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Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army PS5
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- 29th Apr 2011 (UK/EU)
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir PS Vita
- 14th Jan 2016 (JPN)
- 7th Jun 2016 (NA)
- 24th Jun 2016 (UK/EU)
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army PS4
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Reviews of Atlus Games
Raidou or die
Given its vast PS2-era catalogue, Atlus' decision to revive Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army is a bit of a strange one. Something of an experimental foray into the realm of action RPGs, it's not necessarily a game that springs to mind when looking back on the developer's most prolific console generation. But maybe...
Review Metaphor: ReFantazio (PS5) - Brilliant, Memorable RPG Is One of Atlus' Finest Works
More than meets the eye
Spearheaded by a trio of veteran developers best known for their outstanding work on the Persona series, Metaphor: ReFantazio is the dawn of a brand new IP from Atlus. In its structure and mechanics, it feels comfortingly familiar, but in its fantastical setting and bold style — both in terms of visuals and audio — it...
Mini Review Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis (PS5) - Expensive Expansion Is a Flawed Affair
SEES the day
Episode Aigis is an epilogue to Persona 3 Reload — a remake of the additional scenario that first appeared in Persona 3 FES on the PS2. Much like Reload itself, this expansion is pretty much a one-to-one recreation in terms of core narrative and structure, but it's bolstered by all of the remake's quality of life and combat system...
Review Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (PS5) - Combat-Heavy RPG Gets a Major Overhaul
Fiendishly tough
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is an enhanced re-release of Atlus' 2021 dungeon-crawling RPG, originally exclusive to Nintendo Switch, and makes its long-awaited debut on PS5 and PS4. It takes a great game and makes it even better with a slew of essential quality-of-life improvements, a glossy graphical upgrade, and a new...
Review Unicorn Overlord (PS5) - An Utterly Brilliant Strategy RPG
Follow the white horse
Vanillaware doesn't miss. We've been spouting that line for ages, but with the arrival of Unicorn Overlord, it rings truer than ever before. Following up on the superb 13 Sentinels was never going to be easy, but the Japanese studio has somehow manged to produce an equally excellent game three years later — and it's not even...
Review Persona 3 Reload (PS5) - A Stunning Remake of a Classic RPG, Polished to Near Perfection
Brilliant in blue
It's difficult to replay older Persona games after Persona 5. They still tell engrossing character-driven stories, but with Persona 5 — and Persona 5 Royal in particular — Atlus evolved the series' core gameplay loop to such an extent that previous titles can feel clunky and monotonous by comparison. And so we have Persona 3...
Latest Atlus News
Friday9th Sep 2022
News Soul Hackers 2 Technical Issues Taken to Task in Digital Foundry Analysis
Persona-lite, indeed
Soul Hackers 2 is the latest JRPG from developer Atlus, and takes many of its queues from the publisher/developer's other recent titles, like Persona 5 and Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster. While we enjoyed our time with the title, we too found the experience was held back by the title's aggressively bland dungeon...
Thursday18th Aug 2022
News Soul Hackers 2 Combat System Expands Upon the Rock Solid SMT, Persona Formula
If it ain't broke...
Today we got a new gameplay trailer for JRPG Soul Hackers 2, which details the different aspects of devil summoning, and the particulars of combat. Soul Hackers 2 launches next week, on PS5 and PS4, on 26th August. Veterans of previous Atlus games will feel right at home with the combat mechanics of Soul Hackers 2. Exploiting...
Thursday11th Aug 2022
News Soul Hackers 2 Launch Day DLC Detailed, Includes Bonus Story Arc, Costumes & More
You'll never see it coming
Soul Hackers 2 release is right around the corner, with Atlus' latest JRPG launching on PS5 and PS4 on 25th August. Today we got a new trailer detailing the various DLC which will be available from launch, determined by which version of the game you pick up. The DLC ranges from a bonus story arc, music and costumes from...
Wednesday10th Aug 2022
News Soul Hackers 2 Soul Matrix System Is a Fusion of Persona-Style Social Links and Mementos
Take your digital heart
A new trailer for the eagerly-anticipated JRPG Soul Hackers 2 has been released, this time focusing on the allies that will join you on your mission to avert the apocalypse. Soul Hackers 2 is coming to PS5 and PS4 on 25th August. You play as Ringo, a digital construct of the sentient supercomputer known as Aion. You will be...
