Criminal Girls: Invite Only

Last updated
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]

Contents

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)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nippon Ichi Software</span> Japanese video game developer and publisher

Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. The company was founded in 1991 and has developed several role-playing video games, most notably the Disgaea and Marl Kingdom series. Its mascot is the penguin-like Disgaea character Prinny.

The Tokyo Girls Collection, sometimes abbreviated as TGC, is a semiannual fashion festival launched in 2005. It is mainly held near Tokyo area and some local cities such as Kitakyushu, Nagoya and Okinawa. The fashion event showcases the seasons fashionable streetwear by domestic brands. It was founded by Fumitaro Ohama.

<i>Girls Garden</i> 1985 action game

Girl's Garden is an action game developed and published by Sega for the SG-1000 console in 1985. The game follows a girl as she gathers flowers to win the love of a boy. It was the debut work of Sega programmers Yuji Naka and Hiroshi Kawaguchi. Naka went on to co-create the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Kawaguchi would later compose music for popular Sega arcade games.

<i>Aiyoku no Eustia</i> 2011 adult visual novel video game

Aiyoku no Eustia is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August for Windows and was released on April 28, 2011. Aiyoku no Eustia is August's eighth game, preceded by Fortune Arterial and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Moonlight Cradle. It was planned to be released on March 25, but the schedule was changed due to the Great East Japan earthquake. An enhanced port for the PlayStation Vita titled Aiyoku no Eustia: Angel's Blessing was released on June 26, 2014. The game was released exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on June 23, 2022. Two manga volumes based on Aiyoku no Eustia were published by Kadokawa Shoten. Novels, comic anthologies and drama CD's have also been released.

<i>Girls und Panzer</i> Japanese animated series

Girls und Panzer, abbreviated as GuP or Garupan(ガルパン), is a Japanese franchise created by Actas which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Up Up Girls Kakko Kari</span> Japanese female idol group

Up Up Girls kakko Kari is a Japanese female idol group. The group was formerly named Up-Front Girls kakko Kari. The name of the group is abbreviated Apuga (アプガ) or Appu Appu (アップアップ).

<i>Freedom Wars</i> 2014 video game

Freedom Wars is a 2014 action role-playing video game developed by Dimps and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Vita. Set in the distant future where the majority of humankind is imprisoned in penal city-states known as Panopticons which wage war against one another, the game involves players cooperating to fight enemies and contribute towards their Panopticon. The game was one of the most successful first-party PlayStation Vita titles in Japan, achieving the second highest all-time opening sales for Vita software sold there.

<i>Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls</i> 2014 video game

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is an action-adventure video game developed by Spike Chunsoft for PlayStation Vita. The game is the first 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 was released on PlayStation 4 and Windows worldwide in June 2017.

<i>Sega Hard Girls</i> Japanese multimedia project

Sega Hard Girls is a Japanese multimedia project produced as a collaboration between ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint and video game company Sega. The project re-imagines various Sega video game consoles as anthropomorphized goddesses who appear all over modern Japan. The project has inspired a light novel series written by Tōru Shiwasu with illustrations by Kei, which was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine between 2013 and 2014, and an anime television series adaptation titled Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls by TMS Entertainment, which aired in Japan between October and December 2014. A crossover video game with Idea Factory's Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise, Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls, was released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan in November 2015, and in North America and Europe in October 2016.

<i>Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth</i> 2015 video game

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is a role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment that was released in Japan on March 12, 2015 for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. Part of the Digimon franchise, the game is the fifth installment in the Digimon Story series, following 2011's Super Xros Wars, and the first to be released on home consoles. The game would be released in North America on February 2, 2016, becoming the first installment of the Digimon Story series to be released in North America since 2007's Digimon World Dawn and Dusk, and the first to be released under its original title.

<i>Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Trees Woe and the Blight Below</i> 2015 video game

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below is a hack and slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Square Enix. It was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan in February 2015, and in North America, Australia and Europe only for PlayStation 4 in October 2015. It was later released for Microsoft Windows in December 2015. The game received generally positive reviews, with a sequel Dragon Quest Heroes II being released in Japan during May 2016. Dragon Quest Heroes would later be released with the sequel in a compilation for Nintendo Switch in Japan.

<i>Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book</i> 2015 video game

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is a 2015 Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita (digital-only) and Microsoft Windows. It is the 17th main game in the Atelier series and the first game of the Mysterious storyline, as well as the debut of Koei Tecmo taking over publishing rights for Western regions in place of NIS America. The enhanced version of the game titled Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and the Nintendo Switch on April 22, 2021.

<i>Dragon Quest Builders</i> 2016 video game

Dragon Quest Builders is a 2016 sandbox action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Android iOS, and Microsoft Windows and published by Nintendo for Nintendo Switch.

<i>Miracle Girls Festival</i> 2015 video game

Miracle Girls Festival is a crossover rhythm game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation Vita. It was released in Japan on December 17, 2015.

Seiko Yoshida is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Mausu Promotion.

<i>Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate</i> 2010 roguelike video game

Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate is a roguelike role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft. It is the fifth main entry in the Shiren the Wanderer series, which is a subset of the larger Mystery Dungeon series. It was originally released for the Nintendo DS in 2010 in Japan.

<i>Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hackers Memory</i> 2017 role-playing video game

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory is a role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. It is the follow-up to 2015's Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, part of the Digimon Story series, and based on the larger Digimon franchise. The game shares elements and locations from its predecessor, while featuring a new story set during its events.

Miku Itō is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Style Cube. Her major voice roles include Nanako Usami in Locodol, Ann Akagi in Action Heroine Cheer Fruits, Kokoro Tsurumaki in BanG Dream!, Miku Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, and Hougetsu Shimamura in Adachi and Shimamura.

<i>Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors</i> 2015 video game

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors, known in Japan as simply Criminal Girls 2, is a role-playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software for PlayStation Vita in 2015-2016. It is the sequel to the 2010 PlayStation Portable video game Criminal Girls.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Criminal Girls: Invite Only crtitic reviews (PS Vita)". Metacritic . Fandom. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Criminal Girls: Invite Only critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  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. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ Vincent, Brittany (March 7, 2015). "Review: Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". Destructoid . Gamurs. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "クリミナルガールズ INVITATION". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "クリミナルガールズ". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Renaudin, Josiah (February 13, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review (Vita)". GameSpot . Fandom. 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. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ Russell, Danny (February 16, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only". Pocket Gamer . Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ Growcott, Mat (February 3, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review". Push Square. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ Fuller, Alex (February 16, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only - Review (PS Vita)". RPGamer. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ Tucker, John (February 14, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ Brown, Lewis (February 19, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review (PS Vita)". The Digital Fix. Poisonous Monkey Ltd. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  16. ↑ Kamen, Matt (February 9, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only review - tasteless and terrible (PS Vita)". The Observer . Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.