<s>
(	O
officially	O
written	O
as	O
SNK	B-Application
HEROINES	I-Application
~	O
Tag	O
Team	O
Frenzy	O
~	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
by	O
SNK	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
by	O
Abstraction	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2018	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
by	O
SNK	O
and	O
SEGA	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
October	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
arrived	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
SNK	B-Application
Gals	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
and	O
features	O
a	O
2v2	O
tag-team	O
gameplay	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
suggests	O
,	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
versus	O
fighting	O
game	O
where	O
each	O
player	O
uses	O
two	O
characters	O
per	O
fight	O
but	O
the	O
players	O
also	O
choose	O
an	O
"	O
Attacker	O
"	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Supporter	O
"	O
that	O
assist	O
the	O
former	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
fourteenth	B-Application
and	O
fifteenth	B-Application
King	O
of	O
Fighters	O
tournaments	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
female	O
fighters	O
,	O
including	O
few	O
of	O
them	O
who	O
are	O
n't	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
tournament	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Jeanne	O
D'Arc	O
and	O
the	O
revived	O
Shermie	O
)	O
suddenly	O
fall	O
unconscious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
SNK	O
already	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
distinctive	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
negative	O
feedback	O
from	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
's	O
use	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
company	O
intends	O
to	O
avoid	O
having	O
these	O
types	O
of	O
marketing	O
for	O
the	O
released	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
previous	O
SNK	O
title	O
,	O
SNK	B-Application
Gals	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
which	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Paon	O
DP	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
rights	O
owner	O
of	O
1994	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
sports	O
game	O
Windjammers	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
only	O
female	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
male	O
crossdressing	O
fighter	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
as	O
"	O
Miss	O
X	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNK	O
staff	O
received	O
feedback	O
from	O
many	O
fans	O
who	O
wanted	O
Miss	O
X	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
confirm	O
whether	O
Miss	O
X	O
would	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
;	O
Miss	O
X	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Alan	O
Costa	O
stated	O
the	O
team	O
is	O
confident	O
in	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
localized	O
for	O
Westerns	O
following	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lacrimosa	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
promotional	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Arika	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Examu	O
which	O
having	O
developed	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Device
Shodown	I-Device
V	I-Device
Special	I-Device
for	O
SNK	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
allowed	O
SNK	O
to	O
add	O
Arika	O
's	O
fighting	O
series	O
character	O
Skullomania	O
(	O
in	O
his	O
female	O
form	O
as	O
Terry	O
and	O
counting	O
Miss	O
X	O
)	O
and	O
Million	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
’s	O
character	O
Thief	O
Arthur	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
of	O
allowing	O
them	O
add	O
original	O
male	O
Terry	O
as	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
Arika	O
’s	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
and	O
Miss	O
X	O
’s	O
original	O
male	O
identity	O
Iori	O
Yagami	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
’s	O
licensed	O
fighting	O
game	O
by	O
Examu	O
,	O
Million	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arcana	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
mid-2018	O
,	O
with	O
SNK	O
aiming	O
for	O
equivalent	O
graphics	O
and	O
performance	O
across	O
the	O
two	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
