<s>
is	O
a	O
2010	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Compile	O
Heart	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
NIS	O
America	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
in	O
Europe	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Mk2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
era	I-Application
"	O
console	O
war	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
three	O
major	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
:	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Re	O
;	O
Birth1	O
,	O
a	O
complete	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re	O
;	O
Birth1	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
distributed	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptunia	B-Application
ReVerse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
3D-style	O
dungeon	O
exploration	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
recent	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
since	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
obstacles	O
can	O
be	O
cleared	O
by	O
utilizing	O
the	O
various	O
unique	O
dungeon	O
skills	O
each	O
character	O
of	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	O
party	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
is	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	O
turn	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
supporting	O
character	O
's	O
turn	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
set	O
amount	O
of	O
AP	O
(	O
Ability	O
Points	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
determines	O
how	O
many	O
moves	O
they	O
can	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
Sword	O
move	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
character	O
slash	O
an	O
enemy	O
with	O
their	O
weapon	O
,	O
a	O
Gun	O
move	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
character	O
shoot	O
the	O
enemy	O
with	O
their	O
weapon	O
(	O
or	O
in	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
IF	O
's	O
case	O
,	O
a	O
gun	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Physical	O
move	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
character	O
go	O
straight	O
up	O
to	O
an	O
enemy	O
and	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Defend	O
command	O
,	O
which	O
consumes	O
no	O
AP	O
,	O
but	O
puts	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
defending	O
state	O
and	O
ends	O
their	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
the	O
party	O
will	O
obtain	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
bullets	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
during	O
combat	O
with	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
sets	O
this	O
game	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
RPGs	O
is	O
the	O
Game	O
Disc	O
System	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
company	O
to	O
perform	O
various	O
special	O
actions	O
through	O
special	O
combos	O
,	O
accessible	O
and	O
editable	O
through	O
the	O
pause	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
can	O
summon	O
characters	O
from	O
classic	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
initiating	O
the	O
combo	O
assigned	O
to	O
that	O
game	O
disc	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
inflict	O
higher	O
than	O
normal	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
can	O
also	O
activate	O
a	O
transformation	O
state	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
HDD	O
(	O
Hard	O
Drive	O
Divinity	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
transforms	O
Neptune	B-Application
into	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
will	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
two	O
additional	O
moves	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
deal	O
massive	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
default	O
transformation	O
is	O
Purple	O
Heart	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
can	O
also	O
install	O
other	O
game	O
discs	O
to	O
change	O
her	O
transformation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
default	O
image	O
is	O
blank	O
,	O
one	O
can	O
change	O
the	O
image	O
by	O
using	O
pictures	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
photo	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Neptune	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
goddesses	O
who	O
is	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
series	O
of	O
conflicts	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Console	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
incident	O
where	O
Neptune	B-Application
is	O
defeated	O
following	O
a	O
one	O
on	O
three	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
goddesses	O
,	O
she	O
loses	O
consciousness	O
and	O
begins	O
dreaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
ca	O
n't	O
remember	O
anything	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
which	O
leads	O
Compa	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
Neptune	B-Application
is	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
hearing	O
from	O
Compa	O
that	O
monsters	O
have	O
begun	O
to	O
run	O
loose	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
go	O
hunt	O
them	O
along	O
with	O
Compa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
the	O
two	O
meet	O
IF	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
looking	O
for	O
treasure	O
,	O
and	O
Neptune	B-Application
invites	O
IF	O
to	O
join	O
their	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
scrapped	O
Sega	B-Device
Neptune	I-Device
which	O
combined	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
into	O
one	O
unit	O
,	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
1994	O
or	O
1995	O
before	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
dropped	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
a	O
closed	O
door	O
event	O
during	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2010	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
exist	O
for	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
,	O
including	O
character	O
,	O
quest	O
,	O
and	O
item	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
$98	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Felistella	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
full	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
,	O
bringing	O
with	O
it	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
core	O
scenario	O
,	O
optimized	O
performance	O
,	O
reworked	O
script	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
all-new	O
feature	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
remake	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
special	O
game	O
modifications	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
dungeons	O
and	O
in-battle	O
perks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
also	O
have	O
some	O
elements	O
based	O
on	O
and	O
borrowed	O
from	O
the	O
then	O
latest	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
visual	O
interface	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
map	O
design	O
and	O
core	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Red	O
,	O
whilst	O
new	O
characters	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
CPU	O
candidates	O
and	O
another	O
series	O
of	O
characters	O
representing	O
game	O
developer	O
companies	O
;	O
Plutia	O
and	O
Peashy	O
from	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Histoire	O
,	O
are	O
playable	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
,	O
the	O
battles	O
feature	O
a	O
visible	O
bar	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
EXE	O
drive	O
gauge	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
stages	O
that	O
fills	O
during	O
battles	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
continent	O
travel	O
system	O
involving	O
getting	O
through	O
dungeons	O
,	O
then	O
named	O
"	O
Terraportation	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
scrapped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
map	O
screen	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
mk2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
dungeon	O
maps	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
style	O
reminiscent	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
aimed	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
concerns	O
of	O
fans	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
that	O
were	O
often	O
subject	O
to	O
criticism	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
character	O
interactions	O
,	O
game	O
performance	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
were	O
totally	O
changed	O
and	O
improved	O
in	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
by	O
Compile	O
Heart	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
interviews	O
for	O
the	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
that	O
enhanced	O
port	O
titled	O
Neptunia	B-Application
Re	I-Application
★	I-Application
Verse	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Go	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
Jigen	O
Game	O
Neptune	B-Application
:	O
re	O
★	O
Verse	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
including	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Neptunia	O
Shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
remake	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Re	O
;	O
Birth	O
1	O
sold	O
31,811	O
physical	O
retail	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
remake	O
69/100	O
based	O
on	O
16	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
72/100	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
western	O
release	O
of	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Re	O
;	O
Birth	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
rating	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
effectively	O
fitting	O
a	O
console	O
RPG	O
into	O
a	O
portable	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
consensus	O
among	O
western	O
reviewers	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
Vita	O
remake	O
improves	O
over	O
the	O
flaws	O
within	O
the	O
original	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
title	O
.	O
</s>
