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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting video game developed by Arc System Works and Atlus. It is the direct sequel to Persona 4 Arena, which is itself a follow-up to the role-playing game Persona 4. The game…

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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting developed by Arc System Works, released 28 November 2013 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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What Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works and released in 2013. It was published by Atlus. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story is a continuation of the events depicted in Persona 4 Arena and begins the day after the previous game concludes, meaning Arena Ultimax is also set in May 2012. The Midnight Channel is back on the air and once again broadcasts a strange advertisement for another fighting tournament christened P-1 Climax, also known as Operation: World Destruction, that shows members of the Investigation Team and the Shadow Operatives in combat. Just moments after this, Inaba is subject to a power outage and is engulfed by a bizarre red fog. Furthermore, figures that look suspiciously like Mitsuru Kirijo, Aigis and Akihiko Sanada being crucified are shown on TV. While the Investigation Team…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 51 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Persona series

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is the 17th of 50 entries we hold in the Persona series. It arrived a year after Persona 4 Golden. The next entry was Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth in 2014. Its critic score of 78 is 3 points below the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is Persona 5 at 94.

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How it was received

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 50 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 / AMD Phenom II X2 550, 3 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (1 GB) / AMD Radeon HD 6670 (1 GB). At 3GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax launched on 28 November 2013, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, The Walking Dead: Season 2 and The Walking Dead: Season Two. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, The Walking Dead: Season 2, The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax — frequently asked questions

When did Persona 4 Arena Ultimax come out?
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax was released on 28 November 2013 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax?
At minimum, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax needs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 / AMD Phenom II X2 550, 3 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (1 GB) / AMD Radeon HD 6670 (1 GB) graphics.

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