<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
where	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
humankind	O
is	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
penal	O
city-states	O
known	O
as	O
Panopticons	B-Application
which	O
wage	O
war	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
players	O
cooperating	O
to	O
fight	O
enemies	O
and	O
contribute	O
towards	O
their	O
Panopticon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
first-party	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
titles	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
achieving	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
all-time	O
opening	O
sales	O
for	O
Vita	O
software	O
sold	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
League	O
of	O
Panopticons	B-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
separated	O
into	O
47	O
Panopticons	B-Application
within	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
representing	O
one	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
47	O
prefectures	O
,	O
and	O
50	O
Panopticons	B-Application
representing	O
select	O
global	O
cities	O
within	O
the	O
Asian	O
and	O
western	O
localised	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Panopticon	B-Application
competes	O
with	O
the	O
others	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
seek	O
natural	O
resources	O
and	O
invade	O
other	O
Panopticons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
Panopticons	B-Application
have	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
place	O
other	O
ones	O
under	O
their	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
leaderboards	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
compare	O
each	O
City-State	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
criminals	O
fight	O
amongst	O
other	O
criminals	O
from	O
rival	O
Panopticons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
mission	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
materials	O
they	O
collect	O
to	O
the	O
Panopticon	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
contribution	O
"	O
which	O
reduces	O
their	O
sentence	O
and	O
adds	O
points	O
to	O
their	O
Panopticon	B-Application
on	O
the	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
can	O
keep	O
the	O
material	O
for	O
personal	O
use	O
later	O
on	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
refusal	O
to	O
hand	O
over	O
certain	O
prohibited	O
material	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
penalized	O
with	O
additional	O
years	O
in	O
their	O
sentence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
few	O
Panopticons	B-Application
with	O
the	O
highest	O
total	O
score	O
are	O
granted	O
special	O
rewards	O
and	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
missions	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
need	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
other	O
teams	O
from	O
other	O
Panopticons	B-Application
,	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
civilians	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
collect	O
resources	O
known	O
as	O
abductor	O
parts	O
which	O
fall	O
from	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
crafting	O
or	O
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
Panopticon	B-Application
;	O
those	O
who	O
contribute	O
to	O
their	O
Panopticon	B-Application
are	O
rewarded	O
with	O
customisation	O
options	O
for	O
their	O
accessory	O
and	O
player	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
control	O
schemes	O
that	O
cater	O
to	O
different	O
players	O
 '	O
suitabilities	O
;	O
the	O
default	O
and	O
dash	O
types	O
are	O
suited	O
to	O
general	O
players	O
of	O
third-person	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
hunter	O
type	O
is	O
suited	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
prefer	O
the	O
control	O
layout	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
and	O
Gods	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
Burst	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Portable	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
camera	O
via	O
"	O
finger	O
clawing	O
"	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
,	O
the	O
shooter	O
type	O
is	O
suited	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
third-person	O
shooting	O
games	O
who	O
prefer	O
shooting	O
firearms	O
via	O
the	O
shoulder	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
type	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
actions	O
that	O
bind	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
shoulder	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
control	O
schemes	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
DualShock	O
3	O
and	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controllers	O
,	O
for	O
players	O
using	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
102014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
humans	O
live	O
in	O
underground	O
cities	O
called	O
"	O
Panopticons	B-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
struggle	O
to	O
research	O
how	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
live	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Panopticon	B-Application
functions	O
as	O
an	O
artificial	O
nation	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
city	O
state	O
that	O
provides	O
security	O
for	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
contributions	O
each	O
inhabitant	O
is	O
obligated	O
to	O
make	O
towards	O
the	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
forms	O
the	O
overall	O
societal	O
structure	O
of	O
each	O
separate	O
Panopticon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
created	O
following	O
the	O
disintegration	O
and	O
demise	O
of	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
resources	O
,	O
each	O
Panopticon	B-Application
has	O
developed	O
conflicts	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
large	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
populace	O
are	O
forced	O
into	O
serving	O
sentences	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
these	O
cities	O
