Persona 4 Arena Ultimax fight trailer shows off new gameplay

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Sega and Atlus have debuted a new trailer for their upcoming re-release of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.

This latest footage gives us a glimpse at how the characters and fighting gameplay have been updated for new platforms, ahead of its March 17, 2022, release date.

Originally hitting Japanese arcades in 2013, it would later arrive on PS3 and Xbox 360. Developed by Arc System Works, the team behind countless fighting games such as Dragon Ball FighterZ, Blazblue, and Granblue Fantasy Versus, the Persona spin-off is now heading to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC (via Steam). Sega hasn’t announced whether it will eventually make its way onto Xbox platforms.

Here’s more info on this newest Persona game release.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Key Features

  • Ultimax Version – Includes all previously released Persona 4 Arena Ultimax content, including the original Persona 4 Arena story
  • A Deep Roster of Playable Characters – Persona 3 fan-favorites and “Shadow” versions offer a range of fighting styles to choose from
  • Dual audio – Choose between Japanese and English VO

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Playable Characters

  • Aigis
  • Akihiko Sanada
  • Chie Satonaka
  • Elizabethd
  • Junpei Iori
  • Kanji Tatsumi
  • Ken Amada & Koromarua
  • Labrys
  • Margaretabd
  • Marieabd
  • Mitsuru Kirijo
  • Naoto Shirogane
  • Rise Kujikawaa
  • Shadow Labrys (Asterius)d
  • Sho Minazukicd
  • Teddie
  • Tohru Adachiabd
  • Yosuke Hanamura
  • Yu Narukami
  • Yukari Takeba
  • Yukiko Amagi

The Persona series is no stranger to spin-offs, including rhythm action game Persona 4: Dancing All Night, and last year’s Persona 5 Strikers.

Is Shin Megami Tensei better than Persona?

Persona 5 is the most recent mainline entry in the popular JRPG series, which is itself a branch of the wider Shin Megami Tensei franchise. Persona 5 Royal then followed, introducing new content and some interesting gameplay reviews.

Fans are keen to see what Atlus has planned for Persona. In the meantime, there’s been a renewed effort to revitalise older games in the series, including the superb Persona 4 Golden which recently released on PC. With some of those earlier games hard to source in 2022, is there a chance we’ll see Atlus create a compilation?

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