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{{Infobox
 |image  = GioGio planned cover art USA.jpg
 |developer = Capcom
 |publisher = Capcom
 |platforms = PlayStation 2
 |date = July 25, 2002 (Japan)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130829050009/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8049 Famitsu site listing (archived via Wayback Machine on August 29, 2013)]</ref><ref group="IGN" name="IGNdate">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/01/jojos-bizarre-adventure-date "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Date" (May 1, 2002)]</ref><br>Unreleased (elsewhere)
 |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GioGio's_Bizarre_Adventure
 |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/jojo-no-kimy-na-bken-gon-no-kaze
 |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken:_Ougon_no_Kaze
 |related = [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Capcom)]]
}}

'''GioGio's Bizarre Adventure''' (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind''<ref group="note">Some official English localizations of ''JoJo'' media render the subtitle in Italian as ''Vento Aureo''.</ref> in Japanese) is a 3D action game that adapts [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Wind_(manga) part 5] of the manga ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]''. It was developed and published by Capcom, who made [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Capcom)|a 2D fighting game based on part 3]] four years earlier. The graphics utilize a brand of cel-shading dubbed "Artistoon"<ref>[[:File:GioGio preview in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 57.jpg|''Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine'' issue 57 (June 2002)]]</ref><ref name="gamewatchsiterelaunch">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020713134244/http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20020711/capcom.htm Game Watch article (in Japanese) covering the website's relaunch (July 11, 2002; archived via Wayback Machine)]</ref><ref name="capcompress">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020806015639/http://www.capcom.com:80/news/news.xpml?prid=400020 Official Capcom press release announcing the game's planned English release (May 22, 2002)]</ref> to emulate the source material's art style. A planned release outside of Japan never materialized.

== History ==
Capcom first announced the game during the 2001 Jump Festa (held on December 23 & 24, 2000), stating simply that it would be based on part 5 of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010123233800/http://www.capcom.co.jp/event1/jumfes2001/index.html Capcom's Jump Festa 2001 site, including a mention of the game's announcement (archived via Wayback Machine on January 23, 2001)]</ref><ref group="mmcafe">[https://mmcafe.com/news/news01-2-01.htm "Capcom announces Jojo's Bizzare ''(sic)'' Adventure Part 5" (January 7, 2001)]</ref><ref group="IGN">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/03/capcom-announces-jojos-bizarre-adventure-sequel "Capcom Announces Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Sequel" (January 2, 2001)]</ref><ref group="IGN">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/03/next-jojo-game-on-ps2 "Next Jojo Game on PS2?" (January 2, 2001)]</ref> Later that month, an issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' (the magazine that serialized the original manga at the time) revealed screenshots of the game to the public for the first time.<ref group="mmcafe">[https://www.mmcafe.com/soup_0101.htm "Images & Details on Jojo's Bizzare ''(sic)'' Adventure Part 5" (January 22, 2001)]</ref><ref group="IGN">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/24/first-look-jojos-bizarre-adventure-5 "First Look: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 5" (January 23, 2001)]</ref> (These included a 3D model of Koichi Hirose, a character who would not physically appear in the final product.) The game's official website subsequently went up on February 8.<ref group="mmcafe">[https://www.mmcafe.com/soup_0101.htm "Capcom opens official page for 'Jojo's Bizzare ''(sic)'' Adventure Part 5'" (February 8, 2001)]</ref>

The first trailer would debut at the 2001 Tokyo Game Show (held between March 30 and April 1). It focused on the game's graphics (mostly character models) in lieu of showing gameplay.<ref group="IGN">[https://web.archive.org/web/20011202030426/https://ps2.ign.com/news/32994.html "TGS 2001: First Look at Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure" (March 30, 2001)]</ref> Closer to its release, the game would receive a second announcement at the conclusion of a ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' tournament in Tokyo on January 13, 2002 (alongside fellow Capcom game ''[[Auto Modellista]]''). Hirohiko Araki, the manga's author, revealed more footage from the game in a pre-recorded video.<ref>[https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20020115/cvss.htm Game Watch article about the tournament and announcement (in Japanese)]</ref><ref>[https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/gsnews/0201/13/news01.html SoftBank Games article about the tournament and announcement (in Japanese)]</ref> The first report of the title's Japanese release date - July 25, 2002 - came at the start of May,<ref group="IGN" name="IGNdate">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/01/jojos-bizarre-adventure-date "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Date" (May 1, 2002)]</ref> with the official website being heavily revamped under two weeks before that date.<ref name="gamewatchsiterelaunch" />

