JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven arrives in Europe on 1st July

Having enjoyed a western release for its first outing, the second fighting game based around the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime series, and more specifically its Stardust Crusaders second season, is also coming our way in English courtesy of Bandai Namco Entertainment.

We now have a release date for the European edition of the game, with the publisher confirming that it will be released in our territory on 1st July 2016 for the PlayStation 4.

Here's the full press release with the news:

UROPEAN RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED FOR JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: EYES OF HEAVEN™!

Join the fight on the 1^st July with characters from the ‘Stardust Crusaders’ Arc of the Anime and Manga

DIO has survived and with his return he is determined to destroy the Joestar family in JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: EYES OF HEAVEN. Help defeat him in a journey that will take players from Tokyo to Cairo – with stunning fights set in the Dream Amusement park and the City of Cairo from Stardust Crusaders, the third arc of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime and manga.

Among the characters joining the roster from one of the most beloved arcs of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure are youth punk Jotaro Kujo, his ageing yet audacious grandfather Joseph Joestar and his friends Mohammed Avdol, Noriaki Kakyoin, Jean Pierre and Iggy. On the villainous side of DIO, discover his evil allies Hol Horse, Cool Ice, N’Doul, Mariah and Animal Shop. Each character on both sides has their own supernatural power known as ‘The Stand’.

In JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: EYES OF HEAVEN, stages are now completely interactive. You can throw objects at your opponents, special events can be triggered through items or actions and traps can even be installed across stages.   

Get ready, as the fight begins on PlayStation®4 on 1^st July 2016 for Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Australasia.