Back in 2005, Guitar Hero took the world by storm. For the next few years nearly every gaming household had a plastic guitar and some 80’s rock blasting out its TV speakers. Fast-forward to 2015 and the release of Guitar Hero Live which struggled to reignite the gaming world like it had 10 years before.

2015 wasn’t all doom and gloom for rhythm games though. Sega launched Persona 4 Dancing All Night for the PlayStation Vita. Even though it didn’t hit the sales of 2005’s Guitar Hero, it brought the Japanese arcade rhythm game to the handheld market. Along with the game, Sony launched a Japanese exclusive Persona 4 Dancing All Night Vita, the most beautiful Vita to date, and on my first day in Japan I bought it.

Persona 4 Dancing All Night brought all the lovable characters from Persona 4 and made the whacky loveable, colourful world of Persona 4 even brighter, crazier and if possible more fun. Using X, Circle, Triangle along with the down, left and up buttons, you have to press them all in the correct sequence. The game included remixes of classic Persona 4 songs along with some originals. Add in a story mode, which as my copy was all in Japanese I didn’t fully understand, a free dance mode with three difficulty settings, and you have a wonderfully charming rhythm game.

With the success of Persona 4 Dancing All Night, Sega are giving the same treatment to Persona 3 and Persona 5. Each will feature a full story, different difficulties in dance mode and multiple costumes for your favourite characters to dance their hearts out in. Sega haven’t just made a really good rhythm game though. Sega and the Persona team embrace what has made Persona incredibly popular in Japan, and now after the smash hit Persona 5, in the west too, it’s lovable characters and world.

While at EGX this weekend I got to play both Persona 3 Dancing In Moonlight and Persona 5 Dancing In Starlight, and it was an absolute joy. With the choice of three songs and the game set to easy, it was a little taste into the incredible dancing world of Persona 3 & 5. Featuring some of the most memorable songs from their respective games, I just wanted to keep playing so I could listen to the incredible originals and remixes on show. The graphics, dancing, stage design and masterful remixes made the whole experience a joy. Persona 3 & 5 Dancing did what Persona does best, put a big fat smile on your face.

Persona 3 Dancing In Moonlight & Persona 5 Dancing In Starlight launch this December on PlayStation 4 along with a beautiful collectors edition including the digital download of Persona 4 Dancing All Night.