<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sword	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Online	I-Application
light	O
novel	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Sword	B-Device
Art	I-Device
Online	I-Device
:	I-Device
Infinity	I-Device
Moment	I-Device
,	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Hollow	B-Application
Fragment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
"	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Sword	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Online	I-Application
RE	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hollow	I-Application
Fragment	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
within	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
in	O
July	O
and	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollow	B-Application
Fragment	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Sword	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Online	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Song	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
over	O
100	O
recruitable	O
characters	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dungeons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
—	O
albeit	O
in	O
a	O
simulated	O
fashion	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
does	O
include	O
limited	O
multiplayer	O
via	O
ad	O
hoc	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
dating	O
sim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
continuity	O
as	O
the	O
prior	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sword	B-Device
Art	I-Device
Online	I-Device
:	I-Device
Infinity	I-Device
Moment	I-Device
,	O
which	O
exists	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
storyline	O
from	O
the	O
Sword	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Online	I-Application
anime	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollow	B-Application
Fragment	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
midway	O
through	O
the	O
anime	O
first	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Kirito	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
titular	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
MMORPG	B-Protocol
where	O
dying	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
lead	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
high	O
definition	O
recompilation	O
of	O
Sword	B-Device
Art	I-Device
Online	I-Device
:	I-Device
Infinity	I-Device
Moment	I-Device
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
all	O
content	O
of	O
"	O
Floor	O
Clearing	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
unexplored	O
"	O
Hollow	O
Area	O
"	O
of	O
Aincrad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
Sword	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Online	I-Application
excellent	O
combat	O
is	O
marred	O
by	O
a	O
juvenile	O
romance	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
horrible	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
Universe	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Sword	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Online	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hollow	I-Application
Fragment	I-Application
will	O
only	O
offer	O
the	O
most	O
enjoyment	O
to	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
that	O
are	O
willing	O
to	O
slog	O
through	O
the	O
uninspired	O
,	O
tedious	O
gameplay	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
ample	O
fan	O
service	O
on	O
offer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
rated	O
Hollow	B-Application
Fragment	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
1.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
game	O
...	O
the	O
most	O
debased	O
,	O
pandering	O
garbage	O
Japan	O
has	O
to	O
offer	O
...	O
(	O
a	O
)	O
rushed	O
,	O
broken	O
,	O
and	O
imbecilic	O
excuse	O
for	O
software	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
awful	O
story	O
,	O
tedious	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
inexcusable	O
translation.	O
"	O
</s>
