Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Overview

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a 2013 fighting video game co-developed by Arc System Works and P-Studio and published by Atlus. It was first released for arcades with later ports for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2014 and Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows in 2022. A direct sequel to Persona 4 Arena, the game is a spin-off from the Persona series, itself part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise. Gameplay follows standard fighting game conventions, with matches between two characters with individual movesets, and special expendable abilities.

Arena Ultimax takes place immediately after Persona 4 Arena; Arena is set two months after the events of Persona 4, and two years after Persona 3. After a supernatural occurrence known as the "Dark Hour" affects the town of Inaba, the Investigation Team of Persona 4 team up with the Shadow Operatives: a group formed by former members of SEES from Persona 3: to uncover the truth behind the P-1 Grand Prix and confront Sho Minazuki, a hostile Persona user. The storyline is told through visual novel segments. The original Persona 4 Arena Story Mode was included as downloadable content, which was included in the 2022 release for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows.

Arena Ultimax was intended as closure for the story of Arena, beginning production following the first game's critical and commercial success. The main staff of Arena returned for Arena Ultimax, with the gameplay being refined based on feedback. The release was supported by downloadable content featuring characters and accessories. Selling over 280,000 units worldwide, the game was positively reviewed by critics; many cited the gameplay as superior to its predecessor.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Fighting, Visual Novel

Developer

Arc System Works, Atlus

Publisher

Sega, Atlus

Series

Persona

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

No

Age ratings

ACB

M

CERO

B

CLASS IND

12

PEGI

12

ESRB

T

GRAC

12+

USK

12

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies61

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

3

Silver

8

Bronze

49

Total

61

Points

1545

• Thou Art I You mastered Persona 4 Arena Ultimax! Platinum 1.65% of players
• The P-1 CLIMAX Begins! Welcome to P4AU! Bronze 12.16% of players
• Arcade Novice You completed Arcade Mode with one character. Bronze 7.82% of players
• Arcade Master You completed Arcade Mode with three characters. Bronze 5.82% of players
• Score Attacker You completed one Score Attack Course. Bronze 5.67% of players
• Score Warrior You completed three Score Attack Courses! Bronze 4.11% of players
• Score Master You completed five Score Attack courses! Silver 3.85% of players
• The P-1 CLIMAX is over! You completed Story Mode from the P4 perspective. Bronze 5.79% of players
• Shadow Operative You completed Story Mode from the P3 perspective. Bronze 5.16% of players
• A New Journey You witnessed the story's True Ending. Gold 4.95% of players
• Brave Gladiator You raised a character to level 10 in Golden Arena Mode! Bronze 5.38% of players
• Daring Gladiator You raised a character to level 30 in Golden Arena Mode! Silver 3.67% of players
• Heroic Gladiator You raised a character to level 50 in Golden Arena Mode! Gold 3.27% of players
• Not Unlike a Boss You defeated a boss character in Golden Arena Mode! Bronze 6.23% of players
• Arena Dabbler You completed one Golden Arena course. Bronze 4.65% of players
• Arena Experience You completed two Golden Arena courses! Bronze 3.36% of players
• Arena Domination You completed three Golden Arena courses! Gold 2.52% of players
• Irreplaceable Bond You maxed out a Social Link in Golden Arena Mode! Bronze 3.47% of players
• Baby Steps You started on the road to knowledge. Bronze 8.18% of players
• Cram Session You studied 20 different Lessons. Bronze 7.78% of players
• 30-Minute Workout You Trained for 30 minutes straight! Bronze 4.32% of players
• Don't Think, Feel You completed all of one character's challenges! Silver 1.81% of players
• Combination Fighter You completed 150 challenges! Bronze 3.65% of players
• Combination Master You completed 300 challenges! Silver 2.69% of players
• P4AU Player You reached Level 30 in Network Mode. Bronze 3.09% of players
• Battle Hymn of the Soul You did battle against all the different characters in Network Mode. Bronze 3.63% of players
• Investigation Team You defeated all the Shadow characters playing in Network Mode. Bronze 3.54% of players
• The True Self You fought your own Shadow type in Network Mode! Bronze 4.06% of players
• First Victory! You won your first Network match! Bronze 5.21% of players
• Tried and True You completed 20 Network matches. Bronze 4.35% of players
• Thorough You completed 50 Network matches. Bronze 3.92% of players
• Rock Solid You completed 100 Network matches. Silver 3.58% of players
• Wildcard Master You used all the characters in Network Mode! Bronze 3.76% of players
• The Manly Way Beginner You reached Grade F. Bronze 4.59% of players
• The Manly Way - Fierce Fighting You reached Grade E+. Bronze 3.89% of players
• The Manly Way - Mortal Combat You reached Grade C. Bronze 3.65% of players
• Midnight Rerun You watched a replay in the Theater. Was it everything you dreamed of? Bronze 5.51% of players
• You're on My List You've registered a Rival in the Player List. Bronze 5.1% of players
• Cleanup Grand Slam Hit a home run with the bases loaded, full count and two outs in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 3.13% of players
• Nice Burst! Failed a Reversal Burst in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 4.2% of players
• Fishing for Beginners Your opponent failed a Reversal Burst in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 3.29% of players
• Mashy Mashy You pulled off 100 Auto Combos in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 6.07% of players
• 100 Furious Stories You performed 100 Furious Actions in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 4.75% of players
• Ultimate Suplex Hold You used the S Hold System 10 times in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 4.97% of players
• World Class SP Skills You won 30 rounds with SP Skills or Awakened SP Skills in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 3.74% of players
• You're Not Me! You went on a Shadow Frenzy! Bronze 5.35% of players
• Advanced Fishing Manual You performed 10 Fatal Counters in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 6.84% of players
• Awakened SP Skill Boosts Made Easy You used an Awakened SP Skill Boost in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 4.34% of players
• The Punk's Way You defeated an opponent without letting them Awaken in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 4.7% of players
• The Divine Way You successfully used each character's Instant Kill move in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 3.39% of players
• Good Job! You achieved a Perfect victory in Arcade or Network Mode! Bronze 7.58% of players
• Adachi's Letter You satiated your Hunger for Adachi's challenges. Silver 1.08% of players
• My Rules You completed Adachi's path in Story Mode. Bronze 2.33% of players
• This World is... You successfully carried out Adachi's Instant Kill in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 2.85% of players
• Jester You used Adachi 10 times in Network Mode. Bronze 2.43% of players
• Old Bamboo Comb I can't believe you beat all my challenges! Silver 1.11% of players
• Hollow Forest You successfully carried out Marie's Instant Kill in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 2.69% of players
• Aeon You used Marie 10 times in Network Mode. Bronze 2.29% of players
• Spiral Bookmark You were more than a match for Margaret's challenges. My, my. Silver 1.22% of players
• Morning Star You successfully carried out Margaret's Instant Kill in Arcade or Network Mode. Bronze 2.51% of players
• Empress You used Margaret 10 times in Network Mode. Bronze 2.28% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 11.2 GB

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Sega, Atlus

Developer

Arc System Works, Atlus

Released

2014-09-30

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 10.5 hours