Role-Playing Games of the 2020s, Part 3 Codexery

Persona 5 Strikers

A crossover action RPG set after Persona 5's events.

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It received "generally favorable" reviews according to Metacritic.[1] As of November 2023, Persona 5 Strikers had achieved sales exceeding 2 million copies.[2]

Making and release

Development began around September 2016, when the game was known as Persona Warriors.[3] The game was fully revealed on April 25, 2019.[3] Koei Tecmo's Omega Force studio and Atlus' P-Studio co-developed the title.[3] It launched in Japan on February 20, 2020 for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.[4]

The story takes place about half a year after the original Persona 5's ending.[4] The game released worldwide on February 23, 2021, including on Windows.[5] The initial tease for the game, under the title Persona 5 S, occurred on April 2, 2019.[3] To enable remote work, Atlus supplied the voice actors with audio equipment for their home studios.[6]

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Voice actress Erika Harlacher stated that the western release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Early purchases included a DLC set with battle themes from past Persona series.[4] The Japanese limited edition contained an artbook, two soundtrack CDs, and a Blu-ray disc.[4] The game sold 162,410 units in its first week at retail in Japan.[8]

In the United States, it was the third best-selling game of February 2021.[9] Throughout Asia, the game had sold more than 480,000 units by July 2020.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Strikers" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Persona 5 Strikers", Metacritic; "Persona 5 Strikers" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Strikers" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Vitale, "Persona 5 Strikers surpasses 2 million units sold", RPGSite, November 10, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Strikers" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Persona 5 Scramble Was Originally Planned as 'Persona Warriors'", Siliconera, January 26, 2020; "Persona 5 S teaser website launched", Gematsu, April 2, 2019; Wales, "Atlus' mysterious Persona 5 S is a Warriors-style action game for PS4 and Switch", Eurogamer, April 25, 2019; Craddock, "Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers Officially Confirmed For Switch", Nintendo Life, April 25, 2019; Vitale, "Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers launches in Japan on February 20, 2020; New Gameplay Trailer", RPG Site (we also read that sou en.wikipedia.org
  4. Vitale, "Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers launches in Japan on February 20, 2020; New Gameplay Trailer", RPG Site. facts only, no text reused. rpgsite.net
  5. Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Strikers" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Romano, "Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers first gameplay, new details", Gematsu, November 4, 2019; 巴哈姆特, "《女神異聞錄 5 亂戰》中文版 6 月登場！ 公布新夥伴「長谷川善吉」介紹影片", 巴哈姆特電玩資訊站; Romano, "Persona 5 Strikers coming west for PS4, Switch, and PC on February 23, 2021", Gematsu (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Strikers" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hazra, "Voice Actress: Western Release of Persona 5 Strikers Game Was Delayed Due to COVID-19", Gematsu; Hazra, "Voice Actress: Western Release of Persona 5 Strikers Game Was Delayed Due to COVID-19", Gematsu; Walker, "Persona 5 Strikers Got Siri's Original Voice Actor To Play Its In-Game AI", Kotaku, 2021-02-23 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Hazra, "Voice Actress: Western Release of Persona 5 Strikers Game Was Delayed Due to COVID-19", Gematsu. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
  8. Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Strikers" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sahdev, "Persona 5 Scramble Might Be a Direct Sequel, But Sales Don't Reflect That", Siliconera, February 26, 2020; Romano, "Famitsu Sales: 2/17/20 – 2/23/20 [Update]", Gematsu, February 26, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Strikers" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "February 2021 NPD: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury tops the charts", VentureBeat, 12 March 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Strikers" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 巴哈姆特, "MediaCreate 6 月 15 日～6 月 21 日一週銷售排行榜 《最後生還者 二部曲》囊括三地冠軍", 巴哈姆特電玩資訊站; Romano, "BREAKING NEWS: Persona 5 Royal sales top 1.4 million; Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers tops 480,000 towards Disney's Pete & Tatsuya's Choni-Ventures in 2022!", Gematsu, July 22, 2020; "『ペルソナ5R』が"PARTNER AWARD"を授賞。『ペルソナ5S』とともに日本・アジア地域で50万本セールスを突破", Famitsu, December 3, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Persona 5 Strikers (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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