JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Capcom)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a 2D fighting game developed and released by Capcom, based on the manga of the same name (specifically its third part, Stardust Crusaders).
In its original arcade format, the game was initially released as JoJo's Venture (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in Japanese). About ten months later, a revision adding new characters and altering various game mechanics was released, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (bearing the subtitle Heritage for the Future in Japan). The two contemporary console conversions took disparate approaches: the PlayStation port blended the aesthetics of the first version with the added features of the second and added a "Super Story Mode" that more thoroughly adapts the original manga's story through mini-games, while the Dreamcast version was a more accurate conversion that included both versions on a single disc. In Japan, the latter console would also receive a special version of the game that allowed for online multiplayer: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future for Matching Service.
The game was rereleased digitally on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2012 before being delisted in 2014 (after Bandai Namco acquired the license to make games based on the series). This version (titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD ver.) included worldwide online play and optional graphical alterations.
History
Hirohiko Araki, the creator of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, provided a new design for the character Midler for the game.[13] (While she technically appeared in the original manga, she is only seen briefly; among other features, her face is entirely hidden from view.)
Shinichiro Ogata, who joined the development team late, mentioned after the fact that the staff was deeply committed to including as many details from the source material as possible. He also noted that the character Pet Shop was originally intended to be exclusive to the PlayStation conversion of the game. This caused problems when the staff subsequently added him to the arcade revision Heritage for the Future - Pet Shop was far weaker than the rest of the cast, leading Ogata to rebalance him. (By most accounts, this worked too well: Pet Shop became infamous for being excessively overpowered.)[14]
- Game Informer covers a "name change" from JoJo's Venture to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (December 8, 1999)
- "Tommo Inks Deal With Capcom to Exclusively Distribute Japanese Hit Game 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'" (press release about North American release; March 2, 2000)]
Arcade
JoJo's Venture (initial version)
Previews
Features
Advertising
Reviews
Sales charts
Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (revision)
Previews
Advertising
Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine)
Console conversions
Advertising
Reviews
PlayStation
Previews
Features
Advertising
Interviews
Reviews
- GameSpot review (December 10, 1999; archived via Wayback Machine)
- IGN review (April 12, 2000)
- Game Informer review under the title JoJo's Venture (last updated on May 1, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)
- Allgame review (archived via Wayback Machine)
Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine)
- Official Capcom Japan site (captured November 28, 1999)
- Capcom USA site listing (captured April 8, 2000)
Dreamcast
Previews
Features
for Matching Service
Advertising
Reviews
- GameSpot review (December 10, 1999)
- Game Informer review (last updated on March 31, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)
- Eurogamer review (April 27, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)
- IGN review (May 2, 2000)
- PlanetDreamcast review (May 8, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)
- Allgame review (archived via Wayback Machine)
for Matching Service
Sales charts
Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine)
- Capcom USA site listing (captured May 11, 2000)
- Sega of America site listing (captured June 20, 2002)
- Sega of Japan site listing (captured January 30, 2008)
for Matching Service
- Official Capcom Japan "new products" site (captured January 24, 2001)
- Official Capcom Japan site (captured April 7, 2001)
- Sega.com.hk listings:
- Sega of Japan website listing (captured January 30, 2008)
Forum posts
- Capcom BBS topics (archived via Wayback Machine):
- Brief conversation on uk.games.video.dreamcast concerning the Dreamcast conversion's UK release date
Miscellaneous
HD ver. (digital rerelease)
Reviews
- GameZone review (August 23, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)
- GameSpot review (August 29, 2012)
- IGN review (September 3, 2012)
PlayStation Network
Reviews
- GameRevolution review (September 5, 2012)
- Eurogamer review (September 6, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)
- Destructoid review (September 6, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)
- The Digital Fix review (September 28, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)
Official websites
Xbox Live Arcade
Reviews
References
- โ Japanese promotional poster for the PlayStation conversion
- โ Japanese television ad for the PlayStation conversion
- โ Official Capcom USA website listing
- โ Sega of Japan website listing
- โ Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 7 (UK; May 2000)
- โ The official Capcom USA listing for the Dreamcast conversion says that it came out on April 28th, but Sega of America's listing instead claims it released on the 29th.
- โ Sega.com.hk (in both Chinese and English) listing
- โ Sega of Japan site listing
- โ Official Japanese minisite
- โ American PSN listing for the game (archived via archive.today)
- โ 11.0 11.1 PEGI listing for the HD ver. (on both PSN & XBLA)
- โ Xbox Marketplace listing (archived via Wayback Machine)
- โ Roughly translated, the official Japanese site for JoJo's Venture states that "among [the cast], Midler is an original character designed specifically for this game by Hirohiko Araki!" (ใชใใงใใใใใฉใผใฏ่ๆจ้ฃๅๅฝฆๅ ็ใใใฎใฒใผใ ใฎใใใซๆธใไธใใใใชใชใธใใซใญใฃใฉใฏใฟใผ๏ผ).
- โ This YouTube video from professional fighting game player Ryo โDoguraโ Nozaki interviewing Ogata, posted on May 18, 2022, was subsequently summarized in this article on excite.co.jp and translated into English by the fan site JoJo News.
