be input even with simple commands: Command input can now be omitted (if trying to use ↓↘→ then ↓→ is okay), making it easier to activate special moves.
- Attack adjustments: Changed the behaviors and powers of some techniques. The power of Great Heat Attacks (GHA) changes depending on the amount of gauges accumulated and how many gauges are consumed (assuming two gauges are 100% powerful, 2.5 gauges are 120% powerful, and 3 gauges are 150% powerful).
Game Modes
So far, the following game modes have been confirmed to appear in All Star Battle R:[2]
- All Star Battle Mode (オールスターバトルモード, Ōru Sutā Batoru Mōdo): The player can play through over 100 pre-arranged fights in this game mode. The fights are divided between Normal Battles, which adapt situations from the original series, and Extra Battles, which use scenarios that do not appear in the original work. Both types of battles reward the player with cosmetic features such as new sound effects, taunts, poses, outfit color schemes, and special alternate costumes.
- Arcade Mode (アーケードモード, Ākēdo Mōdo): In the "Challenge Battle" sub-mode, the player chooses a character and difficulty setting and participates in a gauntlet of eight battles against randomized COM opponents to win Gold and set/beat high scores based on accumulative grading within the selected difficulty. However, the player can choose to play an endless series of battles in the "Endless Battle" sub-mode, fighting until they are defeated.
- Versus Mode (バーサスモード, Bāsasu Mōdo): The player can fight against the COM or another human being, either online or via local multiplayer.
- Practice Mode (プラクティスモード, Purakutisu Mōdo): The player can practice character attacks, skills, and combos using various battle settings. Though the CPU opponent's behavior can be set to various settings, a second player can also be used to practice. Among the possible settings in Practice Mode are COM difficulty level, a damage display, an attack attribute display, automatic guard, automatic down attack avoidance, the HH gauge's level, counter hit, and an input display.
- Customize Mode (カスタマイズモード, Kasutamaizu Mōdo): The player can customize their Campaign Mode avatar and Player Card for online matches. They can also customize characters' various taunt and victory poses using lines and sound effects earned in the other modes.
- Gallery Mode (ギャラリーモード, Gyararī Mōdo): The player can purchase and view voice lines, music tracks, concept art, and unlocked poses and costumes using gold earned in the other modes.
- Option Mode (オプションモード, Opushon Mōdo): The player can customize the game's settings and adjust the COM difficulty level.
Stages
As a fighting game, All Star Battle R features several stages representing the different locations featured in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.
So far, all 12 stages from the original All Star Battle are stated to return.[3] However, promotional material shows that additional stages have been added to the game, including several from Eyes of Heaven. The Stage Hazard mechanic is also planned to make a return, with new Stage Hazards added to the game's new stages.
Battle Tendency
The Battlefield (闘技場, Tōgijō): Skeleton Heel Stone
- Stage Gimmick: Vampire Horses charge through the players, circling the arena an unlimited number of times.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the bonfire in the center of the stage, Vampire Horses trample the loser to death.
Stardust Crusaders
DIO's Mansion (DIOの館, Dio no Yakata): Cairo
- Stage Gimmick: Nukesaku jumps down and attacks the players, returning an unlimited number of times.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the wall's opening, the loser is thrown out. Vampires and Pillar Men are disintegrated by the sun's light, while normal characters merely fall to their deaths.
Cairo Streets (カイロ市街, Kairo Shigai): Cairo
- Stage Gimmick: Wilson Phillips's car drives through the players on DIO's orders.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the water tower, in the same direction as the corner lamppost, the loser is sent flying and crashes into it, recreating Noriaki Kakyoin's death scene.
Diamond is Unbreakable
Morioh Town (杜王町, Moriō-cho)
- Stage Gimmick: Lightning strikes the Pepsi sign and the puddles around the stage, damaging and stunning anyone hit as a result. Akira Otoishi takes no damage, but instead has his Power Gauge set to the first level.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the stage's ambulance, the loser finds themselves in Ghost Girl's Alley, confronted by Reimi Sugimoto. Ghostly hands then drag them off into the unknown.
Kira Estate (吉良邸, Kira-Tei): Morioh
- Stage Gimmick: Yoshihiro Kira attacks characters with a knife, traveling along a curving path.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards Yoshikage Kira's stack of books, the loser knocks one of the books open, revealing his various nail clipping records and a message declaring that he cannot be stopped during months where his nails grow more than 30 cm.
Vento Aureo
Naples Station (ネアポリス駅, Neaporisu Eki): Naples
- Stage Gimmick: Pesci's Beach Boy flies out of the train seeking a target, sending fighters flying into the side of the train if caught. This occurs an unlimited number of times.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the train, Beach Boy hooks the loser by the head or neck from the vehicle. The train departs, and the unfortunate loser is dragged away with it as Pesci and Prosciutto cheer on.
Rome Streets (ローマ市街, Rōma Shigai): Rome
- Stage Gimmick: Secco uses Oasis to dive into the ground and liquefies it, damaging players in the designated areas. This occurs an unlimited number of times.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the stage's garbage truck, the loser is thrown into its trough, similarly to Cioccolata and Secco in their defeats.
Stone Ocean
Green Dolphin Street Prison (グリーン・ドルフィン・ストリート刑務所, Gurīn Dorufin Sutorīto Keimusho)
- Stage Gimmick: Weather Report uses his Stand to make poisonous frogs rain from the sky. Players hit by the frogs will be poisoned and gradually lose health over a short period of time. This occurs an unlimited number of times.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the courtyard's center pillar, the loser has their DISC stolen by Whitesnake. This Situation Finish will not occur if Enrico Pucci is a combatant.
Kennedy Space Center (ケネディ宇宙センター, Kenedi Uchū Sentā): Cape Canaveral
- Stage Gimmick: C-MOON sends various objects falling to where the players are, despite Emporio Alnino's warning to the combatants. This occurs an unlimited number of times.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the platform's edge facing the spaceship, the loser hits their head on a railing and falls sideways towards the horizon.
Big Bang
Steel Ball Run
Philadelphia Coastline (フィラデルフィアの海岸沿い, Firaderufia no Kaigan-zoi): The Atlantic Ocean
- Stage Gimmick: D4C Love Train grants the combatant who touches its column of light a stock of Heart Heat Gauge, only recurring if the light fades before anyone touches it.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the sign warning travelers about bears, the loser is knocked directly into it.
JoJolion
Wall Eyes (壁の目, Kabe no Me): Morioh
- Stage Gimmick: Yasuho Hirose's Paisley Park activates. An enraged Joshu Higashikata runs through the stage, swinging a rock to knock back whoever he runs into.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the Wall Eyes, the loser lands near Yasuho, who screams in surprise. Joshu then smashes their head in with a rock.
New Stages
- Cairo Bridge (Stardust Crusaders)
- Boyoyoing Cape (Diamond is Unbreakable)
- Colosseum (Vento Aureo)
- Green Dolphin Street Farm (Stone Ocean)
- Rocky Mountains Village (Steel Ball Run)
Characters
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R is planned to have 50 playable characters. Every character from All Star Battle (with the exception of Ikuro Hashizawa) is planned to return.[4] Furthermore, some additional characters have appeared in promotional material.
Currently, the new characters that have been added to the roster are as follows:
- Trish Una (featured in Part 5)
- Prosciutto (featured in Part 5)
- 8 Unknown characters
From Phantom Blood
From Battle Tendency
From Stardust Crusaders
From Vento Aureo
From Stone Ocean
From Steel Ball Run
From JoJolion
