<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
board	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
series	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
two	O
side-modes	O
from	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
and	O
physically	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
compilation	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
celebrations	O
for	O
the	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
tropical	O
resort	O
known	O
as	O
Jabberwock	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
62	O
students	O
and	O
related	O
persons	O
as	O
they	O
search	O
for	O
hope	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
a	O
50-day-long	O
summer	O
test	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launch	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Summer	O
Camp	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
mainly	O
criticized	O
the	O
gameplay	O
loop	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
while	O
appreciating	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
potentially	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
fans	O
for	O
its	O
character	O
interactions	O
and	O
fan	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Talent	O
Development	O
Plan	O
and	O
Despair	O
Dungeon	O
:	O
Monokuma	O
's	O
Test	O
role-playing	O
post-game	O
side	O
modes	O
from	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ultimate	O
Summer	O
Camp	O
Development	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
level-up	O
different	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
characters	O
in	O
a	O
square-divided	O
board	O
game-like	O
setting	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
traversed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
50	O
turns	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
turn	O
representing	O
an	O
in-game	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
in	O
Ultimate	O
Summer	O
Camp	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
games	O
:	O
players	O
can	O
perform	O
both	O
normal	O
and	O
special/elemental	O
attacks	O
,	O
with	O
special	O
attacks	O
taking	O
up	O
skill	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
limiting	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
unlock	O
characters	O
via	O
microtransactions	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Monokubs	O
reveal	O
that	O
the	O
test	O
program	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
cultivate	O
the	O
talents	O
of	O
the	O
participants	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
resort	O
,	O
Jabberwock	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
everyone	O
has	O
been	O
successfully	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
virtual	O
Jabberwock	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Monokubs	O
explains	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
students	O
want	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
first	O
unlock	O
everyone	O
's	O
"	O
Hope	O
Fragments	O
"	O
,	O
acquired	O
through	O
a	O
participant	O
finding	O
their	O
true	O
hope	O
and	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
development	O
company	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
 '	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Shun	O
Sasaki	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
director	O
for	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
music	O
done	O
by	O
series	O
composer	O
Masafumi	O
Takada	O
and	O
writing	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
people	O
who	O
made	O
the	O
"	O
Free	O
Time	O
"	O
interactions	O
in	O
V3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Ohyama	O
,	O
although	O
Rui	O
Komatsuzaki	O
,	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
character	O
designer	O
,	O
illustrated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
promotional	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plan	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
first	O
conceptualized	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
mobile	O
releases	O
for	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
and	O
2	B-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sasaki	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
all-star	O
styled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
expanding	O
upon	O
the	O
extra	O
modes	O
from	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
would	O
fit	O
that	O
theme	O
the	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
fictitious	O
tropical	O
resort	O
Jabberwock	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Ultimate	O
Summer	O
Camp	O
aims	O
to	O
make	O
players	O
enjoy	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Sasaki	O
felt	O
was	O
better	O
accomplished	O
by	O
a	O
tropical	O
island	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
more	O
familiar	O
location	O
to	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
compilation	O
game	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Ultimate	O
Summer	O
Camp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
thoughts	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
review	O
aggregation	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
calculating	O
a	O
normalized	O
rating	O
of	O
54/100	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
9	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
loop	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
by	O
reviewers	O
for	O
being	O
repetitive	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
how	O
grinding	B-Application
quickly	O
becomes	O
necessary	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
positive	O
to	O
the	O
interactions	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
written	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
newcomers	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Biagio	O
Etna	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
IGN	O
Italy	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
found	O
it	O
"	O
undoubtedly	O
pleasant	O
"	O
to	O
see	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
different	O
entries	O
interact	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Another	B-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
Mollie	O
Patterson	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	O
,	O
took	O
a	O
more	O
neutral	O
stance	O
towards	O
the	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
she	O
never	O
felt	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
take	O
use	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
