<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
âge	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consisting	O
of	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
plot	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
and	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
differing	O
scenarios	O
of	O
the	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
novel	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
part	O
,	O
titled	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Extra	I-Application
,	O
features	O
playable	O
character	O
Takeru	O
Shirogane	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Takeshi	O
Aiba	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
and	O
Soichiro	O
Hoshi	O
in	O
ports	O
)	O
who	O
wakes	O
up	O
one	O
morning	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
beautiful	O
young	O
woman	O
sleeping	O
in	O
his	O
bed	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
an	O
infuriated	O
Sumika	O
Kagami	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Hiroko	O
Taguchi	O
,	O
credited	O
as	O
Rika	O
Fujiwara	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
)	O
,	O
Takeru	O
's	O
neighbor	O
and	O
childhood	O
friend	O
,	O
comes	O
to	O
wake	O
him	O
up	O
that	O
morning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
young	O
woman	O
,	O
Meiya	O
Mitsurugi	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Aki	O
Okuda	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
and	O
Kazumi	O
Okushima	O
in	O
ports	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
heiress	O
to	O
a	O
financially	O
powerful	O
family	O
and	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
be	O
Takeru	O
's	O
bride	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
part	O
,	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
starts	O
with	O
Takeru	O
Shirogane	O
waking	O
up	O
in	O
his	O
bed	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Extra	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
Takeru	O
quickly	O
realizes	O
that	O
neither	O
Meiya	O
nor	O
Sumika	O
come	O
to	O
wake	O
him	O
that	O
morning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeru	O
later	O
learns	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
world	O
to	O
Extra	O
,	O
where	O
aliens	O
called	O
BETA	B-Application
(	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
"	O
Beings	O
of	O
Extra	O
Terrestrial	O
origin	O
which	O
are	O
Adversary	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
"	O
)	O
have	O
invaded	O
and	O
mankind	O
fights	O
back	O
against	O
the	O
alien	O
aggressors	O
with	O
mecha	O
called	O
usually	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
Japanese	O
as	O
simply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
explains	O
that	O
the	O
BETA	B-Application
first	O
arrived	O
on	O
Earth	O
in	O
1973	O
(	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
Canada	O
)	O
after	O
arriving	O
on	O
the	O
Moon	O
in	O
1967	O
and	O
being	O
spotted	O
on	O
Mars	O
in	O
1958	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
battles	O
with	O
BETA	B-Application
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
global	O
population	O
dropping	O
to	O
2.4	O
billion	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
mainland	O
Eurasia	O
having	O
been	O
lost	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
starts	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
sequel	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
Takeru	O
wakes	O
up	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Unlimited	O
to	O
find	O
himself	O
back	O
in	O
his	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
first	O
thinks	O
that	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
were	O
a	O
dream	O
,	O
he	O
soon	O
feels	O
that	O
something	O
is	O
wrong	O
,	O
and	O
leaves	O
the	O
house	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
sent	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Unlimited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
requires	O
little	O
player	O
interaction	O
as	O
most	O
time	O
is	O
spent	O
reading	O
the	O
text	O
that	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
representing	O
either	O
dialogue	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
narration	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
inner	O
thoughts	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
segments	O
,	O
or	O
story	O
arcs	O
—	O
Extra	O
and	O
Unlimited	O
—	O
which	O
serve	O
as	O
different	O
phases	O
in	O
the	O
overall	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2016	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
removes	O
this	O
lock	O
and	O
makes	O
Unlimited	O
available	O
immediately	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
warning	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
should	O
experience	O
Extra	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
CD-ROM	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
on	O
DVD-ROM	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fandisc	O
,	O
called	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Supplement	I-Application
containing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
short	O
stories	O
,	O
computer	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
audio	O
clips	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
and	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Unlimited	O
arc	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
fandisc	O
,	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Altered	I-Application
Fable	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
containing	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Extra	O
arc	O
from	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
along	O
with	O
a	O
radio	O
drama	O
,	O
a	O
Senjoki	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BETA	B-Application
strategy	O
RPG	O
,	O
computer	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
:	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
short	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
All-age	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
and	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
with	O
the	O
adult	O
content	O
removed	O
were	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
by	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
titles	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
,	O
Mangagamer	O
attempted	O
to	O
negotiate	O
an	O
English-language	O
release	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
and	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
but	O
talks	O
broke	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
translator	O
unilaterally	O
released	O
an	O
unofficial	O
fan	O
translation	O
patch	O
,	O
effectively	O
ending	O
Mangagamer	O
's	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
âge	O
partnered	O
with	O
Degica	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
officially	O
release	O
the	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
series	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
also	O
met	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
stretch	O
goals	O
,	O
including	O
ports	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
English	O
localizations	O
of	O
photonflowers*	O
and	O
photonmelodies♮	O
side-story	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
photonflowers*	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
photonmelodies♮	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Day	O
After	O
episodes	O
00	O
through	O
03	O
were	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
English	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
not	O
directly	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
2015	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
crowdfunded	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
an	O
October	O
2019	O
live	O
event	O
,	O
âge	O
presented	O
the	O
on-screen	O
title	O
“	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
in	O
Animation	O
”	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
clip	O
of	O
new	O
animation	O
,	O
seemingly	O
indicating	O
an	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
have	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
three	O
manga	O
series	O
by	O
MediaWorks	O
(	O
later	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
)	O
and	O
were	O
serialized	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
magazine	O
Dengeki	O
Daioh	O
through	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
âge	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
digitally	O
self-publish	O
an	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Shueisha	O
has	O
published	O
a	O
seven	O
volume	O
novel	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
and	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
October	O
2019	O
livestream	O
producer	O
Koki	O
Yoshimune	O
announced	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
sequel	O
to	O
Alternative	O
,	O
