Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

 Switch
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Nintenduo
    Apr 19, 2022
    70
    Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a good fighting game aimed at fans of Persona 3 and Persona 4 who were eager to meet their charismatic casts again in a new adventure. It has plenty of game modes and extras, but it's still a niche release with only a few additions and some things to polish up.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Mar 14, 2022
    70
    Persona 4 Arena Ultimax may not be the Persona game everyone’s been clamoring for on the Switch, but we’re certainly not complaining. P4AU offers up an approachable, yet incredibly deep 2D fighting combat system, a neat RPG-lite mode that guarantees solo players will have lots to do, and all this is presented in Arc System Works’ signature and striking hand-drawn art style. While the story mode is a complete bore and there’s no rollback netcode in this version, we think P4AU on Switch is still absolutely worth your time, although if you're going to be playing online, you'll likely want to investigate the game on other platforms first. For portable fans, however, we’d give it a recommendation whether you’re a fighting game enthusiast or you’re just looking to give the genre a shot; this is definitely one of the better fighting games on the Switch.

Awards & Rankings

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#49 Best Switch Game of 2022
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#98 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2022

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 5 out of 17
  1. WindlessNight
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    My first fighting game and is really fun due to the portability of local play and the joycons being perfect for it. Story is really long butMy first fighting game and is really fun due to the portability of local play and the joycons being perfect for it. Story is really long but great at the same time, especially getting to follow some side characters. Although the online is really really bad compared to PC and PS4 which feature rollback which makes it 10x more playable.… Full Review »
  2. lesiuML
    Sep 21, 2022
    7
    Game is really solid and have seriously lot of content! For a persona fan it's a really great title. Even when you suck at fighting games onGame is really solid and have seriously lot of content! For a persona fan it's a really great title. Even when you suck at fighting games on easy difficulty you can easily enjoy the story. Of course it's not the best fighting game of all time and I think for non persona enthusiasts it cold be just boring. Fighting mechanics are quite unique... But I prefer tekken mechanic when you can much easier preforme some combos. Graphics are ok, music is great as always in persona. There are artworks and few videos to watch. Unfortunately there aren't any alternative costumes for characters and that's a boomer. But after all it's a solid persona fighting game with a really quite long story.… Full Review »
  3. RosannaHomarra
    Jun 10, 2022
    10
    Amazing tag team fighter, I'm such a major fangirl for great anime fighters and this doesn't disappoint. I recommend it highly.
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