SAO Games 1/2 - Sword Art Online
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Summary
Sword Art Online is a cross-media project that has been reimagined as games, too. At the stage event at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2011, it was declared that SAO and Accel World light novel series would get anime and game adaptations.
The first SAO game came out in 2013. As of February 2020, there are over ten games, with the core ones published and distributed by Bandai Namco and cover many gaming platforms including PC (Windows), PlayStation Portable, and the others also included Android and many more.
Main Games
| - | Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment |
|---|---|
| Japanese Title | ソードアート・オンライン -インフィニティ・モーメント- |
| Developer | Aquria |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Games |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
| Released | JP: March 14, 2013 |
| 0-week Sales | 138,180 copies (weekly chart top) |
In the story of the Infinity Moment, after Heathcliff is defeated, a software glitch prevents Kirito and everyone else leaving nevertheless. Furthermore, Leafa, Sinon, and other players from other full-dive MMOs end up in the game too. The game assumes the player has read or watched the original series.
The gameplay includes a simulated single-player MMO (or 4-player via ad hoc), as well as visual novel elements. True to the game world, there are no save/log-out points apart from the loading screen checkpoints.
| - | Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment |
|---|---|
| Japanese Title | ソードアート・オンライン －ホロウ・フラグメント－ |
| Developer | Aquria |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Games |
| Platform | PlayStation Vita |
| Released | JP: April 14, 2014; Asia: May 29,2014; NA: August 19, 2014; EU/AU: August 20, 2014 |
| 0-week Sales | 145,029 (weekly chart top) |
| Platform | PlayStation 4 |
| Released | NA: July 28, 2015; EU: August 4, 2015; JP: November 19, 2015 |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Released | WW: August 21, 2018 |
Hollow Fragment is an expansion and high-definition recompilation of Infinity Moment that includes all content of "Floor Clearing" and a new "Hollow Area" of Aincrad to check out.
A patch improves on the gameplay and adds 30 hours of playing time while raising the level cap, and there is a costume DLC.
| - | Sword Art Online: Lost Song |
|---|---|
| Japanese Title | ソードアート・オンライン －ロスト・ソング－ |
| Developer | Artdink |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Platform | PlayStation 3; PlayStation Vita |
| Released | JP: March 26, 2015; PAL: November 13, 2015; NA: November 17, 2015 |
| Platform | PlayStation 4 |
| Released | JP: November 19, 2015 |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Released | WW: November 13, 2018 |
| 0-week Sales | 55,090 (PS3); 139,298 (PSVita) |
An open-world action RPG and a sequel to Hollow Fragment, although developed by Artdink. The player can choose to play as someone other than Kirito, although the story does not change, and the battles are rebalanced.
Plot wise, the game is set with a non-canon development at the point where the Gun Gale Online arc begins, within ALfheim Online, introducing freeflight and magic. There Kirito competes with the Shamrock guild to clear ALO's expansion first.
| - | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization |
|---|---|
| Japanese Title | ソードアート・オンライン -ホロウ・リアリゼーション- |
| Developer | Aquria |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Platform | PlayStation 4; PlayStation Vita |
| Released | JP: March 26, 2015; PAL: November 13, 2015; NA: November 17, 2015 |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Released | WW: October 27, 2017 |
| Platform | Nintendo Switch |
| Released | JP: April 25, 2019; WW: May 24, 2019 |
Hollow Realization is a sequel to Lost Song, again developed by Aquria. It introduces a system of bonds with the companions chosen out of the 300 NPCs, and features online multiplayer.
Other Games
| - | Sword Art Online: End World |
|---|---|
| Publishers | GREE, Bandai Namco |
| Platform | Smartphones, feature phones |
| Released | JP: February 28, 2017 |
| Reg.users | over 1M |
| Discontinued | September 2017 |
A freemium gacha.
| - | Sword Art Online: Code Register |
|---|---|
| Alias | Sword Art Online: Code Resister |
| Developer | Bandai Namco |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Corporation |
| Platform | Android, iOS |
| Released | JP: November 28, 2014 |
| Reg.users | over 3M |
A freemium RPG, had crossover events with Tales of Link and .hack New World. The alias is likely due to a mistransliteration.
| - | Sword Art Online: Progress Link |
|---|---|
| Platform | Mobage browser game platform for smartphones |
| Released | February 10, 2015. |
| Terminated | July 29, 2016 |
| - | Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax |
|---|---|
| Publisher | SEGA |
A fighting game with Dengeki Bunko characters, including several from SAO.
References
- Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2011 - Dengeki Online
- Progress Link - Crunchyroll
- Sword Art Online - Wikipedia