Idea Factory International has issued a press release to announce the release date for the English version of their upcoming PlayStation Vita game, Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls. The game, a crossover between the Sega Hard Girls franchise and Idea Factory’s Hyperdimension Neptunia games, will be released on October 18 in North America and October 21 in Europe. It will also be released in both digital and physical form (not just for North America, but also in Europe). You can visit the US website here, and the EU version here for information.
You can read the entire press release from Idea Factory International below, and take a look at the first screenshots from the English version of the game. Worth noting: at this point only the PlayStation Vita version has been officially confirmed (with PlayStation TV compatibility), but a recent change on the ESRB website seems to hint at a future PC version for the game.
LOS ANGELES, CA., August 23, 2016– Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls™ brings the superdimensional war to the PlayStation®Vita system for North America on October 18 and Europe on October 21! It will be available as a digital and a physical release and compatible with the PlayStation®TV. In this RPG adventure, our usual heroine of the Neptunia series, Neptune, is transformed into a motorcycle and now IF, who has always been supporting Neptune from the side, must take main stage! With the help of the Sega Hard Girls, IF must jump, dash, climb, and crawl her way to recover the lost history of the Grand Library. With an intense combat system that allows players to change classes or gain the edge in battle with Fever Time, the journey to save the world Iffy-cially starts!
About the Sega Hard Girls
A collaboration project between ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko and SEGA, the Sega Hard Girls are made up of various Sega consoles, including the Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, and Mega Drive! These anthropomorphized consoles are girls with an array of personalities and spunk, and this time they are teaming up with Neptune and IF for an all-new adventure!Story
Our story begins in the mysterious halls of an ancient library…
The Grand Library holds the history of the world within its shelves. Legend says that if one was to tamper with the books kept there, the past itself could be completely rewritten…
A daring adventurer known as IF discovered the location of this revered library and finally crossed its threshold. Little did she know, a disaster of historical proportions was about to occur before her very eyes. Books began to vanish from the library’s shelves; the history of the world was disappearing before her and the reasons for this occurrence were shrouded in mystery.IF sets out on a journey across time to uncover the truth! Will she be able to work together with both the Sega Hard Girls and Goddesses to recover the lost history? Will they really be able to save the world?
Key Features
A History of SEGA to Love!
Introducing Sega Hatsumi, Dream Cast, Sega Saturn, Game Gear, Mega Drive! Familiar faces Neptune, IF, Nepgear, Plutia, and Uzume return as playable characters!
Be Anything You Want!
Change classes to switch up stats to customize your team! There are also special skills only specific classes can use!
IF is Her Own Stuntman!
Maneuver through treacherous dungeon terrains with various actions like jump, dash, climb, crawl, to reach items or special rewards, and even destroy objects to clear the path ahead!
Fever Time!
Jump to obtain the rainbow gem and unleash Fever Time! This reduces enemy turns during battle, enables HDD form, and raises stats by 10% to give you the advantage!©