Hyperdimension Neptunia is a video game of role developed by Japanese companies Compile Heart and Idea Factory and edits on PlayStation 3 in 2010. In July, 2013 it was released on Japanese television anime, known as Choujigen Game Neptune: The Animation.
The game takes place in the world Gamindustri. This world is divided into four different regions (Planeptune, Leanbox, Lastation and Lowe) that are in turn protected by four dee. The player controls Neptune, a goddess who must defend the world from the attacks of mavagia goddess Arfoire. To do this, Neptune must seek Histoire, the book that contains the secrets of the world.
Hyperdimension Neptunia Characters:
Neptune (Purple Heart)
She is the goddess of Planeptune (representing the Sega Neptune). She has a childish personality and lots of energy, and likes to jump headfirst into danger. However, her personality completely changes once she transforms into Purple Heart, taking on a much more serious and mature character. Her dungeon ability is Hammer Crush, which allows Neptune to destroy breakable obstacles. Her default weapon is a sword, and uses a gun for her Gun command.
Noire (Black Heart)
She is the goddess of Lastation (representing the PlayStation 3), who has a very individual personality and likes to perform things by herself in her own time, yet is quite forgiving and fair. She initially has a strained relationship with Neptune, who acts as her rival.
Vert (Green Heart)
She is the goddess of Leanbox (representing the Xbox 360), who is quite intelligent, but overestimates her strength, and is less informed about Arfoire's monsters compared to the others. She displays signs of arrogance, and has a rivalry with Blanc, partly due to Vert's large breast size.
Blanc (White Heart)
She is the goddess of Lowee (representing the Wii), who tends to get very loud and angry quite easily despite her harmless appearance. Her short temper is matched by her foul mouth, which can easily be demonstrated in almost any conversation involving her. She is flat-chested, and easily gets frustrated when reminded so.
Compa
She has a shy personality, however will do anything to help Neptune. She occasionally makes allusions to medical conditions. Her dungeon ability is Monster Call, which can summon bosses at certain points. Her default weapon is a giant syringe, which acts as a sword and a gun. Her name is derived from Compile Heart, the company who developed the game.
IF (Iffy, Ai-chan in Japanese)
She is a guild member, and joins Neptune's party after they bump into her during their second dungeon excursion. She is a headstrong character, and likes to accomplish the important things first. She's also very attached to reality, though she will break the fourth wall when she gets too angry. Her dungeon ability is Treasure Search, which reveals hidden treasure chests within a given area. Her default weapons are a set of claws, and she also carries a gun for her Gun command. Her name is derived from the initials for Idea Factory, the parent company of Compile Heart.
Histoire (Histy)
She assists the player by providing the tutorial, during the first dungeon. In the sequel, she becomes the Oracle of Planeptune and serves as CPU in Neptune's place.
Nisa
She has large blue hair and sports a red scarf, in a similar fashion to a prinny, and her hair is tied back into a ponytail with a hair clip resembling the NIS logo. Her English localization name is derived from NIS America, the distributing company of the game, and Nippon Ichi in the Japanese version, referring to Nippon Ichi Software. She is playable via a purchasable DLC ticket on the PlayStation Network.
Gust
She travels the world to become a master alchemist, since she wasn't very good at the art when she was young. She has a remarkable love for money, but knows how to handle it. Her name is derived from Gust Corporation, who releases their games under the NIS America label. Her outfit resembles that of a character in the Atelier series produced by Gust; she also claims to hail from Salburg, a location within the Atelier universe. She is playable via a purchasable DLC ticket on the PlayStation Network.
Arfoire
She wears black and purple gothic style clothes, along with a hat carrying a thorned rose, and has purple hair. She was formerly acquainted with Histoire, until Arfoire turned against her when they split Gameindustri into four parts. Her English localization name is based off the R4, a Nintendo DS game card which allows the owner to play pirated games. In the Japanese version of the game her name is Magiquone, which refers to magicom (magic computer), a Japanese umbrella term for devices that enable piracy on game consoles.
