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Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)

A 2010 RPG satirizing the seventh-generation console war.

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It allegorizes the seventh-generation console war among the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii.[1] Idea Factory developed and Compile Heart published the 2010 role-playing game Hyperdimension Neptunia, which was released exclusively for Sony's PlayStation 3.[1] The game's reception was favorable in Japan, but according to Metacritic, Eurogamer, GameSpot, and IGN, it was poorly received in the West.[2][3]

Making and release

The game's name derives from the cancelled Sega Neptune console, which would have combined the Sega Mega Drive and 32X.[4] NIS America published the game in North America, and Tecmo Koei published it in Europe.[1] A full remake titled Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 was developed by Felistella for PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows.[2][5] At the Game Developers Conference 2010 in March 2010, Hyperdimension Neptunia was demonstrated during a private event.[6]

The remake eliminated the original "Terraportation" system for traveling between continents, replacing it with a world map screen like the one in Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, and its dungeon maps were designed in a style similar to Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory.[7] Idea Factory International managed the Western localization of Re;Birth1, which came out in North America on August 26, 2014, and in European territories the next day.[8]

What the cited sources add

Brian Ashcraft's Kotaku article describes the game's setting as a fictional world called "Game Industry" split into four worlds with four goddesses: Purple Heart, Green Heart, Black Heart, and White Heart.[9] Ashcraft notes that most of the game is spent hyping battle scenes that end up being overblown letdowns.[9] Eurogamer gave the original a 2/10, calling it "a sexist, senseless, and ultimately stupid cultural curio"[3] The Re;Birth1 remake sold 31,811 physical retail copies in its first week in Japan and received a Famitsu score of 33/40.[10]

The original version for PlayStation 3 earned a Metacritic aggregate score of 45 out of 100, based on 31 critic reviews.[3]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brian Ashcraft, "A Japanese Game With Goddesses About...The Game Industry?", Kotaku, April 9, 2010 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sato, "Summon Night Developers Talk About Developing The Neptunia Remake", SiliconEra, 16 August 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Hyperdimension Neptunia for PlayStation 3 Reviews", Metacritic; Parkin, "Hyperdimension Neptunia Review", Eurogamer, March 8, 2011; GameSpot Staff, "Hyperdimension Neptunia Review", GameSpot, March 1, 2011; Devries, "Hyperdimension Neptunia Review", IGN, February 24, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Hyperdimension Neptunia's Creator Dreams of a Fighting Game", kotaku.com, 2012-09-28 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 2014-08-07, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Interview – Sex, Vita, and Localization , PlayStation LifeStyle (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Spencer, "Neptune: Compile Heart's Moe Console Wars RPG", Siliconera, April 7, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 2014-08-01, How Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1′s Story And Localization Changed, Siliconera; 2014-07-30, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 Q&A , Tech-Gaming (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mike Mahardy, "Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth 1 Release Date Announced", IGN, 24 June 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Brian Ashcraft, "A Japanese Game With Goddesses About...The Game Industry?", Kotaku, April 9, 2010. facts only, no text reused. kotaku.com
  10. Wikipedia, "Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 2013-11-06, Media Create Sales: 10/28/13 – 11/3/13 , Gematsu; 2013-10-23, Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1299 , Gematsu (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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