Tuesday2nd Aug 2022
News Untangle the Twisted Threads of Fate in Soul Hackers 2
The end of the world is just the beginning
Soul Hackers 2's 26th August release date is fast approaching, and today we got a new trailer showing just a snippet of the story that awaits JRPG fans later this month. Soul Hackers 2 follows the exploits of a futuristic digital being named Ringo, as she works to avert an apocalypse detected by Aion, an...
Friday10th Jun 2022
News Soul Hackers 2 Pre-Orders Live Now on PS Store
Hack the planet
Shown off during Summer Game Fest was a new trailer for Soul Hackers 2 in which we got to hear the English voice cast for the first time. In addition, it was announced that both physical and digital pre-orders are now live for PS5 and PS4. Here's what you can expect from each version: Digital Pre-orders – Standard Edition...
Tuesday2nd Jan 2018
Feature The 10 Best PlayStation Soundtracks of 2017
Reelin’ in the year
2017 was an absolute banner year for games: AAA games were firing on all cylinders, indies knocked it out of the park again and again, and there were more Game of the Year contenders than we care to count. Alongside many of these stellar games were absolutely phenomenal soundtracks, too. This year more than any other was the...
Thursday30th Jun 2016
News Dragon's Crown Pulled From European PlayStation Store
Atlus takes the crown back
Japanese fantasy brawler Dragon's Crown has been pulled the European PlayStation Store less than 24 hours after it was announced that the game would be part of the 'Big in Japan' discount sale. According to NIS America's Twitter account, the PlayStation 3 and Vita game was removed due to the expiration of the publishing...
Friday24th Jul 2015
By the Gods
Earlier this week, Atlus and Vanillaware revealed that they were working on an enhanced remake of PlayStation 2 action role-playing game Odin Sphere. Subtitled Leifdrasir, the game will feature spruced up, high definition visuals and tweaked mechanics. There's no concrete release date just yet, but Sony has announced on Twitter tha
Thursday23rd Jul 2015
News Hatsune Miku Is Bringing Her Moves to Persona 4 Dancing All Night
We should have seen this coming
In case you missed the news, Persona developer Atlus is now part of SEGA - the Japanese publisher that owns the rights to Hatsune Miku, everyone's favourite fictional songstress. With that in mind, it's perhaps no surprise that groove-'em-up Persona 4 Dancing All Night is getting downloadable content featuring the...
Monday20th Jul 2015
News Behold the Beauty: PS2 RPG Odin Sphere Is Getting an HD Remake on PS4, PS3, and Vita
Phwoar
In an announcement that we're sure has many of you jumping with joy, Odin Sphere is getting remade on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita. Originally a much loved and visually stunning PlayStation 2 action role-playing game, it's due out in its native Japan in January next year. Entitled Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir, the game won't be a simple...
Friday17th Jul 2015
News Muramasa and Dragon's Crown Creator Vanillaware Is Teasing a New HD Project
It's bound to be gorgeous
It looks as though talented Japanese outfit Vanillaware is gearing up to announce a new project in the next few days, if this teaser website is anything to go by. Whatever the game is, it'll be revealed live in Boston on the 20th July. There's already some speculation that it may be a high definition re-release of the...
Wednesday8th Jul 2015
News Yu and Rise Step It Up In Persona 4 Dancing All Night's English Trailers
Dance for the truth
Persona 4 Dancing All Night is coming West later this year, and to be totally honest, we can't wait to give it a go. Sure, the idea of dancing to save your high school buddies is just a few steps away from being overly ridiculous, but when the game looks as fun as this, it's hard to care. With the title's launch creeping ever...
Tuesday16th Jun 2015
E3 2015 Persona 5 Gets an English Trailer, and It's Still Slated For a 2015 Western Release
Now it's personal
Atlus has begun its Western push of Persona 5 courtesy of the role-playing game's first English trailer, published alongside the title's official English website. Disappointingly, the clip contains the same footage that we've seen before, but it's still well worth watching again for its glorious sense of style. Perhaps the big...
Friday5th Jun 2015
News Margaret Takes a Break from Fusing Personas to Boogie in Persona 4 Dancing All Night
Velvet bloom
Margaret may be known as the mysterious, golden-eyed woman who sits in an ethereal limo and fuses personas for you on a regular basis, but hey, she likes to let her hair down as much as anyone else. As evidenced by Persona 4 Dancing All Night's newest trailer, Margaret's actually quite the elegant dancer. Apparently, she's an...
Friday29th May 2015
News Teddie's Somehow More Ridiculous Than Ever in Persona 4 Dancing All Night
Sensei-tive material
Teddie's always been a bit of a strange one, even before his human form popped out of the cuddly bear suit. However, if you thought that you'd already seen the extremities of his madness, you need only watch the embedded trailer to realise that there's yet more to behold. We're not entirely sure whether it's his weirdly...
