Persona 4: Dancing All Night

 PlayStation Vita
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
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  1. Everyeye.it
    Nov 4, 2015
    73
    There are far better rhythm games connected to famous JRPG sagas, but this one can still deliver some moments of good fun.
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Jan 11, 2016
    70
    Dancing All Night is a decent story-driven rhythm game that every Persona fan should play.
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 16, 2015
    70
    A few awkward steps threaten to spoil its performance, but strong characters and exceptional production values earn Dancing All Night a rousing reception. [Christmas 2015, p.77]
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  5. games(TM)
    Dec 9, 2015
    70
    Enjoyable mostly for its Persona heritage. [Issue#168, p.99]
  6. Gamestyle
    Oct 26, 2015
    70
    A decent rhythm game that fans of Persona will lap up and newcomers may be left a little bewildered.
  7. Shacknews
    Sep 29, 2015
    70
    It's not the greatest concert you'll ever witness, but Persona 4: Dancing All Night gives a solid performance, one that does its catchy soundtrack proud.
  8. GameCritics
    Sep 29, 2015
    70
    Atlus has got themselves one hell of a spinoff.
  9. USgamer
    Sep 22, 2015
    70
    While its overly long story mode amounts to a tragic waste of resources, Persona 4: Dancing All Night's strongest qualities can be found in just how well the series' pop art aesthetic meshes with the rhythm game genre. This might not be the most complex or inspired take on rhythm games to date, but DAN certainly knows how to have a good time.
  10. We Got This Covered
    Sep 22, 2015
    70
    Persona 4: Dancing All Night brings back the deep, familiar characters and introduces them to the rhythm genre in a game that, while short on content and steep in price, is still a blast set to an iconic soundtrack.
  11. Kill Screen
    Sep 29, 2015
    68
    All of which leaves Dancing All Night as a rare mix: at once a good dancing game, a bad Persona game, and a Vita game.
  12. CGMagazine
    Sep 24, 2015
    65
    The game makes such a point to establish itself as a tangential side story to the franchise that I have trouble recommending it to even the most avid of Persona collectors.
  13. Edge Magazine
    Jan 3, 2016
    60
    Not for everyone, Dancing All Night will suit players who love rhythm action enough to overlook a lack of content, or who love Persona 4 enough to forgive the length and leaden pace of its script. [Jan 2016, p.123]
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  14. Metro GameCentral
    Nov 3, 2015
    50
    A mediocre rhythm action game that is not made any better by tacking on a silly and insubstantial Persona story mode.
  15. Brash Games
    Oct 18, 2015
    50
    Its gameplay is marred by the scoring system, the off-key notes, lack of song variety, and the amount of distractions. Being a rhythm game, that’s too great a toll.
  16. GameSpot
    Sep 22, 2015
    50
    Dancing All Night might have sounded like a fun idea on paper, but it simply doesn’t hold a candle to better portable rhythm games.

Awards & Rankings

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#11 Best PS Vita Game of 2015
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#1 Most Discussed PS Vita Game of 2015
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#4 Most Shared PS Vita Game of 2015

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 336 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 167 out of 336
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 336
  3. Negative: 147 out of 336
  1. mr_dad
    Oct 12, 2015
    8
    Midnight Stage Fever!

    I'm continuously surprised by the ways Atlus can come up with for an excuse to revisit Persona 4. I mean in addition    Midnight Stage Fever!

    I'm continuously surprised by the ways Atlus can come up with for an excuse to revisit Persona 4. I mean in addition to the first game we've had an animated series, a fighting game, a golden re-release of the original game, a Persona 3 crossover, another animated series based on the golden version of the game, a sequel to the fighting game, and now a dancing game. This is a fact I would be far more upset with...were these new additions not consistently good.

    Dancing All Night doesn't have nearly the depth of the original game or the epic scale of the arena games. What it has instead is solid rhythm-based game featuring Yu Narukami and the Investigation Team. The fact that it has on of the best story of any rhythm game is just a bonus. Now it does have it's flaws with the overuse of remixes, and the somewhat repetitive narrative structure. And honestly, as a final send of to the Investigation Team crew, I actually though it was a bit underwhelming, especially when compared to ultimax. But the flaws ultimately are negligibly due to the sheer style and passion that oozes from this game. It's nice to know that in this world of endless sequels and mediocre spin-offs, it's nice to see Persona 4's actually getting loving effort put into them.

    While not something I would recommend to anyone not already a Persona 4 fan, dancing all night is by far the best Vita game to be released this year...which may not being saying much considering the most barren Vita release landscape, BUT it's still a must own for Persona 4 fans and honestly it's just a great musical game regardless. Whether it's worth a $50 asking price though, is something i'll have to leave up to you, but definitely pick it up when it gets an eventual price drop at least.

    THE GOOD
    + A Surprisingly well written, if smaller stakes, story.
    + Persona 4 music at it's best!

    THE MIXED
    +/- The Remixes are good...there's just too many of them.

    THE BAD
    - As a final Persona 4 sendoff, Ultimax did it better.
    - The plot is a bit repetitive at first.    … Full Review »
  2. EclipseEx
    Oct 9, 2015
    10
    Saw Margaret dancing 10/10. But in all seriousness, really fun game for fans of the persona series I'm doubtful that the game will be asSaw Margaret dancing 10/10. But in all seriousness, really fun game for fans of the persona series I'm doubtful that the game will be as enjoyable for people without background knowledge of what's going on. Really enjoy the gameplay it's not as challenging as others in the category but that can be a draw for some.… Full Review »
  3. SoftwareLibre
    Oct 1, 2015
    9
    One of the amazing things about the Persona 4 series is how well it works outside of the RPG context. I have grown so attached to theOne of the amazing things about the Persona 4 series is how well it works outside of the RPG context. I have grown so attached to the characters that I have bought all related games - P4, P4 Golden, Arena, Ultimax, Persona Q and now Dancing all Night.

    This rhythm game features the popular P4 characters in a new story about missing pop idols. This time, the Investigation Team fights using their dance moves instead of using their personas. The story starts kind of slow, and gets better with increasing play time, it is presented as a visual novel with rhythm game parts, think P4 Arena/P4 Arena Ultimax, with rhythm gaming replacing the fighting. In my opinion, the characters Kanami and Nanako steal the show, they are really cute and likable.

    In addition, there is a free dance mode where you can focus on the rhythm gaming with harder difficulties and a variety of options to customize the characters.

    The rhythm gaming is very solid, you either tap the PS buttons or the D-Pad according to the patterns, occasionally using the analog stick to hit "scratch notes", represented by circles. I like rhythm games quite a bit using the Persona 4 character makes it all the more fun. I love the "Fever" sections where a second character joins the main character in the dancing and boost the mood.

    If you like Persona 4 and don't completely hate rhythm games, give this a try.    … Full Review »
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