Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
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Cover art, featuring Monokuma (bottom), and silhouettes of Komaru (left) and Toko (right)
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| Developer(s) | Spike Chunsoft |
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| Director(s) | Shun Sasaki |
| Producer(s) | Yoshinori Terasawa Yuuichiro Saito |
| Writer(s) | Kazutaka Kodaka |
| Composer(s) | Masafumi Takada |
| Series | Danganronpa |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
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PlayStation Vita Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Metacritic | 72/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 6.5/10 |
| Famitsu | 35/40 |
| Game Informer | 5.5/10 |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
| Hardcore Gamer | 4/5 |
| VentureBeat | 85/100 |
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Japanese: 絶対絶望少女 ダンガンロンパ Another Episode Hepburn: Zettai Zetsubō Shōjo: Danganronpa Another Episode?) is an action-adventure video game developed by Spike Chunsoft for PlayStation Vita. The game is a spin-off of the Danganronpa series of visual novel games, set between the events of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. The game was released in Japan on September 25, 2014 and was released by NIS America in North America on September 1, 2015, in Europe on September 4, 2015, and in Australia on September 10, 2015. The game will be ported to Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in 2017.
Unlike the visual novel gameplay of the previous games, Ultra Despair Girls is a third-person adventure game with horror elements, in which players control Komaru Naegi as she tries to survive in a city overrun by Monokuma robots. Komaru is armed with a megaphone-shaped Hacking Gun that can use various types of Truth Bullet, which are unlocked as the game progresses. Using the Hacking Gun, Komaru can perform various actions, such as attacking enemies, taking control of them, activating certain machinery, or scanning the environment for clues or hidden items. During the course of the game, Komaru is also assisted by the first game's Toko Fukawa, who uses a stun gun to switch over to her split personality, the serial killer Genocide Jack. When the stun gun is charged up, players can temporarily take control of Jack, who can attack with razor sharp scissors. Attacking enemies fills up the "Scissor Fever" gauge, allowing Jack to perform special attacks to instantly defeat multiple enemies. Monocoins earned from defeating enemies can be used to purchase upgrades for both Komaru's Hacking Gun and Jack's scissors, and various skills can be unlocked and equipped, such as extended health. The game features three difficulty settings, with harder difficulties containing less ammunition and fewer opportunities to use Jack's assistance.
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