called	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
INTEGRATE	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
sure	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
what	O
form	O
the	O
project	O
would	O
ultimately	O
take	O
or	O
when	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
has	O
prompted	O
many	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
itself	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
âge	O
's	O
Kimi	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Nozomu	I-Application
Eien	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Akane	B-Application
Maniax	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
features	O
several	O
characters	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
elements	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
also	O
adds	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
âge	O
's	O
first	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
Kimi	O
ga	O
Ita	O
Kisetsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
The	O
Day	O
After	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
showing	O
what	O
happens	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
story	O
and	O
prior	O
to	O
Takeru	O
's	O
backward	O
time-skip	O
that	O
begins	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
incomplete	O
,	O
TDA	O
was	O
released	O
episodically	O
(	O
as	O
episodes	O
"	O
00	O
"	O
through	O
"	O
03	O
"	O
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
Chronicles	O
series	O
of	O
side-story	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
âge	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
release	O
episodes	O
00	O
through	O
03	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
work	O
has	O
begun	O
on	O
episode	O
04	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
subsequently	O
retitled	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Resonative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
story	O
set	O
parallel	O
to	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
following	O
a	O
new	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
visual	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterbrain	O
published	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
in	O
its	O
Tech	O
Gian	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
:	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
visual	O
novel	O
by	O
âge	O
and	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Germany	O
of	O
the	O
Alternative	O
universe	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
BETA	B-Application
invasion	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
are	O
the	O
666th	O
TSF	O
squadron	O
of	O
East	O
Germany	O
,	O
who	O
fight	O
both	O
the	O
BETA	B-Application
and	O
opponents	O
from	O
the	O
corrupt	O
Stasi	O
(	O
Ministry	O
of	O
State	O
Security	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schwarzesmarken	O
replaced	O
the	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
serialization	O
in	O
Tech	O
Gian	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
visual	O
novel	O
adaptation	O
by	O
âge	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
two	O
parts	O
:	O
Kouketsu	O
no	O
Monshou	O
and	O
Junkyoushatachi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
parts	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
and	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
was	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
approved	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
spin-off	O
material	O
appeared	O
as	O
short	O
visual	O
novels	O
in	O
re-releases	O
of	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
Chronicles	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
visual	O
novel	O
segments	O
for	O
PC	O
were	O
assembled	O
into	O
the	O
collections	O
photonflowers*	O
and	O
photonmelodies♮	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
,	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
styles	O
of	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
:	O
Next	O
Answer	O
launched	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
operation	O
for	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
:	O
Strike	O
Frontier	O
,	O
available	O
initially	O
as	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
and	O
later	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
launched	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
âge	O
showed	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Project	O
Mikhail	O
(	O
working	O
title	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
TSF-focused	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
available	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
English	O
,	O
and	O
Chinese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immortals	O
:	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
mobile	O
action	O
RPG	O
developed	O
by	O
aNCHOR	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
both	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
universe	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Immortals	O
Private	O
Military	O
Company	O
and	O
leads	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
TSF	O
mercenary	O
pilots	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
Beta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
original	O
characters	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Muv	B-Application
Luv	I-Application
franchise	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
recruit	O
which	O
includes	O
those	O
from	O
Muv	B-Application
Luv	I-Application
Alternative	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
,	O
Euro	O
Front	O
and	O
Schwarzesmarken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
is	O
by	O
Minami	O
Kuribayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
closing	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
Extra	O
segment	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
is	O
"	O
I	O
Will	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Unlimited	O
segment	O
's	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
both	O
by	O
Minami	O
Kuribayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
are	O
by	O
JAM	O
Project	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
and	O
by	O
JAM	O
Project	O
for	O
the	O
all	O
age	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
franchise	O
has	O
prompted	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
tie-in	O
merchandise	O
,	O
including	O
clothing	O
,	O
model	O
kits	O
,	O
action	O
figures	O
,	O
dakimakura	O
(	O
hug	O
pillows	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
items	O
included	O
a	O
plush	O
BETA	B-Application
toy	O
,	O
and	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
Codex	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
Integral	O
Works	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
was	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
national	O
PC	O
sales	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
was	O
number	O
three	O
in	O
sales	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
median	O
rating	O
of	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Erogamescape	O
(	O
EGS	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
median	O
rating	O
of	O
93	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third-highest	O
rated	O
visual	O
novel	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Visual	O
Novel	O
Database	O
(	O
VNDB	O
)	O
,	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
received	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
9.13	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
#1	O
visual	O
novel	O
by	O
Bayesian	O
ranking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English-language	O
release	O
of	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
has	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
76/100	O
based	O
on	O
reviews	O
from	O
four	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternatives	I-Application
English	O
release	O
has	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
83/100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
reviews	O
form	O
six	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summarizing	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
DualShockers	O
,	O
Giuseppe	O
Nelva	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
love	O
strong	O
storytelling	O
,	O
solid	O
and	O
realistic	O
sci-fi	O
,	O
diverse	O
and	O
engaging	O
characters	O
,	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
charming	O
fanservice	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
deeply	O
engaged	O
on	O
the	O
emotional	O
level	O
,	O
you	O
owe	O
it	O
to	O
yourself	O
to	O
try	O
the	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
trilogy	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
manga	O
author	O
Hajime	O
Isayama	O
,	O
his	O
hit	O
manga	O
series	O
Attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Muv-Luv	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