to	O
maintain	O
effective	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
a	O
Panopticon	B-Application
are	O
constantly	O
watched	O
by	O
the	O
state	O
to	O
ensure	O
they	O
abide	O
by	O
the	O
draconian	O
laws	O
put	O
into	O
place	O
,	O
essentially	O
forming	O
a	O
collective	O
of	O
dystopian	O
surveillance	O
societies	O
at	O
war	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overpopulation	O
has	O
become	O
such	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
the	O
Panopticons	B-Application
have	O
implemented	O
a	O
drastic	O
measure	O
:	O
anyone	O
arrested	O
for	O
any	O
crime	O
is	O
found	O
guilty	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
they	O
actually	O
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
a	O
restricted	O
area	O
deep	O
within	O
the	O
Panopticon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
stumbles	O
upon	O
and	O
rescues	O
a	O
captive	O
woman	O
named	O
Beatrice	O
Anastasi	O
from	O
a	O
secret	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
Panopticon	B-Application
comes	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
the	O
hostile	O
Hourai	O
Panopticon	B-Application
,	O
home	O
to	O
Abel	O
Balt	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most	O
powerful	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
assumption	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
named	O
Panopticon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
actually	O
be	O
named	O
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Junichi	O
Yoshizawa	O
,	O
development	O
was	O
distributed	O
amongst	O
the	O
various	O
studios	O
involved	O
;	O
Shift	B-Application
was	O
allocated	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
game	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
storywriting	O
,	O
whilst	O
Dimps	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
programming	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
47	O
prefectures	O
for	O
its	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
Chinese-localization	O
Asian	O
version	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
have	O
players	O
select	O
Panopticons	B-Application
from	O
regions	O
such	O
as	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
and	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nick	O
Accordino	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
western	O
localisation	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
would	O
feature	O
50	O
Panopticons	B-Application
based	O
on	O
cities	O
located	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
singleplayer	O
story	O
,	O
free	O
volunteer	O
missions	O
,	O
four-player	O
ad-hoc	O
co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
Panopticon	B-Application
leaderboard	O
rankings	O
in	O
City-State	O
War	O
mode	O
;	O
later	O
updates	O
after	O
launch	O
introduce	O
new	O
missions	O
and	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1.10	O
patch	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
introduces	O
infrastructure	O
mode	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
voice	O
chat	O
,	O
invasion	O
missions	O
against	O
enemy	O
Panopticons	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
story	O
missions	O
with	O
other	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
19th	O
of	O
November	O
2021	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
via	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
Online	O
Service	O
Information	O
website	O
that	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
would	O
be	O
terminated	O
on	O
the	O
24th	O
of	O
December	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
73/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
a	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
35/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
called	O
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
the	O
biggest	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
release	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
solid	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
with	O
good	O
premise	O
and	O
deep	O
themes	O
,	O
albeit	O
feeling	O
repetitive	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
Universe	O
gave	O
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
an	O
8.5/10	O
score	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
customization	O
were	O
positive	O
aspects	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
endgame	O
relies	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
grinding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS	O
Nation	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
singleplayer	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
are	O
enjoyable	O
overall	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
well	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
device	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6/10	O
stated	O
"	O
There	O
’s	O
plenty	O
of	O
potential	O
here	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
clone	O
Western	O
gamers	O
can	O
really	O
get	O
behind	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
its	O
best	O
ideas	O
are	O
sacrificed	O
to	O
endless	O
grinding	O
and	O
repetition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
most	O
purchased	O
digital	O
download	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
region	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
following	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
marks	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
openings	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
first-party	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
intellectual	O
property	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
opening	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
title	O
behind	O
God	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
ahead	O
of	O
both	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
DIVA	I-Application
f	I-Application
and	O
Toukiden	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Demons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
