<s>
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Amami	O
City	O
,	O
a	O
technologically-advanced	O
Japanese	O
metropolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
were	O
never	O
released	O
overseas	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
Paradigm	O
X	O
on	O
Algon	O
Soft	O
's	O
servers	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Amami	O
can	O
visit	O
virtual	O
attractions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
:	O
as	O
with	O
other	O
entries	O
,	O
its	O
narrative	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
modern-day	O
detective	O
story	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
more	O
prevalent	O
post-apocalyptic	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
1996	O
after	O
the	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
concept	O
was	O
thought	O
up	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
boom	O
fuelled	O
by	O
the	O
recently	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
:	O
Okada	O
and	O
Kaneko	O
saw	O
the	O
potential	O
dangers	O
of	O
the	O
internet	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
means	O
of	O
control	O
and	O
the	O
crisis	O
that	O
ensued	O
when	O
something	O
went	O
wrong	O
with	O
a	O
widely	O
used	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
restricting	O
the	O
narrative	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
perspective	O
as	O
with	O
earlier	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
experimented	O
with	O
detailing	O
different	O
protagonists	O
 '	O
points	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
Kaneko	O
incorporated	O
a	O
"	O
devil	O
"	O
motif	O
into	O
their	O
clothing	O
:	O
he	O
would	O
later	O
use	O
similar	O
design	O
motifs	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
Isamu	O
in	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
gradual	O
"	O
awakening	O
"	O
to	O
consciousness	O
through	O
her	O
questline	O
was	O
compared	O
by	O
Kaneko	O
to	O
the	O
attainment	O
of	O
gnosis	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meguro	O
composed	O
around	O
fifty	O
pieces	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
less	O
creative	O
freedom	O
than	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Maken	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
supplementary	O
disc	O
titled	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
-	O
Akuma	O
Zensho	O
2	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
budget	B-Device
series	I-Device
release	I-Device
following	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
contained	O
additional	O
features	O
including	O
new	O
story	O
events	O
,	O
added	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Paradigm	O
X	O
casino	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	O
Zensho	O
2	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
by	O
Kazuyuki	O
Yamai	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
while	O
featuring	O
further	O
enhancements	O
and	O
adjustments	O
,	O
including	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
's	O
theme	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
#X	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Yamai	O
and	O
incorporated	O
the	O
themes	O
and	O
motifs	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
adopting	O
the	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
moniker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
original	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
"	O
M	O
for	O
Mature	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
parent	O
company	O
Sega	O
Sammy	O
Holdings	O
listed	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
"	O
dormant	O
"	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
for	O
getting	O
remastered	O
,	O
remade	O
,	O
or	O
rebooted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
have	O
never	O
seen	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
attempts	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
localize	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
apparently	O
prevented	O
from	O
coming	O
overseas	O
due	O
to	O
Sony	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
content	O
approval	O
policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
had	O
never	O
seen	O
a	O
western	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
treat	O
it	O
like	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
traditional	O
port	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
do	O
full	O
justice	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
times	O
during	O
these	O
segments	O
when	O
the	O
staff	O
needed	O
to	O
suppress	O
their	O
natural	O
reactions	O
when	O
seeing	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
fantastic	O
vision	O
of	O
future	O
technology	O
:	O
they	O
compared	O
the	O
experience	O
to	O
viewing	O
an	O
old	O
filmreel	O
about	O
potential	O
future	O
technical	O
developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wallace	O
said	O
that	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
made	O
it	O
clear	O
that	O
dungeon	O
design	O
was	O
not	O
at	O
its	O
peak	O
in	O
1997	O
;	O
she	O
called	O
the	O
dungeons	O
bland	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
most	O
locations	O
the	O
player	O
visits	O
are	O
unexciting	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
art	O
museum	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
paintings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
sold	O
160,850	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
258	O
,	O
679	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
27th	O
best-selling	O
Saturn	B-Device
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
sold	O
137,458	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
114th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
port	O
sold	O
69,365	O
units	O
and	O
debuted	O
at	O
#2	O
behind	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
DIVA	I-Application
F	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
good	O
performance	O
for	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
such	O
an	O
old	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
outdid	O
the	O
opening	O
sales	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Atlus	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
90,000	O
units	O
:	O
this	O
put	O
it	O
ahead	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
PSP	O
port	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
but	O
behind	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
report	O
by	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
36,000	O
units	O
during	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
game	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
Intruder	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
through	O
EZweb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
with	O
adventure	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
carrying	O
over	O
elements	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
into	O
a	O
mobile	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
mobile	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
,	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
New	O
Generation	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
two	O
novel	O
spin-offs	O
;	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
:	O
Death	O
City	O
Korin	O
by	O
Osamu	O
Makino	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
from	O
Aspect	O
Books	O
,	O
and	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
:	O
Nightmare	O
of	O
the	O
Butterfly	O
by	O
Shinya	O
Kasai	O
in	O
May	O
1999	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
Bunko	O
.	O
</s>
