JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Capcom): Difference between revisions

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Developer

Capcom

Publisher

Capcom

Capcom
Virgin Interactive (Europe, console conversions)

Platforms

Arcade (original)

Arcade • PlayStation • Dreamcast • PlayStation 3 (PSN) • Xbox 360 (XBLA)

Date

December 3, 1998 (initial version)
September 13, 1999 (revision)

JoJo's Venture (arcade)
December 3, 1998 (Japan)
1998 (North America)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (arcade)
September 13, 1999 (Japan & Europe)
PlayStation
October 14, 1999 (Japan)^[1]^[2]
April 10, 2000 (Europe)
April 21, 2000 (the USA)^[3]
Dreamcast
November 25, 1999 (Japan)^[4]
April 21, 2000 (the UK)^[5]
April 28/29, 2000 (the USA)^[6]
for Marching Service (Dreamcast)
October 26, 2000 (Japan)^[7]^[8]
PSN (HD ver.)
August 21, 2012 (Japan & the USA)^[9]^[10]
August 29, 2012 (Europe)^[11]
XBLA (HD ver.)
August 22, 2012 (the USA)^[12]
August 29, 2012 (Europe)^[11]

Links

Wikipedia
MobyGames
The Cutting Room Floor

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 the manga). This version (titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD ver.) included worldwide online play and optional graphical alterations.

History[edit]

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.)

JoJo's Venture was the third best-selling arcade software in Japan during the year 1999, according to Game Machine (February 2000)

Previews[edit]

Console conversions[edit]

PlayStation[edit]

Blurb from GameFan (April 1999)
Blurb from EGM (February 2000)
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (February 2000)

IGN preview

Dreamcast[edit]

Blurb from EGM (December 1999)
Blurb from GameFan (December 1999)
Neo Plus (in Polish; January 2000)

Features[edit]

Console conversions[edit]

Dreamcast[edit]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP; March 12, 1999)
Dreamcast Magazine (JP; October 8, 1999)
Dreamcast Magazine (JP; November 12, 1999)
Dreamcast Magazine (JP; December 3, 1999)
Dreamcast Magazine (JP; December 10, 1999)
Dreamcast Magazine (JP; December 17/24, 1999)
Dreamcast Magazine (JP; December 24, 1999)
Dreamcast Magazine (JP; December 31, 1999)
Dreamcast Magazine (JP; February 4, 2000)
In-depth guide from Expert Gamer (March 2000)
Explanation of unlockable content from GameFan (August 2000)

for Matching Service[edit]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP; October 27, 2000)

Interviews[edit]

Console conversions[edit]

PlayStation[edit]

Japanese developer interview from the conversion's official website (archived via Wayback Machine on November 28, 1999)

Advertising[edit]

Arcade[edit]

JoJo's Venture (initial version)[edit]

Japanese arcade flyer (1998/1999)
Japanese promotional poster (1998)
Capcom Secret File #23 (featuring concept art and other details; 1998)
European arcade flyer (1999)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (revision)[edit]

Japanese arcade flyer (1999)
Japanese promotional poster (1999)

Console conversions[edit]

North American print ad from Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (March 2000)

PlayStation[edit]

Japanese promotional poster (1999)

Japanese television commercial

Dreamcast[edit]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP; November 26, 1999)
Japanese promotional poster (1999)
Spanish Dreamcast ad featuring JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in Next Level (June 2000)

Reviews[edit]

Arcade[edit]

JoJo's Venture (initial version)[edit]

GamePro (May 1999)

Console conversions[edit]

MAN!AC (August 2000)

PlayStation[edit]

Import review from GameFan (January 2000)
GamePro (March 2000)
NextGen (March 2000)
PSM (March 2000)
Video Games (in German; June 2000)

Dreamcast[edit]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP; December 3, 1999)
Import review from Dreamcast Magazine (UK, Paragon Publishing; released December 23, 1999)
Import review from Consoles + (in French; January 2000)
Import review from Edge (February 2000)
Import review from GameFan (February 2000)
EGM (March 2000)
Import review from Gamers' Republic (March 2000)
DC-UK (April 2000)
Dreamcast Monthly (April 2000)
Dreamcast Magazine (UK, Paragon Publishing; released March 23, 2000)
Mr. Dreamcast (April 2000)
Consoles + (in French; April 2000)
GamePro (April 2000)
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK; May 2000)
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (in Spanish; May 2000)
Joint review alongside Tech Romancer in Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (in French; May/June 2000)
Video Games (in German; June 2000)
Excerpt from a reader ranking in Dorimaga (in Japanese; October 11, 2002)

for Matching Service[edit]

