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based on long-running

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and anime series ''

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'' have been released. The first was a

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based on the third story arc which used the series's title, released in March 1993 for the

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. On December 1, 1998,

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released an

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, which was also adapted from the third arc; the game was titled simply ''

'' (though it was released as ''JoJo's Venture'' in the west), with an updated version titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future'' released later that year. The arcade game was ported to both the

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and

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on October 14, 1999, and a high-definition version was released for

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and

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on August 21, 2012. These fighting games were the first pieces of ''JoJo'' related media released in

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, exposing the characters to many western players for the first time. A third Capcom game based on Part 5, titled ''

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'', was released for the

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on July 25, 2002, combining the arcade game's fighting gameplay with

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3D environments. The game was slated for an international release, but ultimately never left Japan.

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then acquired the video game rights to the series. Developed by Anchor Inc. and published by Bandai, '' JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'' was released on October 26, 2006 for the PlayStation 2. The story is based on the first arc, and the game features gameplay similar to ''GioGio's Bizarre Adventure''. At a July 5, 2012 press conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of ''JoJo'', Araki himself announced '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle'' for the

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, produced by

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and published by

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. Released on August 29, 2013, the game is a 2D fighting game that takes inspiration from Capcom's arcade titles. The same developer and publisher would later release '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven'', an arena-based fighting game that itself takes mechanics from ''All Star Battle'', on December 17, 2015. On December 18, 2019, a battle royale arcade game titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Last Survivor'' was released in arcades Before the first ''JoJo'' game was released, Bandai released a ''

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adventure game titled '' Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden'' on February 15, 1989. Joseph Joestar from the second arc is one of the playable characters, while Santana and Speedwagon made cameo appearances. Its sequel '' Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin'', released on December 2, 1991, features Jotaro as a selectable character. Joseph, Avdol, Kakyoin and Polnareff also appear in this game. Both games were available on the

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. Characters from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' were also featured in the 2005

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''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' crossover game ''

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'' and its sequel ''

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'', including Jotaro Kujo and Dio Brando as playable characters. In 2014 as the JoJo anime was being popularized, Bandai added Jonathan and Joseph Joestar to the roster of ''

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''. In 2019, 10 days before the launch of ''

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'', Jotaro and Dio from Part 3 were announced to be added to the roster of playable characters, with Dio only being playable on stages that had a nighttime theme. Giorno Giovanna was later added to the game as DLC.

List of games

All of the games listed below have been, or are being, released in Japan. To date, Capcom's ''

'' and CyberConnect2's '' All Star Battle'' and '' Eyes of Heaven'' have been the only games from the series released in the West.

Main series

*''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (1993 -

- Cobra Team, WinkySoft) -

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*''

'' (1998 -

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) -

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**''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future'' (1999 - Arcade,

- Capcom) - Updated revision **''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver.'' (2012 -

- Capcom) - High-definition port *''

'' (2002 -

- Capcom) - Action-adventure game *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'' (2006 - PlayStation 2 - Anchor Inc.,

) - Beat-'em-up *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle'' (2013 -

) - Fighting game **''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R'' (2022 -

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- CyberConnect2, Bandai Namco Games) - Updated remaster *''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Shooters'' (2014 -

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, Bandai Namco Games) - Medal Shooting Action *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven'' (2015 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 - CyberConnect2, Bandai Namco Games) - Fighting game *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Records'' (2017 - Android, iOS - Bandai Namco Games) - Action *'' JoJo's Pitter Patter Pop!'' (2018 - Android, iOS - Bandai Namco Games) - Tile-matching puzzle game *''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Last Survivor'' (2019 - Arcade - Historia, Bandai Namco Games) -

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* (TBA - Android, iOS -

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, KLab) - TBA

Appearances

* (1989 -

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) - Crossover role-playing game * (1991 - Family Computer - Chunsoft, Bandai) - Crossover role-playing game * (2005 -

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) - Crossover fighting game * (2006 - Nintendo DS - Ganbarion, Nintendo) - Crossover fighting game * (2014 -

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) - Crossover fighting game *''Shonen Jump Ore Collection'' (2017 -

) * (2019 - PlayStation 4,

- Spike Chunsoft, Namco Bandai Games) - Crossover fighting game

Sales

References

External links

''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''
by Capcom
''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future''
by Capcom
''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood''
by Bandai
''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle''
by Bandai * {{DEFAULTSORT:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Video Games, List Of Bandai Namco Entertainment franchises Capcom franchises Shueisha franchises Lists of video games by franchise