Persona 4 Arena Basics: Modes

Persona 4 Arena is a game of many modes. Hardcore fans of the RPGs will be drawn to it primarily for its story mode, no doubt, but there are plenty of other ways to brawl once you're done with that. Read on for the list of modes and the descriptions for each.

• Lesson Mode: This mode is for first-time players of fighting games and/or Persona 4 Arena. Here, you can learn the basic controls for a fighting game as well as the systems specific to P4 Arena. When you finish a lesson, you will automatically move on to the next one.
• Story Mode: See the story behind P4 Arena. Each character has his or her own story, and as you complete progress through their stories, you will unlock the other characters' stories. You can access previously set Bookmarks by pressing Triangle or Y at the Character Select screen to continue from a save point.
• Arcade Mode: This mode recreates the arcade version of P4 Arena. You will fight a set number of CPU opponents. If you lose in this mode, you can continue.
• Score Attack Mode: Fight powerful CPU opponents to try and earn the highest score possible! You can post your high scores to the online rankings, which reflect players all over the world.
• Training Mode: You can practice with the character of you choice to get a feel for that character and practice his or her combos. There are a variety of settings to adjust in order to create any condition you need. You can record actions for your opponent to replay in Training Mode. These actions can be saved to one of three memory slots. Press L2 or LT to switch to the Training Dummy and enter Standby mode. Press L2 or LT again to start recording. Once recorded, you can replay the temporarily saved actions by pressing R2 or RT. If you select "Random" as the memory slot, the Training Dummy will randomly replay one of the three saved actions each time you press R2 or RT.
• Challenge Mode: Test your skill by performing designated moves and combos. Each character has 30 challenges for you to complete. Press R2 or RT for a demonstration of how to complete the challenge.
• Versus Mode: Fight single matches against the CPU or your friends locally. Two controllers are required for two human players to go head to head.
• Network Mode: The final mode, Network Mode allows you to fight opponents from all over the world using the Playstation Network or Xbox Live.