<s>
Wild	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
its	O
EA	O
Originals	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
eight	O
different	O
weapon	O
types	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
wagasa	O
and	O
katana	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
to	O
form	O
larger	O
machines	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
bulwark	B-Application
that	O
blocks	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
director	O
Kotaro	O
Hirata	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
learned	O
from	O
their	O
experience	O
developing	O
the	O
Toukiden	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
intended	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
modern	O
Japanese	O
monster-hunting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
Wild	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
an	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Toukiden	B-Application
series	O
because	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
distinct	O
presentation	O
and	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirata	O
,	O
mentioned	O
in	O
an	O
Interview	O
with	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
that	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
had	O
become	O
a	O
pillar	O
franchise	O
for	O
Omega	O
Force	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
with	O
Wild	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
they	O
hoped	O
to	O
have	O
another	O
strong	O
pillar	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
published	O
under	O
its	O
EA	O
Originals	O
label	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
released	O
smaller	O
,	O
independent	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
and	O
Unravel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Wild	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
26,905	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