Excerpt from a reader ranking in Dorimaga (in Japanese; October 11, 2002)

HD ver. (digital rerelease)[edit]

PlayStation Network[edit]

Xbox Live Arcade[edit]

Official Xbox Magazine review (August 22, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)

Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine)[edit]

Arcade[edit]

JoJo's Venture (initial version)[edit]

Official Capcom Japan site (captured October 12, 2000)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (revision)[edit]

Official Capcom Japan site (captured January 24, 2001)

Console conversions[edit]

PlayStation[edit]

Dreamcast[edit]

for Matching Service[edit]

HD ver. (digital rerelease)[edit]

PlayStation Network[edit]

Japanese mini-site

Forum posts[edit]

Console conversions[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Console conversions[edit]

Dreamcast[edit]

UK release date, as mentioned in that region's Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 7 (May 2000)

References[edit]

↑ Japanese promotional poster for the PlayStation conversion
↑ Japanese television ad for the PlayStation conversion
↑ Official Capcom USA website listing
↑ Sega of Japan website listing
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 7 (UK; May 2000)
↑ 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.
↑ Sega.com.hk (in both Chinese and English) listing
↑ Sega of Japan site listing
↑ Official Japanese minisite
↑ American PSN listing for the game (archived via archive.today)
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 PEGI listing for the HD ver. (on both PSN & XBLA)
↑ Xbox Marketplace listing (archived via Wayback Machine)
↑ 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!" (なかでも、ミドラーは荒木飛呂彦先生がこのゲームのために書き下ろしたオリジナルキャラクター！).

[1] Japanese promotional poster for the PlayStation conversion

[2] Japanese television ad for the PlayStation conversion

[3] Official Capcom USA website listing

[4] Sega of Japan website listing

[5] Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 7 (UK; May 2000)

[6] 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.

[7] Sega.com.hk (in both Chinese and English) listing

[8] Sega of Japan site listing

[9] Official Japanese minisite

[10] American PSN listing for the game (archived via archive.today)

[PEGI-11] 11.0 ^11.1 PEGI listing for the HD ver. (on both PSN & XBLA)

[12] Xbox Marketplace listing (archived via Wayback Machine)

[13] 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!" (なかでも、ミドラーは荒木飛呂彦先生がこのゲームのために書き下ろしたオリジナルキャラクター！).