Friday22nd May 2015
News Of Course Persona 4: Dancing All Night's Getting Cross-Dressing DLC
Gear up, guys
There's a point in Persona 4 where Yasogami High School hosts a sort of beauty pageant. The title's female characters show up on stage in bikinis, but in a last minute twist, the main male members of the cast are signed up for the event's cross-dressing competition. The whole thing results in a rather humorous scene in which the...
Thursday14th May 2015
News Sci-Fi JRPG Lost Dimension Entrusts Us with a Western Release Date and Free DLC
No betrayal here
If you'll recall, we wrote about PlayStation 3 and Vita title Lost Dimension a little while back, and exclaimed that it seemed to have the makings of an interesting role-playing game. Atlus' creation sees you team up with a bunch of stylish teens, and as the plot progresses, you'll need to decide who's an enemy, and who isn't...
Monday11th May 2015
News PlayStation Exclusive Persona 5's Nabbed a Release Window, and It's Looking Promising
Pray for Europe
It's arguably not a point that's being made as much as it should be, but Persona 5 is a big deal for PlayStation. The Japanese role-playing game series is on the very cusp of becoming a smash hit, with Persona 4 being a critical and commercial success not just in Japan, but over here in the West, too. If you still haven't seen...
Friday1st May 2015
News Persona 5 Is Looking Super Stylish in New Screenshots
A little more personal
Persona 5 is going to be one heck of a stylish Japanese role-playing game - that much has been certain since it was initially revealed. And, as if we needed any proof, Atlus has released several new screenshots of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 title in action. Showcasing environments, battles, menus, and general art,...
Tuesday28th Apr 2015
News Yes, Persona 4 Dancing All Night Will Have Swimsuit DLC
Expected at this point
A reveal that's received a bit of a backlash from some fans, early Japanese editions of Persona 4 Dancing All Night will come with swimsuit DLC for the four female party members of Persona 4. This means that you can have Rise, Chie, Yukiko, and Naoto all pulling off their dance moves while wearing next to nothing. Of course,...
Friday17th Apr 2015
News Brighten Up Your Day With Persona 4: Dancing All Night's Brand New Trailer
Friday night disco
Persona 4: Dancing All Night looks ridiculous, to put it mildly. The mystery solving gang of the original role-playing game are back to solve yet more mysteries, but this time, they'll be strutting their stuff and dancing the night away to get the job done. Tying a somewhat serious storyline into gameplay that involves pulling...
Wednesday25th Mar 2015
News Persona 4 Dancing All Night's Japanese Box Art Gets Its Groove On
Yu got moves
Turn down the lights, crank up the tunes, and dress up in something ridiculous, because Persona 4 Dancing All Night's Japanese box art is here. Featuring the rhythm game's cast, which includes characters from Persona 4, it's a typically colourful piece of artwork, and, as always, it's practically bursting with style. The disco ball's...
Friday13th Mar 2015
News This Is How You Boogie in Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Get your groove on
Persona 4: Dancing All Night is probably just about the farthest that you can take Atlus' role-playing game series before it steps into the realm of utter ridiculousness, but that hasn't stopped the release from looking pretty darn fun. Featuring characters from the original Persona 4, the rhythm title's looking to test your...
Wednesday11th Mar 2015
News Atlus RPG Lost Dimension Brings Style and Tough Moral Choices to PS3 and Vita This Summer
Didn't see that one coming
Will Atlus ever stop pumping out stylish properties? We hope not, but in the meantime, it's bringing tactical role-playing game Lost Dimension to the PlayStation 3 and Vita this summer. Going against the grain for once, it looks like us Europeans won't have to wait several hundred years for Atlus to localise it either, as...
Wednesday11th Feb 2015
News Persona 5's Information Blowout Will Heighten Your Hype
It begins
Now that it's out in the open and letting loose all of its secrets, Persona 5 has sprung up the most wanted list of many a gamer. If you were already left extremely excited by the game's brilliant gameplay trailer, then you might want to sit down before we shower you in new information from Japanese publication Dengeki PlayStation. The...
Saturday7th Feb 2015
Talking Point Has Persona 5's Gameplay Trailer Dulled Your Excitement for Final Fantasy XV?
Persona-lly speaking
Some wouldn't like to admit it, but it's not often that a Japanese role-playing game has the weight to make waves in the current climate of our industry – at least, not here in the West. But of course, like everything in life, when something good is destined to come along, it all comes at once. After almost a decade of as...
