<s>
Goddess	B-Application
of	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nikke	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shift	O
Up	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Level	O
Infinite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Nikke	B-Application
began	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
action-based	O
battle	O
system	O
revolves	O
around	O
quick	O
character-switching	O
and	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
combat	O
skills	O
in	O
an	O
anime-style	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goddess	B-Application
of	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nikke	I-Application
sets	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
future	O
where	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
was	O
overthrown	O
by	O
mechanical	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
surviving	O
humans	O
fled	O
underground	O
and	O
produced	O
artificial	O
soldiers	O
called	O
Nikkes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
a	O
Commander	O
and	O
his	O
squad	O
of	O
Nikkes	B-Application
who	O
hope	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goddess	B-Application
of	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nikke	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
interchangeable	O
characters	O
(	O
Nikkes	B-Application
)	O
who	O
are	O
distributed	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
facing	O
a	O
battlefield	O
and	O
positioned	O
behind	O
a	O
defensive	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Nikke	B-Application
wields	O
her	O
own	O
firearm	O
and	O
possess	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
possible	O
elements	O
that	O
determine	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
when	O
attacking	O
foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
characters	O
are	O
obtainable	O
via	O
a	O
gacha	O
game	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
costs	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
—	O
acquirable	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
via	O
microtransactions	O
—	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goddess	B-Application
of	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nikke	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
future	O
where	O
the	O
Earth	O
was	O
suddenly	O
attacked	O
by	O
extraterrestrial	O
mechanical	O
creatures	O
called	O
Raptures	O
that	O
destroyed	O
everything	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
remaining	O
humans	O
to	O
take	O
refuge	O
underground	O
and	O
establish	O
the	O
Ark	O
,	O
a	O
metropolis	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Central	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manufacturers	O
Elysion	O
,	O
Missilis	O
Industry	O
and	O
Tetra	O
Line	O
—	O
owned	O
by	O
Ingrid	O
,	O
Syuen	O
and	O
Mustang	O
,	O
respectively	O
—	O
that	O
compose	O
the	O
Big	O
Three	O
work	O
on	O
converting	O
women	O
and	O
children	O
into	O
powerful	O
obedient	O
soldiers	O
called	O
Nikkes	B-Application
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Raptures	O
and	O
restore	O
humanity	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
their	O
prominence	O
,	O
the	O
Big	O
Three	O
CEOs	B-Application
have	O
very	O
high	O
authority	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
heavily	O
monitored	O
by	O
the	O
Central	O
Government	O
to	O
prevent	O
any	O
hostile	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
lead	O
a	O
squad	O
called	O
Counters	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
Nikkes	B-Application
Anis	O
,	O
Rapi	O
and	O
later	O
down	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Neon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commander	O
views	O
Nikkes	B-Application
with	O
sympathy	O
and	O
privately	O
advocates	O
for	O
Nikke	B-Application
rights	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
illegal	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
laws	O
of	O
the	O
Ark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
rescued	O
by	O
a	O
Nikke	B-Application
named	O
Marian	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
executed	O
following	O
confirmation	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
corrupted	O
by	O
the	O
Raptures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chatterbox	O
overwhelms	O
Counters	O
,	O
who	O
only	O
survive	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Snow	O
White	O
,	O
a	O
Nikke	B-Application
from	O
an	O
independent	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Pilgrims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snow	O
White	O
intercepts	O
them	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
Raptures	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
eliminate	O
the	O
Commander	O
they	O
are	O
rescued	O
by	O
Modernia	O
,	O
a	O
Heretic	O
Nikke	B-Application
who	O
has	O
joined	O
the	O
Raptures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rescue	O
her	O
nonetheless	O
and	O
perform	O
a	O
neural	O
wipe	O
on	O
her	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
known	O
method	O
to	O
cure	O
Nikkes	B-Application
 '	O
corruptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vapaus-curing	O
process	O
terminates	O
Nikkes	B-Application
 '	O
nanomachines	O
that	O
give	O
them	O
their	O
obedience	O
and	O
courage	O
to	O
fight	O
,	O
causing	O
public	O
backlash	O
against	O
Missilis	O
;	O
conversely	O
,	O
the	O
Commander	O
wants	O
Nikkes	B-Application
to	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
free	O
will	O
and	O
proceeds	O
back	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
the	O
institute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikke	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
South	O
Korean-based	O
studio	O
Shift	O
Up	O
working	O
with	O
Level	O
Infinite	O
,	O
a	O
publishing	O
brand	O
of	O
Tencent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
but	O
later	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
incorporate	O
battle	O
poses	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shift	O
Up	O
's	O
CEO	B-Application
Kim	O
Hyung-tae	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
and	O
illustrations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
Japan	O
that	O
the	O
battle	O
environment	O
features	O
life-size	O
models	O
using	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
,	O
instead	O
of	O
chibi-style	O
characters	O
,	O
to	O
amplify	O
sex	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shift	O
Up	O
first	O
revealed	O
Nikke	B-Application
along	O
with	O
Project	O
Eve	O
at	O
the	O
Crank	O
in	O
Showcase	O
event	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
trade	O
exhibitions	O
being	O
held	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
at	O
BEXCO	O
and	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
rescheduled	O
and	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
brand	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Chainsaw	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
data	O
analysis	O
from	O
SensorTower	O
,	O
Nikke	B-Application
grossed	O
over	O
$70million	O
in	O
revenue	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
mostly	O
generated	O
from	O
Japan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goddess	B-Application
of	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nikke	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
Dengeki	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
App	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
Thai	O
advertisement	O
—	O
which	O
depicted	O
a	O
Nikke	B-Application
player	O
watching	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
bouncing	O
buttocks	O
and	O
fantasizing	O
about	O
such	O
with	O
cosplayers	O
—	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
and	O
apologized	O
for	O
by	O
Tencent	O
after	O
they	O
received	O
backlash	O
from	O
Thai	O
fans	O
who	O
were	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
playerbase	O
.	O
</s>
