<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
AQL	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
Delta	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
innocent	O
bystanders	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
enslaved	O
by	O
a	O
powerful	O
and	O
cruel	O
sorcerer	O
known	O
as	O
Magusar	O
,	O
who	O
absorbs	O
human	O
sacrifices	O
to	O
remain	O
immortal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
is	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
point/objective	O
system	O
to	O
calculate	O
mission	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
to	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
additional	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
"	O
Avalon	O
Quests	O
"	O
which	O
are	O
side	O
missions	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
for	O
Ad-Hoc	O
connections	O
for	O
local	O
players	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
throughout	O
2013	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
April	O
30	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
May	O
2	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
May	O
3	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
bundle	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
cosmic-red-colored	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
system	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
design	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
,	O
red	O
earphones	O
,	O
a	O
4GB	O
memory	O
card	O
,	O
a	O
pouch	O
,	O
a	O
strap	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cloth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
favorable	O
scores	O
;	O
most	O
notably	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
ten	O
and	O
three	O
nines	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
37	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
411Mania	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Repetitive	O
missions	O
aside	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
is	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
experience	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
may	O
be	O
wrong	O
in	O
thinking	O
Monster	O
Hunter	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
about	O
hunting	O
monsters	O
,	O
but	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
is	O
courageous	O
and	O
thematically	O
bold	O
enough	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
clones	O
that	O
have	O
followed	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
phenomenon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
was	O
a	O
breakout	O
hit	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
debuts	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
from	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
most	O
purchased	O
digital	O
Vita	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
Delta	O
received	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
conversation	O
with	O
IGN	O
,	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
has	O
expressed	O
his	O
interest	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
;	O
"	O
To	O
...	O
drive	O
Vita	O
sales	O
even	O
more	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
SCEJA	O
's	O
9	O
\9	O
event	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
titled	O
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
Delta	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Sacrifice	I-Application
Delta	O
sold	O
48,786	O
physical	O
retail	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
topping	O
the	O
software	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
that	O
particular	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
