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Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita • 2016

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Quick resume

Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!

Global score

92/100

Genres

Action, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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    Pros

    • Fun hack and slash gameplay
    • Character customization and fanservice
    • Good pc port with stable performance
    • Humorous and lighthearted tone
    • Multiple playable characters

    Cons

    • Repetitive missions and grind
    • Short and minimal story
    • Limited strategic depth
    • Lack of multiplayer or cooperation
    • Some technical issues on certain hardware

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "Includes AI opponents and multiplayer, but competition is optional and can be disabled for relaxed play at own pace."

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Gameplay centers on controlling a team of characters solo; no multiplayer or cooperative play."

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Missions occur in limited, repeated environments with little new area discovery."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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      "Social interactions are minimal and superficial; focus is on gameplay rather than emotional connections."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Generally lighthearted and humorous gameplay provides relaxation and casual enjoyment."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visual effects, fast combat, and fanservice provide sensory stimulation and excitement."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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