Bandai Namco announced that JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, the stylistic anime-based fighting game with a massive and memorable roster of characters, is launching for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on September 1 and on Steam on September 2.
Coming alongside the news is a new gameplay trailer featuring four new characters from the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure franchise – Robert E. O. Speedwagon, Mariah, Pet Shop, and Diego Brando – which was showcased for the first time.
▍JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Trailer
▍Pre-Order Bonus
All pre-orders of the main game will come with a download code to obtain a bonus Green Dolphin Street State Prison Jacket costume for Jolyne Cujoh.
▍Standard and Digital Deluxe Editions
Apart from a Standard Edition, a Digital Deluxe Edition will also be available containing the main game and Season Pass that grants four new playable characters.
The Season Pass comes with two exclusive DLC costumes (“Rohan Kishibe First Appearance Costume” & “Mohammed Avdol’s Father? Costume”) as a bonus and two days of early access to all Season Pass characters.
An Animation Special Event color set for the following characters – Jotaro Kujo, Jonathan Joestar, Josuke Higashikata, Giorno Giovanna, Joseph Joestar will also be included in the Digital Deluxe Edition.
▍About JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R is the biggest game ever in the JoJo franchise, bringing together a massive roster of 50 characters from every story arc in the anime series. 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.
There are various modes that players can enjoy: All-Star Battle Mode, Arcade Mode, Online Mode, Versus Mode, Practice Mode, and Gallery Mode.
The main focus is the All-Star Battle Mode, which features classic clashes between heroes from prior games in addition to all-new battles, offering more than 100 different battles for players to experience. You can also brush up on your fighting skills in Practice Mode, and enjoy some multiplayer action locally with Versus Mode or go online in Online Mode.