Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment

Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment

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Developer(s) Bandai Namco Games
Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Games
Series Sword Art Online
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
Release date(s) PlayStation Portable
  • JP March 14, 2013
PlayStation Vita
  • JP April 23, 2014
  • NA August 19, 2014
  • PAL August 20, 2014
  • TW/HK/SEA May 29, 2014
Genre(s) Role-playing game
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution Cartridge, digital download

Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment (ソードアート・オンライン -インフィニティ・モーメント- Sōdo Āto Onrain: Infiniti Mōmento) is a video game based on the Sword Art Online light novel series. The game was released in both standard and limited edition box sets in Japan on March 14, 2013 for PlayStation Portable.[1] Its sequel game Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment on PlayStation Vita includes all its content.[2]

Gameplay

The gameplay has many similarities to MMORPGs, though it is not an online game, including the ability to buy and upgrade weapons, go on missions, and fight in a group with other characters.[3]

Plot

The game follows an alternate storyline from the end of the first arc of the original story, in which a glitch causes Kirito and the other players to remain in Sword Art Online despite defeating Heathcliff, and players from other VMMORPGs such as Leafa and Sinon get sucked into the game themselves.[4]

Development

The game was released on March 14, 2013 in Japan for the PlayStation Portable. In June 2014, Bandai Namco released a patch that added a New Game Mode which added additional gameplay after completion of the main storyline.[5] Its sequel game, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, had included all the content of this game in it.

Remake

The game was remade into HD for the PlayStation Vita in the form of Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment.[6]

Reception

The game sold 138,180 physical retail copies within the first week of release in Japan, topping the Japanese software sales charts for that week.[7] By June 2013, it had shipped over 200,000 copies.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sword Art Online Game to Have 3D Date Movie DVD". Anime News Network. 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  2. ↑ "Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment North American Release Will Include Free HD Port of Infinity Moment". Dual Shockers. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment is Tailor-Made for Fans of the Franchise". Kotaku. April 5, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Infinity Moment Takes Everything You Know About Sword Art Online, and Turns It on Its Head". Kotaku. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment Tops 200,000 Units Shipped And Adds New Patch". Siliconera. June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment releasing with Infinity Moment HD remake". Destructoid. April 30, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "This Week In Sales: Kingdom Hearts HD Falls To Sword Art Online". Siliconera. March 20, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

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