<s>
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forming	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
—	O
itself	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
—	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
central	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
focuses	O
on	O
characters	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
taking	O
part	O
in	O
rhythm-based	O
gameplay	O
set	O
to	O
original	O
and	O
remixed	O
music	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2015	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
All	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
two	O
rhythm	O
games	O
planned	O
as	O
follow-ups	O
to	O
Dancing	O
All	O
Night	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
the	O
simultaneously-developed	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Starlight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
the	O
central	O
cast	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
pattern	O
to	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
All	I-Application
Night	I-Application
;	O
a	O
chosen	O
character	O
performs	O
a	O
song	O
in	O
a	O
story	O
location	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
a	O
six-button	O
system	O
to	O
hit	O
notes	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
musical	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Fever	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
chosen	O
partner	O
joins	O
in	O
for	O
the	O
routine	O
,	O
with	O
unique	O
choreography	O
for	O
each	O
partner	O
reflecting	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
relationship	O
within	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playable	O
cast	O
of	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
major	O
party	O
members	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Makoto	O
Yuki	O
,	O
Yukari	O
Takeba	O
,	O
Junpei	O
Iori	O
,	O
Akihiko	O
Sanada	O
,	O
Mitsuru	O
Kirijo	O
,	O
Fuuka	O
Yamagishi	O
,	O
Ken	O
Amada	O
,	O
and	O
Aigis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
locations	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
appear	O
as	O
stages	O
for	O
the	O
dance	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
All	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
Caroline	O
and	O
Justine	O
,	O
who	O
appear	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Starlight	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sisters	O
challenge	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
a	O
dance-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elizabeth	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
for	O
her	O
dancers	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
major	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
positive	O
response	O
to	O
Dancing	O
All	O
Night	O
following	O
its	O
2015	O
release	O
,	O
P-Studio	O
—	O
an	O
Atlus	O
department	O
responsible	O
for	O
managing	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
—	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
characters	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Starlight	I-Application
due	O
to	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
being	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
difference	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
ran	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dancing	O
All	O
Night	O
each	O
character	O
was	O
assigned	O
a	O
dance	O
genre	O
and	O
given	O
limited	O
moves	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
allowed	O
for	O
customised	O
choreography	O
based	O
on	O
character	O
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
been	O
rendered	O
with	O
realistic	O
proportions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creating	O
the	O
models	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
cast	O
members	O
was	O
a	O
challenge	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
portrayed	O
in	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creating	O
the	O
dormitory	O
setting	O
for	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
was	O
easy	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
simplistic	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tone	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Persona	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
had	O
greater	O
freedom	O
to	O
put	O
lighter	O
and	O
colorful	O
elements	O
into	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
features	O
25	O
songs	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remixes	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
supervised	O
by	O
Kozuka	O
and	O
original	O
composer	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Atsushi	O
Kitajoh	O
and	O
Toshiki	O
Konishi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
long-established	O
sound	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
since	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
of	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
reflect	O
that	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
particular	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
track	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
"	O
Jika	O
Net	O
Tanaka	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
difficult	O
track	O
for	O
Dancing	O
All	O
Night	O
before	O
being	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
special	O
editions	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
came	O
with	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
and	O
Dancing	O
in	O
Starlight	O
,	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
digital-exclusive	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Dancing	O
All	O
Night	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
version	O
included	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
and	O
Dancing	O
in	O
Starlight	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
costume	O
DLC	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
protagonists	O
from	O
the	O
wider	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
its	O
release	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
English	O
dub	O
,	O
dual	O
audio	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
subtitles	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
and	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
calculated	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
26	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
for	O
its	O
rhythm	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
complaint	O
about	O
Dancing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
is	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
