<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MARZ	O
expands	O
upon	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
rules	O
of	O
Virtual-On	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
and	O
reuses	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
assets	O
;	O
from	O
the	O
stages	O
down	O
to	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ten-year	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shady	O
corporations	O
have	O
deployed	O
giant	O
robots	O
called	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
to	O
cause	O
chaos	O
around	O
the	O
planet	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
nefarious	O
gain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Marz	O
Special	O
Investigation	O
Unit	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
robots	O
(	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
explosive	O
weaponry	O
)	O
and	O
lay	O
waste	O
to	O
the	O
Virtuaroid	B-Application
enemy	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battling	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
hordes	O
of	O
Virtuaroid	B-Application
armies	O
,	O
the	O
Marz	O
Special	O
Investigation	O
Unit	O
must	O
find	O
out	O
who	O
this	O
shady	O
corporation	O
is	O
and	O
end	O
the	O
chaos	O
on	O
Mars	O
,	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual-On	B-Application
Marz	O
retains	O
the	O
Twin	O
Stick	O
control	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
mapping	O
the	O
two	O
stick	O
to	O
the	O
analogue	O
sticks	O
on	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
turbo	O
and	O
weapon	O
buttons	O
to	O
the	O
four	O
L	O
and	O
R	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
match	O
rules	O
follow	O
that	O
of	O
Virtual-On	B-Application
:	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
that	O
is	O
two-on-two	O
matches	O
with	O
a	O
leader	O
on	O
each	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
match	O
setup	O
that	O
is	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
stage	O
in	O
Virtual-On	B-Application
:	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
tagged	O
with	O
an	O
NPC	O
partner	O
against	O
two	O
other	O
NPC	O
opponents	O
or	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Marz	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Dramatic	O
Mode	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
with	O
a	O
linear	O
sequence	O
of	O
missions	O
with	O
various	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
exploration	O
,	O
target	O
destruction	O
,	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
certain	O
requirements	O
are	O
met	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
passing	O
certain	O
stages	O
,	O
or	O
destroying	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
certain	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
in	O
"	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
missions	O
"	O
,	O
new	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
are	O
open	O
for	O
selection	O
and	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
come	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual-On	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
some	O
with	O
minor	O
alterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apharmd	O
"	O
Hatter	O
"	O
:	O
A	O
wild	O
and	O
energetic	O
Virtuaroid	B-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
saves	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pilots	O
of	O
the	O
Special	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
are	O
taken	O
from	O
novelizations	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual-On	B-Application
franchise	O
;	O
such	O
as	O
One	O
Man	O
Rescue	O
and	O
Fragmentary	O
Passage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Special	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
meets	O
certain	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Cyber	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
Virtual-On	I-Application
MARZ	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual-On	B-Application
franchise	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
crossover	O
game	O
with	O
novel	O
series	O
A	B-Application
Certain	I-Application
Magical	I-Application
Index	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
American	O
business	O
magazine	O
Forbes	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
speaking	O
to	O
Sega	O
employee	O
Mayu	O
Koike	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
currently	O
have	O
no	O
plans	O
of	O
publishing	O
any	O
new	O
Virtual-On	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
MARZ	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
Virtual-On	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