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 == History ==
+Hirohiko Araki, the creator of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', provided a new design for the character Midler for the game.<ref>Roughly translated, [https://web.archive.org/web/20001012014256/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo/ 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!" (なかでも、ミドラーは荒木飛呂彦先生がこのゲームのために書き下ろしたオリジナルキャラクター！).</ref> (While she technically appeared in the original manga, she is only seen briefly; among other features, her face is entirely hidden from view.)
 <gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
 Japanese arcade charts for 1999 from Game Machine issue 603.png|''JoJo's Venture'' was the third best-selling arcade software in Japan during the year 1999, according to Game Machine (February 2000)
@@ Line 30: / Line 38: @@
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20000303125701/https://psx.ign.com/previews/13745.html IGN preview]
-==== Dreamcast =====
+==== Dreamcast ====
 <gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
 JJBA Capcom Dreamcast preview in EGM issue 125.jpg|Blurb from EGM (December 1999)
@@ Line 58: / Line 66: @@
 JJBA for Matching Service Japanese feature in Dreamcast Magazine 2000-34.pdf|Dreamcast Magazine (JP; October 27, 2000)
 </gallery>
+== Interviews ==
+=== Console conversions ===
+==== PlayStation ====
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991128171446/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psjojo/naisyo.html Japanese developer interview from the conversion's official website (archived via Wayback Machine on November 28, 1999)]
 == Advertising ==
@@ Line 113: / Line 126: @@
 JJBA Capcom PS1 German review in Video Games June 2000.png|Video Games (in German; June 2000)
 </gallery>
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040605063501/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/jojosbizarreadventure/review.html Gamespot review (December 10, 1999; archived via Wayback Machine)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040605063501/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/jojosbizarreadventure/review.html GameSpot review (December 10, 1999; archived via Wayback Machine)]
 * [https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/12/jojos-bizarre-adventure-2 IGN review (April 12, 2000)]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20001205213700/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4499 Game Informer review under the title ''JoJo's Venture'' (last updated on May 1, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)]
@@ Line 133: / Line 146: @@
 JJBA Capcom console French review in Consoles Plus issue 99.png|Consoles + (in French; April 2000)
 JJBA Capcom Dreamcast review in GamePro issue 139.jpg|GamePro (April 2000)
+JJBA Capcom Dreamcast review in Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 7.pdf|Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK; May 2000)
 JJBA Capcom Dreamcast Spanish review in Revista Oficial Dreamcast issue 4.pdf|Revista Oficial Dreamcast (in Spanish; May 2000)
 JJBA and Tech Romancer joint review in French Dreamcast Le Magazine Officiel issue 4.pdf|Joint review alongside ''[[Tech Romancer]]'' in Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (in French; May/June 2000)
@@ Line 138: / Line 152: @@
 JJBA Capcom Dreamcast Japanese reader ranking in Dorimaga 2002-18.png|Excerpt from a reader ranking in Dorimaga (in Japanese; October 11, 2002)
 </gallery>
-* [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jojos-bizarre-adventure-review/1900-2540055 Gamespot review (December 10, 1999)]
+* [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jojos-bizarre-adventure-review/1900-2540055 GameSpot review (December 10, 1999)]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20001205170800/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4530 Game Informer review (last updated on March 31, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20010107181500/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/jojo_dc Eurogamer review (April 27, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)]
@@ Line 149: / Line 163: @@
 JJBA for Matching Service Dreamcast Japanese reader ranking in Dorimaga 2002-18.png|Excerpt from a reader ranking in Dorimaga (in Japanese; October 11, 2002)
 </gallery>
+=== ''HD ver.'' (digital rerelease) ===
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120827173020/http://www.gamezone.com/products/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver/reviews/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review GameZone review (August 23, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
+* [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review/1900-6393769 GameSpot review (August 29, 2012)]
+* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/03/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-review IGN review (September 3, 2012)]
+==== PlayStation Network ====
+* [https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/57001-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review GameRevolution review (September 5, 2012)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120906080605/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-03-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver Eurogamer review (September 6, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150620224854/https://www.destructoid.com/review-jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-version-234446.phtml Destructoid review (September 6, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022090616/http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/1236/jojo%92s-bizarre-adventure-hd.html The Digital Fix review (September 28, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
+==== Xbox Live Arcade ====
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120824014154/http://www.oxmonline.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review Official Xbox Magazine review (August 22, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
 == Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine) ==
+=== Arcade ===
+==== ''JoJo's Venture'' (initial version) ====
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001012014256/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo/ Official Capcom Japan site (captured October 12, 2000)]
+==== ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (revision) ====
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010124042900/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo-m/ Official Capcom Japan site (captured January 24, 2001)]
 === Console conversions ===
 ==== PlayStation ====
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991128154737/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psjojo/index.html Official Capcom Japan site (captured November 28, 1999)]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20000408185405/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=200016 Capcom USA site listing (captured April 8, 2000)]
@@ Line 158: / Line 194: @@
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20000511173159/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=450014 Capcom USA site listing (captured May 11, 2000)]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20020620235216/http://www.sega.com:80/pc/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=178&x=13&y=21%22target=%22_blank Sega of America site listing (captured June 20, 2002)]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133619/http://sega.jp/dc/990906/ Sega of Japan website listing (captured January 30, 2008)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133619/http://sega.jp/dc/990906/ Sega of Japan site listing (captured January 30, 2008)]
 ===== ''for Matching Service'' =====
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20010124051400/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/dcjojoms/index.html Official Capcom Japan site (captured January 24, 2001)]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133539/http://sega.jp/dc/001008/ Sega of Japan website listing (captured January 30, 2008)]
 * Sega.com.hk listings:
 ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20010304010117/http://www.sega.com.hk/b5/info/octgame/jojo.htm Chinese (captured March 4, 2001)]
 ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20010305010238/http://www.sega.com.hk/eng/info/octgame/jojo.htm English (captured March 5, 2001)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133539/http://sega.jp/dc/001008/ Sega of Japan website listing (captured January 30, 2008)]
+=== ''HD ver.'' (digital rerelease) ===
+==== PlayStation Network ====
+* [https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0102npjb00207_00jojoset000000000.html Japanese mini-site]
 == Forum posts ==
@@ Line 174: / Line 214: @@
 ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20001029134436/http://bbs.capcom.com/messages/1630/9662.html?WednesdayJuly1920000246pm "Who's your fav dude in JOJO's venture?" (started July 13, 2000)]
 * [https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/9oGzuU3YxS4/m/W22Zx66fnU4J Brief conversation on uk.games.video.dreamcast concerning the Dreamcast conversion's UK release date]
+== Miscellaneous ==
+=== Console conversions ===
+==== Dreamcast ====
+<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
+Dreamcast UK release dates for April and May 2000 from Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 7.png|UK release date, as mentioned in that region's ''Official Dreamcast Magazine'' issue 7 (May 2000)
+</gallery>
+== References ==
+<references />
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