<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
and	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
combat	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
side	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
and	O
Tose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Iizuka	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
"	O
means	O
"	O
red	O
connection	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
red	O
bond	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
setting	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
called	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
a	O
"	O
brain	O
punk	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
20/20	O
"	O
digital	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Mitchell	O
Saltzman	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
really	O
makes	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
's	O
combat	O
stand	O
out	O
is	O
how	O
the	O
telekinetic	O
moves	O
flow	O
with	O
the	O
weapon-based	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
Ari	O
Notis	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Though	O
I	O
thought	O
I	O
knew	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
all	O
about	O
,	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
has	O
consistently	O
surprised	O
me	O
at	O
every	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
Hirun	O
Cryer	O
criticised	O
them	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
has	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
side	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
which	O
sadly	O
fall	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
fetch	O
mission	O
"	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
go	O
here	O
,	O
kill	O
this	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
keep	O
an	O
eye	O
out	O
for	O
X	O
amount	O
of	O
an	O
item	O
"	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
in	O
conclusion	O
that	O
"	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
has	O
a	O
colorful	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
an	O
impressive	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
me	O
,	O
the	O
unexpected	O
cherry	O
on	O
top	O
was	O
its	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arise	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
from	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
sold	O
20,160	O
physical	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
selling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
11,008	O
copies	O
throughout	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
ninth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
June	O
2021	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	O
charts	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
