Atlus's decision to develop Persona 4 exclusively for the PS2 surprised some, as by the time of the games release in February 2009, the format was entering its ninth year on sale. Lower development costs and the huge established userbase suggested it made good business sense, but there were some pitfalls to overcome. On the one hand, it faced mounting expectation from fans following the mammoth Persona 3, whilst on the other, there was the difficulty of winning over an ever-sceptical press who have historically dismissed software on ageing formats. And yet, commercially and critically, these troubles never came to pass. Persona 4 is so good that criticism of ...  Read the complete review

It's 2009, the PlayStation 3 is in full swing and the PlayStation 2 systems are in the closets accumulating a period of dust as the games of the 'next-generation' take centre stage. With the likes of Metal Gear Solid 4, LittleBigPlanet and Killzone 2, the PS3 has finally been given the kick start it deserves. This makes the decision not develop Persona 4 for the PS3 surprising and perhaps a wasted opportunity to further perfect what is already in my eyes; a masterpiece. What the game is about ---------------------------------- Once again the player takes the role of a silent high-school protagonist whose personality is shaped by the player ...  Read the complete review

Persona 4 Persona 4 is the RPG genre's final hurray on the PlayStation 2, and what a finale it is combining everything that was great from past games (Don't worry you don't need to have played them to enjoy this one) and then refining it all down to near role playing perfection. Persona 4's strongest point is like any other great RPG it's story, a murder mystery which is as intriguing and well written as any anime today. You play (like always) as an nameless high school student who has just moved to a small Japanese town to stay with family for the rest year. Soon after, a series of murders start, all of which seem to be connected to a mysterious TV ...  Read the complete review

The Persona games are a spin off of the Shin Megami Tensei or Megaten series as they're sometimes known. Persona 4 is the latest entry in this original series of games. Playing the Persona games is very unique experience. They're a strange hybrid of traditional action RPG and Japanese social simulator. Persona 4 as with previous entries in the series sees you playing the role of a Japanese high school transfer student. As seems to be tradition with Megaten games you play the silent protagonist, leader of a group of individuals with special abilities. In Persona 4 those special abilities are the power to summon a persona, a demonic creature representative of your ...  Read the complete review