JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven

Is Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven strictly for fans of the series?

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven builds on the foundation laid by its predecessor with a completely original story by the series’ author that showcases just why fans love this series.

Despite its fantastic combat mechanics and interesting premise for the story though, I feel that JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven is a bit of a hard sell. The main issue is that the game is somewhat hamstrung by the IP being used. This isn’t to say that JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is bad, more that the tie-in nature of the game has limited appeal. If you like the manga or anime though, this is a fun time.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven then, is a basic but fun game saved by its enjoyably bizarre characters and events. Its major problem though, is that once you’ve finished with its fairly lengthy story mode there’s not a great deal to do unless you’re happy to spend copious amounts of time in Free Battle or fighting other players online. The niche nature of the game and the basic fighting mechanics mean that even online play is somewhat unfulfilling however. All in all, fans of the long running series should certainly check JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven out as they’ll certai...

For a game that shows an insane amount of promise, it falls flat in a lot of ways. While the visuals are fantastic, and the story, albeit flawed, is engaging, there isn’t much else in the way of options or offerings that can be had with this game. It’s a great “sit back with the homies and play” type game, but other than that, it’ll be collecting a bit of dust on your shelf when you’re done with it.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven delivers a truly authentic visual representation of Hirohiko Araki's work. CyberConnect2 nailed it visually but failed to iterate on their past works with other licensed anime products to produce, instead, a forgettable 2-on-2 fighter. JoJo deserves far better.

This is all stuff that a player can get used to given time and patience, and the quality of JoJo’s fanservice in the game is unimpeachable, enough that a forgiving fan can find much to enjoy in the package. All the same, it’s impossible to get past the impression that the game’s design is a distinctly B-team effort, driven more by a desire to differentiate from Cyberconnect2’s other flagship games than by improving on them or going with what’s worked. Simply put, we’re still looking for that definitive JoJo’s game, because JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven isn’t it.