Capcom's 2D fighting game adaptation of the cult JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. Rich gameplay creatively exploiting Stands, well-represented characters. Capcom's execution is excellent and perfectly captures Araki's exaggerated and flamboyant style. A must-play.
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Fighting2 players12+
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Western release of Capcom's 2D versus fighter adapted from Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, focused on the third part Stardust Crusaders. Created by Capcom, released in 2000 in the United States and Europe. Fourteen playable fighters with separately activatable Stand, detailed anime-style sprites, Capcom signature attacks, arcade mode and super story mode. Western edition.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Capcom transposes Hirohiko Araki's line with rare fidelity: arched poses, sculpted clothing, thick outlines and frank colour on enormous sprites. The Stands appear as spectral doubles moving independently of their bearers, and the travelling backdrops of alleys, desert and cargo ship keep the restless page layout of the manga.
The game follows the third part of the manga: Jotaro Kujo and his companions travel from Japan to Egypt to reach DIO before the curse kills his mother. The story mode strings the encounters of that journey together in order, with its absurd rules and its duels of will where cunning matters more than strength.
Capcom's adaptation of Araki's manga, this CPS-3 derived 2D versus fighter turned Stands into mechanics rarely seen at the time. On NTSC-U PS1 the lack of a Western Saturn or Dreamcast release funneled demand toward this version, whose strong loose price and very expensive sealed copies reflect both Capcom's limited late-cycle print run and the enduring cult following the licence holds among fighting game collectors.
Is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure still worth playing in 2026?
A Capcom fighting game adapted from Hirohiko Araki's manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure pits the saga's heroes against each other with their Stands, those fighting entities of singular gameplay on the CPS-3 system. The gorgeous sprites, the expressive animation and the toggleable Stand mechanic bring real originality to the versus. The PlayStation port shows a few compromises against the arcade. A great brawler to recommend for fans of Araki's work and lovers of inventive 2D versus from Capcom.