Capcom first announced their intent to release the game outside of Japan in March 2003, alongside three other titles: ''[[Onimusha 2]]'', ''[[Red Dead Revolver]]'', and ''Auto Modellista''.<ref group="IGN">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/22/capcom-unveils-four-major-games "Capcom Unveils Four Major Games" (March 22, 2002)]</ref> Afterward, they would exhibit it at E3 (as ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'')<ref group="IGN" name="IGNE3">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/22/e3-2002-jojos-bizarre-adventure "E3 2002: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" (May 22, 2002)]</ref> and ECTS (as ''GioGio's Bizarre Adventure'')<ref group="IGN">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/29/ects-2002-capcom-booth-report "ECTS 2002: Capcom Booth Report" (August 29, 2002)]</ref><ref group="IGN">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/30/ects-2002-the-playstation-experience "ECTS 2002: The PlayStation Experience"]</ref> in 2002. The company targeted a release in October of that year<ref name="capcompress" /><ref group="IGN" name="IGNE3" /> (which many sources reported as simply "fall"),<ref>[[:File:GioGio preview in EGM issue 153.jpg|''EGM'' issue 153 (April 2002)]]</ref><ref>[[:File:GioGio preview in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 57.jpg|''Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine'' issue 57 (June 2002)]]</ref><ref>[[:File:GioGio preview in PSM issue 59.jpg|''PSM'' issue 59 (June 2002)]]</ref><ref>[[:File:GioGio preview in GamePro issue 166.jpg|''GamePro'' issue 166 (July 2002)]]</ref> with the ESRB specifically listing October 24, 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040416080605/http://esrb.org/esrbratings_browseresults.asp?view=&whichpage=7&type=game&group=2&pagesize=20 ESRB listing (archived via Wayback Machine on April 16, 2004)]</ref> Some time between E3 and November 2002, the game was delayed to December. On the 12th of November, Capcom announced a second delay to Feburary 14, 2003 as part of a larger schedule adjustment.<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/article_46972 "Capcom revises dates" (November 12, 2002)]</ref> Capcom appears to have revised the game's release schedule once again around early 2003, though sources conflict on when the new window actually was: ''GamePro'' claimed that it would release in November of that year,<ref>[[:File:GioGio preview in GamePro issue 172.jpg|''GamePro'' issue 173 (January 2003)]]</ref> whereas ''Entertainment Weekly'' suggested that it would come out in the summer.<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2003/02/07/first-look-2 ''Entertainment Weekly'' preview (February 7, 2003)]</ref> With no official story, some Internet users took to expressing confusion about the game's disappearance - not helped by American retailers listing release dates in May<ref>Various quotes from [https://www.ignboards.com/threads/anyone-know-anything-about-the-new-jo-jos-bizarre-adventure-game-for-the-ps2.38346113 IGN Boards an IGN Boards thread asking about the game in early May 2003:] "I have an EGM magazine that says is coming out ''[sic]'' the 2nd quarter of 2003;" "Well on Amazon it says the game will ship on May 22-24"</ref> or June<ref>[https://forum.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?9585-E3-2K2-JoJo-s-Bizarre-Adventure-gt-Viewtiful-Joe&s=19090043332161d401ba0e01a9aa91c0&p=82648&viewfull=1#post82648 From a Digital Press forum thread questioning whether the game had been scrapped or retooled into a non-''JoJo'' game:] "EBGames has JoJo coming out in the U.S. on 6/17/2003." (March 18, 2003)</ref> of that year. By the time ''Eurogamer'' covered Capcom's lineup of games at E3 2003, they interpreted ''GioGio'''s absence as a sign that its Western release had been canceled entirely.<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news020503capcome3 "E3 2003: Capcom's line-up" (May 2, 2003)]</ref> Ultimately, the game would never get an official release outside of Japan.

== Covers ==
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|country=JP
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|country=US
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== Previews ==
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|date=Early 2001
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|file=GioGio closeup 2 from preview in Shonen Jump watermarked.jpg
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|file=GioGio preview in NextGen issue 78.jpg
|title=NextGen
|date=June 2001
|country=US
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|title=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
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|title=Electronic Gaming Monthly
|date=April 2002
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|title=GamePro
|date=January 2003
|country=US
|description=Based on the Japanese version of the final game
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{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyjnlaZl85g|description=TGS 2001 trailer (Japanese)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
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{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0pP6QWIl2E|description=Japanese trailer|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
* [https://mmcafe.com/news/news01-2-01.htm The Madman's Cafe article covering the original announcement at Jump Festa 2001 (January 7, 2001)]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/10/see-jojos-bizarre-adventure-in-high-res IGN article covering the game's story and pre-release screenshots (February 9, 2001)]
* [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2002-capcoms-pre-e3-conference/1100-2866643 GameSpot article about Capcom's pre-E3 conference, including a mention of ''GioGio's Bizarre Adventure'' (May 21, 2002)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020806015639/http://www.capcom.com:80/news/news.xpml?prid=400020 Official Capcom press release announcing the game's planned English release (May 22, 2002; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/22/e3-2002-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hands-on IGN hands-on E3 preview (May 22, 2002)]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/22/e3-2002-jojos-bizarre-adventure IGN general E3 preview (May 22, 2002)]
* [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2002-jojos-bizarre-adventure-impressions/1100-2867896 GameSpot E3 preview (May 24, 2002)]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/29/ects-2002-capcom-booth-report IGN report on Capcom's presence at ECTS 2002, including ''GioGio's Bizarre Adventure'' (August 29, 2002)]
* [https://ew.com/article/2003/02/07/first-look-2 ''Entertainment Weekly'' preview (February 7, 2003)]

