Yosuke Hanamura attacks Yu Narukami using a Persona Attack. The success of Arena and its sequel prompted the development of further spin-off titles, including Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth and Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Reviews for the game were positive, with critics praising the gameplay and graphics employed, with criticism going towards the length of the story mode. Development of Arena began in 2010 after Atlus approached the company to collaborate on a fighting game based on Persona 4.
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Persona 4 Arena was the first title in the Persona series outside the role-playing genre. The story is directly continued with Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. The groups must work together to solve the mysteries behind the P-1 Grand Prix and Labrys, a humanoid robot discovered by the Shadow Operatives. The Investigation Team of Persona 4 is drawn into a new mystery involving the P-1 Grand Prix, a fighting tournament within the Midnight Channel dimension that pits the Investigation Team against the Shadow Operatives, a group formed by the surviving SEES of Persona 3. Persona 4 Arena is set two months after the events of Persona 4, and two years after its predecessor Persona 3. The storyline is told through visual novel segments. Gameplay follows standard fighting game conventions, with matches between two characters with individual movesets, and special expendable abilities. The game was published by Atlus in Japan and North America in 2012, and by Zen United in Europe in 2013. Persona 4 Arena is a fighting video game co-developed by Atlus and Arc System Works for arcades, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 the game is a spin-off from the Persona series, itself part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise.