Development
Ahead of Koei Tecmo's presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2024, the game was teased as New Venus Vacation Project. [5] On September 27, 2024, Venus Vacation Prism was officially announced by producer Yasunori Sakuda accompanied by voice actress Minami Tsuda. [6] During the presentation, a teaser trailer showing Misaki (voiced by Tsuda) was shown. [7] Similar to recent Dead or Alive Xtreme games, it was confirmed that Venus Vacation Prism would release only in Asia. However, non-Japanese copies would have multilingual subtitles. The cast would feature six interactable characters with the remaining five being unveiled with weekly teaser trailers throughout October 2024. [8] [9]
On November 1, 2024, the game's first trailer was shown confirming the final cast and an initial release date of March 6, 2025. The game's pre-order bonuses, deluxe and collector's editions were also unveiled. [10] [11] In a series of interviews given by Sakuda, he revealed that development had started in January 2024 and that the team was composed of veterans from the Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation team as well as new members. [12] They considered making Venus Vacation Prism a VR game but ultimately decided against it to deliver the highest visual fidelity possible. [13] To achieve this, the game was developed using the latest Koei Tecmo's in-house engine called "Katana Engine". [14] Finally, Venus Vacation Prism would not have character downloadable content since adding new storylines would be difficult within the established narrative shared by the existing cast. [15]
On January 22, 2025, a second trailer debuted at Taipei Game Show 2025 showing alternative hairstyles and new minigames. The release date was pushed back 3 weeks to March 27, 2025 citing the addition of more episodes and quality improvements. [16] Additional details were given for the deluxe edition DLC which would feature a collaboration episode with outfits designed by illustrator Yom. [17] A third trailer was unveiled during a pre-release stream along with an official FAQ covering the technical differences between versions. [18]
Reception
OpenCritic reported a top critic average score of 71% across all platforms, with 60% of critics recommending the game. [19] Famitsu magazine awarded Venus Vacation Prism a score of 32/40 based on four reviews (6/9/8/9). [20]
During its first week of sales in Japan, Venus Vacation Prism sold 9,568 physical units on PlayStation 5 [23] and 2,812 on PlayStation 4, [24] resulting in total physical sales of 12,380 units. On an interview with Famitsu, producer Yasunori Sakuda commented that the game was a financial success for the most part but couldn't comment on plans for further DLC or a sequel. [25]
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