Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Those quibbles are easy to forgive, however, because Persona 4: Dancing All Night gets almost everything right. There’s a narrative that not only follows on from one of the finest stories ever written (and I’m not just talking in terms of video games) but succeeds in actually enhancing it. The soundtrack is absolutely incredible and does some amazing things in remixing music that was already peerless. The visual aesthetic is strong and the fan service is both playfully fun and the right side of being sexy without being sleazy. And, most importantly of all, the actual rhythm game housed wit…

Capsule ComputersTravis Bruno

9/10

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IGNMiranda Sanchez

8.4/10

Atlus doesn’t throw around the prestigious Persona brand lightly, and takes care of its characters in this visual novel/rhythm game mashup. The lengthy story mode fumbles with its first act, but picks up and develops into the kind of great Persona mystery that we’ve come to expect. The story is meaningful, the characters are full of personality, and the music is fantastic. The rhythm portion is a little too kid-gloves with its scoring, to the point where it might even hold you back in learning the rhythms, but the fun patterns and interesting items keep me coming back to my favorite songs.

GameSpewKim Snaith

8/10

It’s hard to find anything to dislike about Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Its captivating storyline will likely have you hooked, and the unique gameplay makes it stand out from the crowd. If you’re a fan of the Persona series, it’s a no brainer that you need this in your collection. If you’ve never played a Persona game before but fancy a game with excellent graphics, great story and downright fun gameplay, then this is a great introduction to the franchise that is sure to equally intrigue and entertain.

Push SquareAlex Stinton

8/10

What a versatile bunch the Persona 4 gang are! Having already appeared in an RPG, a dungeon crawler, and a couple of fighting games, it's clear that they're willing to give anything a go. In their latest outing – Persona 4 Dancing All Night – they're probably furthest from their shadow bashing wheelhouse, but as luck would have it, busting a groove in this PlayStation Vita rhythm game is just as deadly to shadows as being smacked with a sword.

DestructoidKyle MacGregor Burleson

8/10

This fusion of visual novel of rhythm game isn’t exactly perfect, but speaking as someone who loves Persona (and Shoji Meguro’s work in particular), I really enjoyed my time with this one. It might be pure fan service, but sometimes maybe that’s enough.

Playstation UniverseKyle Prahl

8/10

Dancing All Night is a joy to play and a powerful nostalgia trip for Persona 4 fans, but it’s slim on content in a way that could limit universal appeal.

Gamers HeroesCasey Scheld

80/100

Persona 4: Dancing All Night maintains the high pedigree the Persona series is known for while still being its own thing. Fans of both rhythm games and all things Persona will find a lot to love here - and who knows, maybe you'll learn a move or two too.

TechRaptorJames Galizio

7/10

There's a lot to like about Persona 4: Dancing All Night; unfortunately a lack of cohesive game design hinders the product as a whole. For an MSRP of $50, justifying a purchase is difficult. It's good, but compared to the competition, it flounders.

Metro GameCentralDavid Jenkins

5/10

A mediocre rhythm action game that is not made any better by tacking on a silly and insubstantial Persona story mode.

MonsterVineSpencer Legacy

As a minor point, I really like that the story is presented in the same way that Persona 4 presented its narrative. Animated illustrations of each character appear when they talk, making different expressions while blinking and striking poses. It goes a long way in solidifying Dancing All Night as a real Persona installment, as this cohesive presentation makes it feel like an expansion of the series.

WCCFtechDave Aubrey

Unscored

I won’t lie, I’ve always somewhat ironically been hyped for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, the rhythm-action spin off to one of the greatest JRPGs. On the one hand, I very seriously enjoy the music of Persona 4, on the other hand, images of waifus dancing on the screen to poppy or even dubstep inspired tracks meant that I was prepared for this game to be entirely awful, and yet I’d play it, with a smile on my face, forcing my friends to endure the game with me. It was supposed to be me torturing them with something they’d hate, essentially. Well, Persona 4: Dancing All Night absolutely ruined t...