<s>
is	O
a	O
2015	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
Nepgear	O
being	O
transported	O
from	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Dimension	O
to	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Zero	O
Dimension	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
local	O
CPU	O
Uzume	O
Tennouboshi	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
giant	O
Dark	O
CPUs	O
and	O
return	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
peace	O
continuing	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Gamindustri	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
,	O
the	O
ruling	O
Console	O
Patron	O
Unit	O
(	O
CPU	O
)	O
and	O
Nepgear	O
,	O
her	O
sister	O
and	O
CPU	O
Candidate	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
of	O
Planeptune	O
resume	O
their	O
lives	O
of	O
laziness	O
despite	O
warnings	O
from	O
their	O
Oracle	O
,	O
Histoire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
before	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
Nepgear	O
can	O
prepare	O
properly	O
,	O
they	O
stumble	O
across	O
an	O
old	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
activated	O
,	O
transports	O
the	O
pair	O
to	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
;	O
the	O
Zero	O
Dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
Nepgear	O
learn	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
Uzume	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
transform	O
to	O
unlock	O
their	O
true	O
powers	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
Shares	O
(	O
faith	O
from	O
the	O
people	O
)	O
and	O
so	O
the	O
trio	O
journey	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
to	O
locate	O
fragments	O
of	O
power	O
known	O
as	O
Share	O
Crystals	O
which	O
they	O
use	O
to	O
empower	O
themselves	O
enough	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
land	O
from	O
the	O
invading	O
monster	O
hoard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
Nepgear	O
learn	O
from	O
Umio	O
,	O
Uzume	O
's	O
sentient	O
fish-monster	O
friend	O
,	O
that	O
Uzume	O
has	O
unique	O
abilities	O
that	O
may	O
trigger	O
when	O
the	O
party	O
needs	O
them	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nepgear	O
begins	O
repairs	O
on	O
a	O
transportation	O
device	O
to	O
send	O
herself	O
and	O
Neptune	B-Application
home	O
but	O
the	O
facility	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Arfoire	O
;	O
a	O
powerful	O
CPU-like	O
being	O
with	O
a	O
lust	O
for	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
was	O
successfully	O
transported	O
home	O
,	O
but	O
Nepgear	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
reflex	O
,	O
jumped	O
out	O
to	O
help	O
save	O
Uzume	O
from	O
Arfoire	O
's	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
home	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
finds	O
Histoire	O
incapacitated	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
being	O
an	O
artificial	O
life-form	O
who	O
overloaded	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
her	O
linking	O
the	O
two	O
dimensions	O
to	O
bring	O
Neptune	B-Application
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
intel	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
CPUs	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
ancient	O
artifact	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
CPU	O
of	O
Planeptune	O
which	O
can	O
reboot	O
and	O
upgrade	O
Histoire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
acquires	O
the	O
artifact	O
from	O
a	O
hidden	O
dungeon	O
and	O
begins	O
to	O
restore	O
Histoire	O
,	O
hoping	O
she	O
can	O
bring	O
Nepgear	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortunately	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
defeat	O
and	O
capture	O
her	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
an	O
alternate	O
,	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
dimension	O
traveler	O
who	O
comes	O
from	O
a	O
Planeptune	O
under	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
Plutia	O
(	O
a	O
close	O
friend	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
who	O
rules	O
in	O
another	O
dimension	O
,	O
the	O
Ultra	O
Dimension	O
)	O
who	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
Zero	O
Dimension	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Croire	O
(	O
a	O
dimension-crossing	O
antagonist	O
,	O
also	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
)	O
after	O
capturing	O
her	O
,	O
though	O
Croire	O
has	O
since	O
escaped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
rejoins	O
the	O
party	O
through	O
the	O
portal	O
and	O
aids	O
the	O
group	O
in	O
destroying	O
the	O
giant	O
deity	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
portal	O
's	O
temperamental	O
nature	O
causes	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
Nepgear	O
to	O
return	O
home	O
after	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
heartwarming	O
farewell	O
to	O
their	O
new	O
friend	O
Uzume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uzume	O
and	O
Umio	O
plan	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
world	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	O
fate	O
is	O
left	O
uncertain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Neptune	B-Application
reunites	O
with	O
her	O
old	O
friend	O
IF	O
;	O
a	O
guild	O
agent	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
her	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
investigating	O
a	O
mysterious	O
new	O
crime	O
syndicate	O
known	O
as	O
AffimaX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IF	O
attempts	O
to	O
abandon	O
Neptune	B-Application
having	O
forgotten	O
her	O
entirely	O
,	O
though	O
her	O
memories	O
return	O
when	O
Neptune	B-Application
rescues	O
her	O
from	O
Arfoire	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
survived	O
and	O
escaped	O
from	O
the	O
Zero	O
Dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
return	O
to	O
Planeptune	O
as	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
citizens	O
regain	O
their	O
memories	O
,	O
including	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	O
other	O
friend	O
Compa	O
;	O
a	O
local	O
nurse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
Basilicom	O
where	O
Histoire	O
welcomes	O
them	O
home	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
B-Sha	O
from	O
Gold	O
Third	O
is	O
an	O
even	O
lazier	O
leader	O
than	O
Neptune	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
afraid	O
of	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Histoire	O
suggests	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
B-Sha	O
rule	O
Planeptune	O
together	O
,	O
with	O
B-Sha	O
policing	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
Neptune	B-Application
slaying	O
the	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
monsters	O
outside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steamax	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Basilicom	O
,	O
frees	O
Warechu	O
and	O
steals	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	O
dimension-crossing	O
console	O
(	O
assumed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
chase	O
after	O
and	O
defeat	O
Steamax	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
join	O
forces	O
with	O
him	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
brainwashed	O
Warechu	O
and	O
B-Sha	O
who	O
are	O
attacking	O
Planeptune	O
,	O
though	O
Steamax	O
escapes	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
after	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
battles	O
through	O
S-Sha	O
'	O
s	O
allies	O
,	O
including	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
who	O
reveals	O
she	O
has	O
joined	O
AffimaX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Older	O
Neptune	B-Application
causes	O
the	O
ritual	O
to	O
fail	O
by	O
misplacing	O
a	O
pig	O
and	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
convince	O
S-Sha	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
harmony	O
with	O
E-Sha	O
after	O
defeating	O
her	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
nations	O
now	O
at	O
peace	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
journeys	O
with	O
IF	O
and	O
Compa	O
to	O
reunite	O
the	O
CPUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AffimaX	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
disbanded	O
,	O
as	O
Affimojas	O
refuses	O
to	O
hand	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
over	O
to	O
Arfoire	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
her	O
leaving	O
with	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
noticing	O
an	O
incoming	O
monster	O
hoard	O
which	O
Neptune	B-Application
recognizes	O
from	O
Zero	O
Dimension	O
,	O
she	O
stops	O
their	O
advance	O
by	O
destroying	O
the	O
passageway	O
with	O
an	O
explosive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Histoire	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
CPUs	O
were	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
Zero	O
Dimension	O
but	O
the	O
party	O
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
follow	O
by	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
since	O
the	O
passageway	O
was	O
destroyed	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umio	O
reports	O
an	O
anomaly	O
to	O
the	O
northeast	O
where	O
the	O
party	O
find	O
Uzume	O
's	O
doppelganger	O
who	O
reveals	O
her	O
plan	O
to	O
fuse	O
the	O
Zero	O
Dimension	O
and	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Dimension	O
(	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	O
reality	O
)	O
by	O
using	O
her	O
four	O
golden	O
towers	O
as	O
an	O
anchor	O
point	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
plunge	O
the	O
new	O
world	O
into	O
ruin	O
and	O
despair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nepgear	O
,	O
Uni	O
and	O
Uzume	O
leave	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
rest	O
whilst	O
they	O
explore	O
the	O
area	O
and	O
rescue	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
from	O
Arfoire	O
,	O
and	O
destroy	O
her	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Older	O
Neptune	B-Application
reveals	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
double-agent	O
who	O
joined	O
AffimaX	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
party	O
from	O
the	O
shadows	O
by	O
stopping	O
S-Sha	O
'	O
s	O
ritual	O
and	O
leaving	O
the	O
doppelganger	O
's	O
portal	O
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
doppelganger	O
,	O
who	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
refers	O
to	O
a	O
'	O
Kurome	O
 '	O
,	O
ordered	O
Arfoire	O
to	O
kill	O
her	O
after	O
learning	O
the	O
truth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
back	O