Thursday5th Feb 2015
News Persona 5 Already Sounds Like It Could Be Darker Than Persona 4
Character and story details from the game's director
Despite the fact that Persona 4 was a game about mysterious and brutal murders in a small Japanese town, many veteran fans of Shin Megami Tensei — Persona's parent franchise — thought that it was a little too cheery in comparison to previous titles, including Persona 3, which was, in many...
News Persona 5 Probably Has The Most Stylish Menu Screens That We've Ever Seen
Believe the hype
We finally got our first proper look at Persona 5 earlier today, and unsurprisingly, it wasn't long until good old NeoGAF was creating GIFs out of the incredibly cool trailer. Forum user mcmmaster has caught three different types
News Persona 5's Brand New Gameplay Trailer Is the Phantom That You Need in Your Life
Reach out to the truth
It's about darn time, eh? We've finally got a brand new look at Persona 5 courtesy of the series' marathon livestream that's been happening over the last couple of days. Needless to say, we couldn't possibly be more excited to get our hands on the upcoming role-playing game, especially after seeing this. Providing the best...
News Here's a Very Quick Tease To Get You Hyped for Persona 5's Supposed Showing
Would you look at that
This is going to be a pretty short article, mainly because it consists of a single picture that was found by Twitter user @snowdust_sky. With the marathon Persona stream still going on, we're slowly but surely reaching the end of a countdown that's supposedly tied to Persona 5. What'll happen when the clock hits zero? We're...
News Yukiko, Naoto, and Nanako Strut onto the Dance Floor of Persona 4 Dancing All Night
I'm in the mood for dancing
While we've all been asleep in our beds since yesterday's song reveal, the Persona Super Live 48-hour stream is still running strong. While everyone in the boradcast's chat is getting impatient waiting for Persona 5 news, the rest of the time is being well spent spilling even more details on Dancing All Night. The biggest...
Wednesday4th Feb 2015
News Get Your Groove on with Persona 4 Dancing All Night's First Full Song
Stylin'
Along with its superb sense of style, the Persona series is well known for its fantastic soundtracks, so it's no wonder that there's a reasonable amount of interest surrounding upcoming rhythm title, Persona 4 Dancing All Night. The franchise's currently ongoing livestream has presented us with our newest look at the dance-'em-up in the...
News You'll Never Guess Who Was Voted Persona 4's Best Character
Scandal
Persona 4's stuffed full of brilliantly written characters, so it's always going to be hard picking a favourite. You might adore idol-on-a-break Rise, or you may think that knucklehead-with-a-heart-of-gold Kanji simply can't be beat, but neither of them have taken the top spot on this fan poll. The vote comes courtesy of the utterly...
Saturday6th Dec 2014
News Get Those Trendy Specs On, Persona 5 Is Taking a Train West Next Year
Surprise we guess
The disappointment was almost palpable during Sony's PlayStation Experience event earlier today as Adam Boyes mentioned Persona 5, only to confirm that it is indeed coming to North America in 2015. And, er, that was about it. We didn't have any doubts that the highly anticipated RPG would make it West, but at least now it's set in...
Saturday20th Sep 2014
TGS 2014 Yosuke, Chie, and Kanji Get Their Groove On in This New Persona 4 Dancing All Night Trailer
Smooth moves
Just when you thought fan favourite tough guy Kanji Tatsumi couldn't possibly embarrass himself further, he appears in this new trailer for Persona 4 Dancing All Night sporting a dumb smile and some pretty hilarious moves. The buff blonde isn't alone, though, as he's joined by fellow dungeon-delvers Yosuke and Chie. All three persona...
Thursday4th Sep 2014
News SRPG Mythical Legend Tears to Tiara II: Hier to the Overlord Lands on PS3
Hamil Smash!
For fans of Japanese titles, there are always those of myth and legend; the games everyone has heard about, but very few mortal souls have seen them with their own eyes. The strategy RPG series Tears to Tiara falls into this bracket after never being released outside it's native country — that is, until now. Skipping a generation,...
Monday1st Sep 2014
News Surprise! Persona 5 is Coming to PS4 After All
Plus, get a quick look at the game's cast
Ever since its initial reveal, Persona fans have been clawing at developer Atlus for a PlayStation 4 port of Persona 5. At first, the upcoming Japanese RPG was confirmed as a PS3 exclusive. Of course, that's no longer the case, as a new trailer that was shown at Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show conference...
Tuesday24th Jun 2014
Soapbox Was Dragon's Crown Just A Joke That Nobody Got?
