Idea Factory International has announced that the latest game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series – Megadimension Neptunia VII – will be released in Europe and North America in early 2016, exclusively for PlayStation 4.

Megadimension Neptunia VII will be the first Hyperdimension Neptunia game to be released on the PS4 (physical and digital via PSN), and it will feature new characters, new worlds, new transformations, updated battle system, and a new dungeon minigame. Below is the game’s story, key features, and Japanese screenshots that were provided by Idea Factory International.

Story
G.C. 2015— Gamindustri has entered a precarious season known as the CPU Shift Period. During this time of social unrest, deprecating rumours about the CPUs have begun to saturate Gamindustri. Neptune and the others worry the citizens will soon call for new leaders to replace the them and that their rule will end.

In these critical moments for Planeptune, Neptune and Nepgear mysteriously disappear. Their destination: a divergent world, nearing its catastrophic end, called the Zero Dimension. They encounter the last remaining CPU of this world, Uzume Tennouboshi, who is desperately waging a lonely battle against a colossal evil known as the Dark CPU.

Will Neptune and Nepgear be able to work together with Uzume in order to save Zero Dimension from tragedy? So begins a new adventure for Neptune…

Key Features

• New Battle Features Characters can link up for stronger attacks, “Parts Break” allows you to split enemies into pieces to lower their stats and disable special attacks, and “Giant Battles” impose limits that will challenge the strategist in you!
• NEXT mode A second transformation is now available! You can break those big baddies into bits with NEXT mode, which features new special skills and a new costume for the CPUs!
• Three Worlds, Three Stories Three different story modes! With new CPUs and characters at your side, you must fight through three dimensions to save Gamindustri!
• New Dungeon Minigame! An homage to the classic “Spelunker,” you receive special items when you clear this dungeon under the time limit!

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For more information on Megadimension Neptunia VII, visit http://ideafintl.com/nep-v2/.