== Interviews ==
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== Advertising ==
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=== Japanese television commercials (circa 2002) ===
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{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7lUUrMr6Vc|description=30 seconds long (with heavy narration)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}

== Reviews ==
* [https://archive.ph/pkWRW IGN import review (July 25, 2002; archived via archive.today)]

== Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine) ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010123233800/http://www.capcom.co.jp/event1/jumfes2001/index.html Capcom's Jump Festa 2001 site, including a mention of the game's announcement (captured January 23, 2001)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20011202003658/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/giogio/index.html Pre-release website (captured December 2, 2001)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021002003753/http://www.capcom.co.jp/giogio/top.html Primary website (captured October 2, 2002)]

=== Character videos ===
{{Todo|reason=The official Japanese website has several promotional videos embedded in Flash files.}}

== Books ==
{{Book
 |title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Everything About Golden Wind (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 黄金の旋風のすべて)
 |author= 
 |description=A thorough introduction to every character & every stage! 
<br>
A total of 27 pages are dedicated to exclusive interviews: one with the development staff and one solely with Hirohiko Araki!!! 
<br>
Everything about "Golden Wind" draws near in this massive 300-page volume!!!! <ref group="JP site">This text is a very rough English translation of the book's description on [https://web.archive.org/web/20020814165749/http://www.capcom.co.jp/giogio/info.html the "information" page] (archived via Wayback Machine). The original text, for reference:
<blockquote>全キャラ＆全ステージをあますことなく徹底紹介！

荒木飛呂彦先生単独インタビュー＆開発スタッフインタビュー総計27ページ独占掲載ッ!!!

『黄金の旋風』のすべてに、300ページ超の大ボリュームでせまるッ!!!!</blockquote></ref>
 |isbn=978-4-087791-8-84
 |cover_filename=GioGio Everything About Golden Wind guidebook cover JP.jpg
}}

== Forum posts ==
=== 2chan (Japanese) ===
* [https://comic.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/ymag/1027519780 July 24, 2002 thread (about ''JoJo'' in general, though it has some discussion of this game)]

==== Game-specific threads ====
* [https://game.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/gameover/1026500213 July 13 - 25, 2002]
* [https://game.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/gameover/1027599834 July 25 - 27, 2002]
* [https://game.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/gameover/1027722941 July 27 - 28, 2002]
* [https://game.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/gameover/1027786525 July 28 - 29, 2002]
* [https://game.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/gameover/1027931437 July 29 - 31, 2002]
* [https://game.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/gameover/1028085007 July 31 - August 2, 2002]
* [https://game.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/gameover/1028285582 August 2 - 16, 2002]

=== English ===
* [https://forum.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?9585-E3-2K2-JoJo-s-Bizarre-Adventure-gt-Viewtiful-Joe "E3 2K2: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure => Viewtiful Joe?" (wherein someone who saw the game at E3 2002 posits that it may have been retooled into an entirely separate title; began March 18, 2003)]

==== Capcom BBS (archived via Wayback Machine) ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20011117081621/http://bbs.capcom.com/messages/1630/19096.html?WednesdayOctober3120010718pm "The new jojo game on the ps2. Whats your opinion" (''sic''; a topic discussing previews of the game that began on October 1, 2001)]

==== IGN boards ====
===== Dedicated subforum (archived via Wayback Machine) =====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030911014106/http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=24484477&replies=4 "Welcome this board." (a topic with little discussion of the game itself; began July 17, 2002)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031001060909/http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=32646565&replies=5 "Anybody played this game?" (an attempt to solicit opinions on the game; began January 7, 2003)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050107103608/http://boards.ign.com/Jojos_Bizarre_Adventure/b5897/33006877/?7 " <<<Jojo's Bizarre Adventure community thread>>>" (began January 10, 2003)]

===== Fighting Game Board =====
* [https://www.ignboards.com/threads/anyone-know-anything-about-the-new-jo-jos-bizarre-adventure-game-for-the-ps2.38346113 "Anyone know anything about the New JO JO's Bizarre Adventure game for the PS2?" (wherein users speculate about when the game would release; began May 4, 2003)]

== Histories ==
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== Other links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020803015007/http://www.geocities.co.jp:80/SiliconValley-Sunnyvale/6179/index.htm Japanese fansite/strategy guide (archived via Wayback Machine on August 3, 2002)]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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=== The Madman's Cafe ===
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=== IGN ===
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=== Official Japanese website ===
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