Persona 4: Arena - Labrys practical combo video from Persona

Persona is once again back with a new combo video for a new game. Yesterday, he posted a video for Labrys in Persona 4: Arena using her max leveled axe (the red axe icon above her super meter) to get damage.

For full notes and a transcript check out the description on the YouTube page.

Sent in by Rafael2487.

Persona 4 Arena simple character guides from Brokentier

Koogy and Turbovec over at Brokentier posted simple character guides for Persona 4 Arena that give an overview of each character, pros and cons, the main objective each character hopes to achieve with their play-style and they even provide video examples for each character. Below is an example of how each guide is set up and be sure check out the rest of the cast by heading to Brokentier's article.

Tips by AceKombat and an anonymous submitter.

Footage of Kazunoko's deadly Yu Narukami in Persona 4 Arena

Reliable match footage uploader Jourdal recently YouTube'd the archive footage of GodsGarden where Kazunoko was playing Persona 4 Arena online.

Yu Narukami is a character whose strength lies in his ability to pressure players with mixups while his persona stays on screen attacking the opponent. Watch as Kazunoko goes wild with the high-low mixups while the opponent is locked down.

Hit the jump to see the next video.

NorCal Persona 4: Arena tournament stream

Finest KO is streaming the first tournament for Persona 4: Arena. This is being played on a Japanese PlayStation 3 with a Japanese copy of the game, they are currently playing casuals and the tournament will start soon.

They are streaming from Game Center in San Mateo, CA. So you can expect to see some NorCal players.

Hit the jump to see the stream.

Atlus responds to Xbox 360 lag issue with Persona 4: Arena, investigating cause

Atlus acknowledge the lag issue with Persona 4: Arena on the Xbox 360 which was reported the other day. They apologized for the problems and said they're currently looking into the cause, and that fixing it will take time.

Until it's resolved, they suggested using these settings as a temporary fix when playing online with the Xbox 360.

Beast Note stated that Kubo tried these settings, and they didn't seem to help. The Persona 4: Arena blog noted they will have a follow up report, and asked users to be patient.

Source: Persona 4: Arena blog, via Beast Note and AndriaSang. Tip from gtfopanda.

Persona 4: Arena screenshots from Labrys and Elizabeth's story mode

AndriaSang has posted some new Persona 4: Arena screenshots today. This set shows off some story mode images for both Labrys and Elizabeth.

As a reminder Atlus has said in the past the story mode will take 30-40 hours to complete.

Hit the jump to see a few more.

Persona 4: Arena all character's challenge mode videos

Over on the DustLoop forums, Kurushii and Jourdal have put together videos for the entire cast of Persona 4: Arena showing off the Challenge Mode.

Hit the jump to see more videos and text links to all the characters.

Persona 4: Arena Elizabeth, Labrys and Shadow Labrys move set video from Atlus

AtlusUSA has once again posted a move set video for Persona 4: Arena.

They have tossed up videos for the remaining 3 characters Elizabeth, Labrys and Shadow Labrys. After the jump there is a full text list of all of the videos if you missed any in the past.

Persona 4: Arena on Xbox 360 reported to be extremely laggy

Beast Note recently reported that Kubo, a well-known Japanese Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 player, has had trouble playing online on the Xbox 360 version of Persona 4: Arena.

Kubo's main game is Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena and is famously known for discovering the Kubota Escape glitch in UMvC3.

Here's a quote from Beast Note.

Persona 4: Arena - Lesson Mode, challenges and Network Mode screenshots

Siliconera has posted some new screenshots of Persona 4: Arena. These show off the games Lesson Mode, Challenges and Network mode.

In the Lesson Mode it shows you how to put together combos and many different aspects of the game. Then in Challenge Mode you are given the task to clear an advanced technique challenge. Lastly in Network Mode you can edit your title, create a lobby, do ranked games and go to the leaderboards.

Atlus asks fans to not spoil Persona 4: Arena's story

The Persona 4: Arena official website has been updated with a warning message to players about the story mode in the game.

Atlus previously noted that the game will feature a 30-40 hour story mode.

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Via AndriaSang and sent in by an anonymous reader.

Persona 4 Arena SBO 2012 qualifying players and character tally

The Roman Cancel Blog managed to get a complete list of players who had qualified for this year's SBO (Tougeki) in Persona 4 Arena. While a lot of the names are obscure to the public FGC eye, there are actually quite a few dangerous players such as Stunedge, DIEchan and REO.

Also included with the blog was a character tally of who qualified. While this isn't always indicative of tier rankings, usually these sorts of lists give you a general idea of who the weakest characters are.

Submitted by an anonymous tipster.

Persona 4 tournament footage from A-Cho

The GAMEacho YouTube channel has posted about 2 hours and 30 minutes of tournament footage for Persona 4.

There are a ton of great matches with a huge variety of characters. Hit the jump to see part 2.

Famitsu gives Persona 4: Arena 36/40 review score on PS3 and Xbox 360

Atlus' Persona 4: Arena landed strong review numbers from Famitsu magazine in Japan, getting a 9 overall score from each of their reviewers, totaling out to a 36/40 mark, on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

To give these scores some context, New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the 3DS also received a 9 score from each of their reviewers. Here's how some Capcom fighting games have previously performed in Famitsu.

Via AndriaSang.

New Persona 4: Arena trailer from Atlus - Story mode cinematics and gameplay footage

AtlusUSA have tossed up a new trailer for Persona 4: Arena. This shows off many different fighting stlyles between the characters and some of the story mode cinematics.

Sent in by Rafael2487.

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