<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
based	O
on	O
Hirohiko	O
Araki	O
's	O
manga	O
of	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
title	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
on	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
CPS-3	B-Application
)	O
arcade	O
board	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
known	O
outside	O
Japan	O
as	O
JOJO	B-Application
's	I-Application
Venture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
as	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
sixth	O
and	O
last	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
CPS-3	B-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	B-Device
ports	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
were	O
also	O
released	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
Capcom'''s	O
anime-inspired	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
colorful	O
characters	O
and	O
events	O
of	O
Hirohiko	O
Araki	O
's	O
creation	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
highly	O
stylized	O
and	O
detailed	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
follows	O
most	O
basic	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
fighters	O
battle	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
attacks	O
,	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
to	O
deplete	O
their	O
opponent	O
's	O
health	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Story	O
Mode	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
arcade	O
release	O
of	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
December	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English-translated	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Asia	O
under	O
the	O
shortened	O
title	O
of	O
JOJO	B-Application
's	I-Application
Venture	I-Application
,	O
which	O
predates	O
the	O
officially	O
licensed	O
English	O
adaptations	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
(	O
hence	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
fully	O
revised	O
version	O
titled	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heritage	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
eight	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
is	O
simply	O
titled	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|North	O
American	O
cover	O
artwork	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1999	B-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
JOJO	B-Application
's	I-Application
Venture	I-Application
,	O
but	O
features	O
the	O
additional	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
"	O
Super	O
Story	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
covers	O
the	O
entire	O
Stardust	O
Crusaders	O
story	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
features	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
revised	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
high-definition	O
port	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
21	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
day	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
’s	O
features	O
include	O
graphic	O
filters	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Super	O
Story	O
Mode	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
storefronts	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
All	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1999	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
listed	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heritage	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1999	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
software	O
of	B-Application
1999	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
below	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
HD	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D	O
.	O
Smith	O
of	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republic	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
diverse	O
and	O
strange	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
weirdness	O
as	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Groove	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
technical	O
of	O
fighters	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
a	O
valid	O
alternative	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	B-Device
version	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Fighting-game	O
fans	O
will	O
either	O
love	O
or	O
hate	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
weird	O
characters	O
and	O
attacks	O
,	O
so	O
rent	O
before	O
buying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	B-Device
version	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
:	O
"	O
Almost	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
[	O
the	O
game ]	O
is	O
a	O
discourse	O
for	O
the	O
devout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Knight	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	B-Device
version	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
interesting	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
if	O
only	O
for	O
its	O
decidedly	O
odd	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Ottoson	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
two-and-a-half	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
greatness	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
cards	O
of	O
JoJo	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
he	O
puts	O
up	O
a	O
solid	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
towers	O
and	O
empresses	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
NextGen	O
in	O
his	O
early	O
review	O
called	O
the	O
same	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
an	O
oddity	O
for	O
Capcom	O
completionists	O
only	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
nearly	O
untouched	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
only	O
huge	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
will	O
likely	O
pick	O
this	O
game	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
