Criminal Girls: Invite Only
Developer(s)Imageepoch
Publisher(s)Nippon Ichi Software
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePSP
  • JP: November 18, 2010
PlayStation Vita
  • JP: November 28, 2013
  • NA: February 3, 2015
  • EU: February 6, 2015
Windows
January 11, 2017
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Criminal Girls: Invite Only[a] is a role-playing video game developed by Imageepoch and published by Nippon Ichi Software. It was originally released as Criminal Girls[b] on November 18, 2010 for PlayStation Portable, in Japan only. An enhanced port for PlayStation Vita was released in Japan on November 28, 2013, and the rest of the world in February 2015,[1] and for Steam on January 11, 2017.[2] The "unabashedly risqué Japanese game" was controversially censored for its Western release, by "stripping the sound and obscuring the action".[3]

Plot

The main character is sent to hell and tasked with rehabilitating seven girls.

Gameplay

Gameplay involves a lot of dungeon crawling and other RPG elements.

Reception

The PlayStation Vita and PC versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][1] GameSpot thought the combat was let down by the "tedious design" and "perverse activities".[8] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out 40 for the PSP version,[7] and 29 out of 40 for the PlayStation Vita version.[6]

Legacy

A sequel entitled Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors was released in Japan on November 26, 2015, and in the rest of the world in 2016.

Notes

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Criminal Girls: Invitation (クリミナルガールズ INVITATION, Kuriminaru Gāruzu INVITATION)
  2. ^ Kuriminaru Gāruzu (クリミナルガールズ)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Criminal Girls: Invite Only for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Criminal Girls: Invite Only for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Fahey, Mike (February 8, 2015). "With Censorship This Inane, Criminal Girls Should Have Stayed In Japan (NSFW)". Kotaku Australia. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Oertel, Mathias (February 11, 2015). "Test: Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Vincent, Brittany (March 7, 2015). "Review: Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "クリミナルガールズ INVITATION". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "クリミナルガールズ". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Renaudin, Josiah (February 13, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review (Vita)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  9. ^ Splechta, Mike (February 2, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review (PS Vita)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  10. ^ Estrada, Marcus (February 2, 2015). "Review: Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Russell, Danny (February 16, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  12. ^ Growcott, Mat (February 3, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review". Push Square. Gamer Network. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  13. ^ Fuller, Alex (February 16, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only - Review (PS Vita)". RPGamer. CraveOnline. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  14. ^ Tucker, John (February 14, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  15. ^ Brown, Lewis (February 19, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review (PS Vita)". The Digital Fix. Network N. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  16. ^ Kamen, Matt (February 9, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only review - tasteless and terrible (PS Vita)". The Observer. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

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