Product Description Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 is a console role-playing game (RPG) for Sony's PlayStation 2

Chronologically the sixth installment in the Persona series, Persona 4 is a suspenseful countryside murder mystery with multiple twists and turns in the plot that will have you guessing all the way to the end

Every copy of Persona 4 is a special two-disc set including the game and a soundtrack CD featuring music from acclaimed composer Shoji Meguro Contains a sountrack CD featuring selected music from Persona 4 unprecedented team control with emphasis on developing bonds in the fight to solve mysterious murders 60 plus hours of gameplay Manage and integrate your activities withing each day to determine your progress Amazon.com Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 is a console role-playing game (RPG) for Sony's PlayStation 2

Chronologically the sixth installment in the Persona series, Persona 4 is a suspenseful countryside murder mystery with multiple twists and turns in the plot that will have you guessing all the way to the end

Chronologically the sixth installment in the Persona series, Persona 4 is a suspenseful murder mystery

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The silent male protagonist wields a two-handed sword weapon

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Using Mayonaka TV, you can phase into the television set and enter a shadowy world

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game play and style are similar to Persona 3, but there are plenty of new twists and additions

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Myth and Occult Mixed with Contemporary Japan Megami Tensei was originally based on the novel series Digital Devil Story by Aya Nishitani

A major franchise in the RPG genre, MegaTen games take place in the contemporary or near-future Japan, mixing occult and cyberpunk elements

The games feature mythological references from multiple mythologies, and the player is often asked to make moral or philosophical choices that affect the game's storyline and ending

The silent male protagonist who represents the player in Persona 4 attends Yasogami High School with Chie, Yosuke, and Yukiko

His entire personality and name is decided and portrayed by the player's in-game actions and decisions

He wields two-handed sword type weapons, but unlike Persona 3, he doesn't use alternative weapons

Mysterious Murders Abound Persona 4 takes place in a rural town named Inaba where mysterious murders occur whenever there is fog after heavy rain

The town has a television channel that airs only at midnight called Mayonaka TV, during which it is said that one can see their "other half" while staring at the screen

After hearing about a recent unsolved murder, some characters realize that they had witnessed the murder victim while watching Mayonaka TV

The protagonist discovers that during midnight when the channel is on, his body can phase into his television set, using the set as a gateway to another world infested with shadows

Mayonaka TV and the town murders seem so connected that it's possible that the victims may in fact victims of Mayonaka TV itself

The characters decide to solve the mysterious murders by exploring the hidden world of Mayonaka TV

Brand-New Yet Familiar game play Persona 4's game play and style are similar to the popular Persona 3

Players familiar with Persona 3 will quickly recognize the social links and dungeon crawling game play, as well as the engine itself

The battles also have some similarities, such as the One More system, All-out attack, and the AI controlled support characters

However, unlike Persona 3, characters can be set to take commands from the player, new glasses allow characters to see through the heavy mist inside Mayonaka TV, and tarot cards can be shattered to summon the characters' respective Persona

Other changes include an increase in player stats from three to five, and the removal of health status, allowing players to explore dungeons continuously

Let the Action Begin Battle-wise, Persona 4 lets you directly control the actions of other party members and continually exploit an enemy's weakness

Post-battle card shuffles have added Arcana Chance, which bring you good or bad status depending on the Arcana

Battles now occur after school instead of at midnight, like in Persona 3, giving the player less time in which to do social activities

This turns out to be significant because Social Links now have a greater effect on battle

At higher levels, the player's allies progress from occasionally protecting the protagonist from a deathblow, through occasionally offering follow-up attacks, to eventually allow the persona of the corresponding ally to evolve into another persona

And persona can retain or even lose weaknesses and can be immune to certain kind of magic attacks

All allies who have their corresponding Social Link levels maxed out now have a chance to survive an otherwise fatal attack, leaving them with one remaining HP.