in	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
explores	O
Heart	O
Dimension	O
and	O
learn	O
that	O
Kurome	O
has	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
induce	O
both	O
nightmares	O
and	O
false	O
happiness	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
is	O
using	O
to	O
corrupt	O
the	O
CPUs	O
like	O
she	O
did	O
previously	O
to	O
Affimojas	O
and	O
Gold	O
Third	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
witness	O
the	O
CPUs	O
 '	O
fantasies	O
;	O
with	O
Neptune	B-Application
wanting	O
praise	O
and	O
her	O
nation	O
's	O
happiness	O
,	O
Noire	O
wanting	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
successful	O
voice-actress	O
and	O
socialite	O
,	O
Blanc	O
wanting	O
large	O
breasts	O
and	O
Vert	O
wanting	O
younger	O
sisters	O
who	O
are	O
actually	O
clones	O
of	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	O
candidates	O
and	O
Gold	O
Third	O
follow	O
Kurome	O
to	O
Hyper	O
Dimension	O
whilst	O
the	O
CPUs	O
,	O
IF	O
,	O
Compa	O
and	O
older	O
Neptune	B-Application
remain	O
in	O
Heart	O
Dimension	O
where	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
defeat	O
Kurome	O
by	O
destroying	O
her	O
'	O
heart	O
 '	O
with	O
Share	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hyper	O
Dimension	O
party	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
Kurome	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
seize	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
she	O
reveals	O
contains	O
another	O
fragment	O
of	O
Uzume	O
's	O
soul	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
party	O
defeat	O
Kurome	O
's	O
Dark	O
Black	O
CPU	O
and	O
chase	O
Kurome	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Heart	O
Dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Hyper	O
Dimension	O
facing	O
annihilation	O
,	O
Uzume	O
orders	O
Nepgear	O
and	O
Neptune	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
original	O
Share	O
Crystal	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
erase	O
herself	O
,	O
Kurome	O
,	O
Zero/Heart	O
Dimension	O
and	O
the	O
monster	O
hoard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
alternative	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
Nepgear	O
comply	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
and	O
Nepgear	O
are	O
visited	O
by	O
Uzume	O
's	O
spirit	O
,	O
who	O
promises	O
to	O
always	O
watch	O
over	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uzume	O
Tennouboshi	O
( 天王星うずめ	O
,	O
Ten'nōboshi	O
uzume	O
)	O
/	O
Orange	O
Heart	O
:	O
The	O
secondary	O
protagonist	O
and	O
a	O
mysterious	O
tomboy	O
who	O
suffers	O
amnesia	O
like	O
Neptune	B-Application
once	O
did	O
(	O
represents	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Neptune	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
she	O
's	O
serious	O
and	O
straightforward	O
but	O
she	O
has	O
her	O
dreamy	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
as	O
Orange	O
Heart	O
,	O
her	O
personality	O
changes	O
from	O
tomboyish	O
and	O
serious	O
into	O
girly	O
and	O
childish	O
but	O
she	O
can	O
be	O
serious	O
in	O
battle	O
nonetheless	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	O
personality	O
change	O
during	O
her	O
transformation	O
into	O
Purple	O
Heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Million	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	O
Represents	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
free-to-play	O
card	O
game	O
,	O
Million	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
no	O
Dengeki	O
Kanshasai	O
2014	O
"	O
stage	O
event	O
in	O
Akihabara	O
,	O
alongside	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
U	I-Application
:	I-Application
Action	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
promotional	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Makai	B-Application
Shin	I-Application
Trillion	I-Application
,	O
costume	O
DLC	O
for	O
the	O
outfits	O
of	O
Makai	B-Application
Shin	I-Application
Trillion	I-Application
characters	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Compile	O
Heart	O
revealed	O
Megadimension	O
Neptunia	O
VIIR	O
(	O
pronounced	O
as	O
"	O
V2-R	O
"	O
)	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
changes	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
and	O
adds	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
form	O
of	O
VR	O
events	O
happens	O
during	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
as	O
the	O
adult	O
version	O
Neptune	B-Application
visits	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megadimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
VII	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
scoring	O
71/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Estrada	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Megadimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
VII	I-Application
is	O
slightly	O
refreshing	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
really	O
revitalize	O
this	O
aging	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CJ	O
Andriessen	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.5/10	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Megadimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
VII	I-Application
opts	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
expand	O
its	O
audience	O
beyond	O
the	O
current	O
player	O
base.	O
"	O
</s>
