<s>
.hack//Link	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
CyberConnect2	O
for	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
2020	O
,	O
.hack//Link	B-Protocol
'	O
s	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
“	O
The	O
World	O
,	O
”	O
a	O
popular	O
series	O
of	O
MMORPGs	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
World	O
R:X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
arriving	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tokio	O
is	O
tasked	O
by	O
an	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Kite	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
hero	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
tower	O
of	O
the	O
Akashic	O
Records	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Twilight	O
Knights	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
versions	O
of	O
characters	O
based	O
on	O
casts	O
of	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
series	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Akashic	O
Records	O
,	O
Tokio	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
travel	O
backwards	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
previous	O
.hack	B-Protocol
entries	O
and	O
encounter	O
past	O
characters	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
unfreeze	O
the	O
data	O
of	O
the	O
Twilight	O
Knights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
.hack//Link	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
negative	O
to	O
mixed	O
reception	O
among	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
never	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
to	O
the	O
.hack	B-Protocol
series	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
chronology	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
bear	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
.hack	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
:	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Silver	O
Tears	O
for	O
both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Akashic	O
Record	O
,	O
Tokio	O
and	O
Saika	O
travels	O
throughout	O
the	O
past	O
timelines	O
of	O
.hack	B-Protocol
series	I-Protocol
to	O
find	O
the	O
Chrono	O
Cores	O
and	O
restored	O
the	O
frozen	O
data	O
of	O
all	O
members	O
of	O
Twilight	O
Knights	O
,	O
gaining	O
new	O
allies	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
encounters	O
Tokio	O
during	O
his	O
adventures	O
through	O
the	O
.hack//SIGN	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
volume	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
.hack//LINK	B-Protocol
was	O
discontinued	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaction	O
to	O
.hack//Link	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
moderate	O
to	O
negative	O
among	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
so	O
while	O
managing	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
shout	O
out	O
to	O
practically	O
every	O
major	O
.hack	B-Protocol
side	O
project	O
and	O
providing	O
a	O
great	O
mix	O
of	O
fan	O
service	O
and	O
real	O
quality	O
work	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
strength	O
,	O
the	O
.hack//Link	B-Protocol
'	O
s	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
game-breaking	O
faults	O
got	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
"	O
Horrible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
a	O
2D	O
anime	O
Original	O
Video	O
Animation	O
series	O
known	O
as	O
.hack//Quantum	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Kinma	O
Citrus	O
was	O
announced	O
with	O
a	O
subsequent	O
3DCGI	O
movie	O
known	O
as	O
.hack//The	O
Movie	O
being	O
produced	O
by	O
CyberConnect	O
2	O
Sai	O
.	O
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