Taking things too seriously
Given the recent furore over the lack of female playable characters in Assassin's Creed: Unity — and the fact that the previously controversial action RPG Dragon's Crown is currently part of Europe's PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection — I've been having plenty of time to think about how sexism manifests itself...
Wednesday11th Jun 2014
E3 2014 Our JRPG Heroes Duke it Out Once Again in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax's Newest Trailer
Round 2
Arguably one of the weirdest genre collisions of recent times returns with Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. This free-for-all brawler created by Arc System Works of BlazBlue fame features its own unique storyline which ties into the Persona series. Featuring characters from Persona 3 and Persona 4, you can re-imagine battles that you could...
Friday6th Jun 2014
News Persona 4 Arena Ultimax's Japanese Boxart Is the Best We've Seen in Ages
The champion returns
We love a good looking game case here at Push Square. A box that you can stand on your shelf with pride, knowing that someday, your grandchildren will look at it in awe. A box much like Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is getting in its native Japan. We're exaggerating, of course, but there's no denying that the upcoming brawler has...
Thursday24th Apr 2014
News Rise Kujikawa Struts Off the Stage and into the Ring in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Please notice me senpai
Clearly not content with her life as a teen idol, Persona 4's dungeon navigator Rise Kujikawa will be taking her act away from the stage in the upcoming brawler, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Fans of the all singing all dancing love interest should be trembling at the mere thought of beating the snot out of Teddie with their...
Tuesday15th Apr 2014
News Failed Kickstarter Citizens of Earth Is Destined to Save the World After All
We need you
Have you ever backed a Kickstarter only to have it fall short of its target goal, never to see the light of day? This was the fate that befell Citizens of Earth, an Earthbound-inspired RPG in which the vice president of the world must save the planet from destruction with the help of ordinary citizens. It seems that this game was...
Wednesday12th Mar 2014
Who Would Win Wednesdays Yu Narukami vs. Squall Leonhart
Round seven
Since the inception of Who Would Win Wednesdays, we've had plenty of memorable battles, but last week's duel between two witches perhaps didn't go down as well as we had originally planned. Alright, so maybe it wasn't the Morrigan that most were evidently hoping for, but Bayonetta absolutely stomped her regardless. Today's fight,...
Tuesday25th Feb 2014
News Persona 5 Brings Style to Western PS3s in 2015
Personify
Just as the relatively haunting and mysterious image of those empty chairs against that blood red background was starting to slip from memory, Atlus has unveiled Persona 5's official English website. Much like its Japanese counterpart, it states a clear and simple message: the game will be coming to Western PlayStation 3s in 2015. It may...
Tuesday11th Feb 2014
News Persona 4 Arena Sequel Delivers a Suplex to Importers
And it hurts
The Japanese language barrier can get in the way of a lengthy JRPG, but it's less problematic if you merely want to smash someone's head in. However, it seems that importers will have to wait a little longer for the uniquely named Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold, as fans eagerly awaiting the sequel to Arc System Works' fighting...
Saturday8th Feb 2014
News Chlotz Is Your New Best Friend in Vita Title Conception II
Saving the world got a whole lot easier
A new challenger appears, donning some bright red hair. Atlus has introduced Chlotz, your newest companion in PlayStation Vita title Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars. He may seem like a goofy kid that is outmatched all the time, but he makes up for it by having a big heart. It also helps that he is a...
Thursday30th Jan 2014
News PS Vita RPG Conception II Is Expected to Deliver in the EU
No retail in sight
Known for its European delays due to a lack of regional headquarters, it seems that Atlus is attempting to shrug off this niggling reputation with the announcement that Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars will be made available on European PlayStation Vitas in the second quarter of 2014. Don't expect to be picki
Sunday24th Nov 2013
News Get Your Groove On, Persona 4 Dancing All Night Is Coming to Vita in 2014
We love you Risette
Imagine eagerly awaiting the reveal of a certain Persona 5, only to be shown the craziness that is Persona 4 Dancing All Night. Regardless of fans' disappointment at the time, this rhythm game has already got us grooving in the office. The dance-'em-up is set to spin into Japan in Autumn 2014 as a PlayStation Vita exclusive. In...
News Persona 5 Jumps Out of Your Dreams and into Reality
Choo choo, all aboard
After announcing a 3DS spin-off, perplexing our speech with Persona 4 Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold, and revealing a Persona 4-based dancing game, it looked like fans' dreams of a Persona 5 announcement had been crushed during Atlus' streaming event today. Thankfully, the incredibly ta