5pb.
In the sequel, she appears as a big pop star in Leanbox, who performs concerts to keep people from converting to ASIC. Her real name is Lyrica, and is very shy to people while offstage. She wears the 5pb. Records logo on her necklace. Because nao speaks Japanese, her in-game events come in English subtitles only within the localized version.
Plutia (Iris Heart)/Pururut
She is the goddess of Planeptune within the V dimension, and is based on the Mega Drive. Lazy and always tired like Neptune, Plutia is calm, friendly and nice, and values friendship. Her personality completely changes when she transforms into Iris Heart, becoming sadistic and cold.
Nepgear (Purple Sister)
She has a caring personality, and is adept at handling technology. She represents the Game Gear.
Uni (Black Sister)
She has a deep friendship with Nepgear within the anime. She represents the PlayStation Portable.
Ram (White Sister)
First appearing in Mk2, she is one of the younger sisters of Blanc, who is more talkative and bold than her twin sister Rom. Ram and Rom represent the Nintendo DS.
Rom (White Sister)
First appearing in Mk2, she is one of the younger sisters of Blanc, who is more shy and timid than her twin sister Ram.
Peashy (Yellow Heart)/Pish
She is an infant with strong physical strength, and an artificial goddess. During the anime, she has a teary rollercoaster relationship with Neptune. She represents the PC Engine.
Abness
Self-professed "protector of little girls worldwide", within the anime she acts as a reporter who aims to uncover stories relating to little girls.
Rei Ryghts/Rei Kiseijyo
Originally taking the guise of an anti-goddess activist, she reveals herself as the final antagonist towards the end of the anime, being in reality the goddess of the former nation of Tari, a reference to the Atari 2600. Her plans to destroy the world are thwarted by the protagonists.
Linda
An antagonist who kidnaps Ram and Rom within the anime.
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The battles in the game take place in an environment in 3D and are based on a shift system. The game allows the player to customize the appearance of the changed form of Neptune, increasing the parameters when it is in the above form, all the moves and combos for each character can be customized in detail. The player can also invoke the "guardian angels" from various video games of SEGA.
The game takes place in the world Gamindustri. This world is divided into four different regions (Planeptune, Leanbox, Lastation and Lowe) that are in turn protected by four dee. The player controls Neptune, a goddess who must defend the world from the attacks of mavagia goddess Arfoire. To do this, Neptune must seek Histoire, the book that contains the secrets of the world.
Hyperdimension Neptunia Characters:
Neptune (Purple Heart)
She is the goddess of Planeptune (representing the Sega Neptune). She has a childish personality and lots of energy, and likes to jump headfirst into danger. However, her personality completely changes once she transforms into Purple Heart, taking on a much more serious and mature character. Her dungeon ability is Hammer Crush, which allows Neptune to destroy breakable obstacles. Her default weapon is a sword, and uses a gun for her Gun command.
Noire (Black Heart)
She is the goddess of Lastation (representing the PlayStation 3), who has a very individual personality and likes to perform things by herself in her own time, yet is quite forgiving and fair. She initially has a strained relationship with Neptune, who acts as her rival.
Vert (Green Heart)
She is the goddess of Leanbox (representing the Xbox 360), who is quite intelligent, but overestimates her strength, and is less informed about Arfoire's monsters compared to the others. She displays signs of arrogance, and has a rivalry with Blanc, partly due to Vert's large breast size.
Blanc (White Heart)
She is the goddess of Lowee (representing the Wii), who tends to get very loud and angry quite easily despite her harmless appearance. Her short temper is matched by her foul mouth, which can easily be demonstrated in almost any conversation involving her. She is flat-chested, and easily gets frustrated when reminded so.
Compa
She has a shy personality, however will do anything to help Neptune. She occasionally makes allusions to medical conditions. Her dungeon ability is Monster Call, which can summon bosses at certain points. Her default weapon is a giant syringe, which acts as a sword and a gun. Her name is derived from Compile Heart, the company who developed the game.
IF (Iffy, Ai-chan in Japanese)
She is a guild member, and joins Neptune's party after they bump into her during their second dungeon excursion. She is a headstrong character, and likes to accomplish the important things first. She's also very attached to reality, though she will break the fourth wall when she gets too angry. Her dungeon ability is Treasure Search, which reveals hidden treasure chests within a given area. Her default weapons are a set of claws, and she also carries a gun for her Gun command. Her name is derived from the initials for Idea Factory, the parent company of Compile Heart.
Histoire (Histy)
She assists the player by providing the tutorial, during the first dungeon. In the sequel, she becomes the Oracle of Planeptune and serves as CPU in Neptune's place.
Nisa
She has large blue hair and sports a red scarf, in a similar fashion to a prinny, and her hair is tied back into a ponytail with a hair clip resembling the NIS logo. Her English localization name is derived from NIS America, the distributing company of the game, and Nippon Ichi in the Japanese version, referring to Nippon Ichi Software. She is playable via a purchasable DLC ticket on the PlayStation Network.
Gust
She travels the world to become a master alchemist, since she wasn't very good at the art when she was young. She has a remarkable love for money, but knows how to handle it. Her name is derived from Gust Corporation, who releases their games under the NIS America label. Her outfit resembles that of a character in the Atelier series produced by Gust; she also claims to hail from Salburg, a location within the Atelier universe. She is playable via a purchasable DLC ticket on the PlayStation Network.
Arfoire
She wears black and purple gothic style clothes, along with a hat carrying a thorned rose, and has purple hair. She was formerly acquainted with Histoire, until Arfoire turned against her when they split Gameindustri into four parts. Her English localization name is based off the R4, a Nintendo DS game card which allows the owner to play pirated games. In the Japanese version of the game her name is Magiquone, which refers to magicom (magic computer), a Japanese umbrella term for devices that enable piracy on game consoles.
5pb.
In the sequel, she appears as a big pop star in Leanbox, who performs concerts to keep people from converting to ASIC. Her real name is Lyrica, and is very shy to people while offstage. She wears the 5pb. Records logo on her necklace. Because nao speaks Japanese, her in-game events come in English subtitles only within the localized version.
Plutia (Iris Heart)/Pururut
She is the goddess of Planeptune within the V dimension, and is based on the Mega Drive. Lazy and always tired like Neptune, Plutia is calm, friendly and nice, and values friendship. Her personality completely changes when she transforms into Iris Heart, becoming sadistic and cold.
Nepgear (Purple Sister)
She has a caring personality, and is adept at handling technology. She represents the Game Gear.
Uni (Black Sister)
She has a deep friendship with Nepgear within the anime. She represents the PlayStation Portable.
Ram (White Sister)
First appearing in Mk2, she is one of the younger sisters of Blanc, who is more talkative and bold than her twin sister Rom. Ram and Rom represent the Nintendo DS.
Rom (White Sister)
First appearing in Mk2, she is one of the younger sisters of Blanc, who is more shy and timid than her twin sister Ram.
Peashy (Yellow Heart)/Pish
She is an infant with strong physical strength, and an artificial goddess. During the anime, she has a teary rollercoaster relationship with Neptune. She represents the PC Engine.
Abness
Self-professed "protector of little girls worldwide", within the anime she acts as a reporter who aims to uncover stories relating to little girls.
Rei Ryghts/Rei Kiseijyo
Originally taking the guise of an anti-goddess activist, she reveals herself as the final antagonist towards the end of the anime, being in reality the goddess of the former nation of Tari, a reference to the Atari 2600. Her plans to destroy the world are thwarted by the protagonists.
Linda
An antagonist who kidnaps Ram and Rom within the anime.
Choujigen Game Neptune Trailer
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