<s>
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Beat	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Akiba	O
series	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Trip	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Trip	I-Application
:	I-Application
Undead	I-Application
&	I-Application
Undressed	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
that	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
JRPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Trip	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
share	O
any	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
instead	O
focusing	O
more	O
on	O
JRPG	O
related	O
features	O
and	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
with	O
battles	O
initiated	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
into	O
an	O
enemy	O
character	O
,	O
sending	O
involved	O
characters	O
into	O
a	O
separate	O
battle	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
developer	O
Acquire	O
's	O
first	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
three	O
Akiba	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
translated	O
to	O
English	O
;	O
the	O
original	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Trip	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
never	O
translated	O
or	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Trip	I-Application
:	I-Application
Undead	I-Application
and	I-Application
Undressed	I-Application
,	O
was	O
translated	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
prior	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
still	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
realistic	O
recreation	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
Akihabara	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
surreal	O
dungeon	O
areas	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
staff	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
director	O
Kohta	O
Takano	O
of	O
Divine	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
UCMM	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
theme	O
song	O
titled	O
"	O
Again	O
"	O
,	O
sung	O
by	O
ClariS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
launched	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
release	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
PSN	O
digitally	O
and	O
retail	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
chart	O
in	O
the	O
weekly	O
Media	O
Create	O
Top	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Famitsu	O
's	O
Top	O
30	O
,	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Beat	I-Application
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
26th	O
best	O
selling	O
of	O
that	O
tracking	O
window	O
with	O
5248	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
20-40	O
%	O
sell-through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
figure	O
was	O
roughly	O
a	O
tenth	O
of	O
what	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Trip	I-Application
:	I-Application
Undead	I-Application
&	I-Application
Undressed	I-Application
sold	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
back	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
reviewer	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
27/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
western	O
release	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
with	O
Cory	O
Arnold	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
awarding	O
the	O
game	O
3.5	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
citing	O
"	O
If	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Trip	I-Application
is	O
the	O
shirtless	O
jock	O
who	O
kicks	O
the	O
door	O
in	O
with	O
beers	O
in	O
hand	O
,	O
Akiba	B-Application
's	I-Application
Beat	I-Application
is	O
the	O
timid	O
cocktail-drinker	O
standing	O
in	O
the	O
corner	O
with	O
one	O
hand	O
in	O
his	O
pocket	O
.	O
</s>
