<s>
Implosion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Lose	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rayark	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
—	O
combining	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
and	O
top-down	O
shooting	O
elements	O
—	O
features	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
in	O
various	O
environments	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
VR	O
Survival	O
Modes	O
that	O
grant	O
experience	O
and	O
allow	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
abilities	O
with	O
items	O
called	O
ARK	O
fragments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
episode	O
titled	O
Implosion	B-Application
:	O
Last	O
Man	O
Standing	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
character	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
story	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Implosion	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
mecha	O
's	O
sword	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ranged	O
gun	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
dual	O
stick	O
controllers	O
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Implosion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Lose	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2201	O
,	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
an	O
alien	O
invasion	O
and	O
subsequent	O
evacuation	O
of	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
up	O
to	O
Implosion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Lose	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
marked	O
shortfalls	O
in	O
human	O
society	O
,	O
with	O
global	O
warming	O
and	O
overpopulation	O
taking	O
a	O
toll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
of	O
Implosion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Lose	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
original	O
concept	O
by	O
Executive	O
Producer	O
,	O
Ming-Yang	O
Yu	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Anton	O
Mark-Hitchman	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
directed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Penkin	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Eminence	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
,	O
while	O
boss	O
battle	O
tracks	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Taku	O
Sakakibara	O
of	O
Beatmania	B-Application
fame	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
his	O
symphony	O
orchestra	O
gaQdan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
90-minute	O
anime	O
film	O
is	O
currently	O
underway	O
,	O
entitled	O
Implosion	B-Application
:	O
Zero_Day	O
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
showcases	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Earth	O
and	O
how	O
Jake	O
's	O
uncle	O
survived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Implosion	B-Application
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
possesses	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
93	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
of	O
TouchArcade	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
5/5	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
well	O
designed	O
game	O
with	O
enjoyable	O
progression	O
,	O
fun	O
customization	O
,	O
and	O
fairly	O
deep	O
mechanics	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
"	O
head	O
over	O
heels	O
for	O
Implosion	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
has	O
accumulated	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
