The trio of goddesses in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series represent Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft products, all vying for dominion over the world of Gamindustri. It's an exciting (albeit contrived) setup for a quirky JRPG, with plenty of moe female characters in skintight outfits, mixed with an...

Plenty of quests to do; Cheery visuals and anime aesthetic; Some intriguing combat animations

Bland combat and errands to run; Extraneous; bloated dialogue in areas; Plodding narrative

Drew dives back into the world of Hyperdimension Neptunia to find out how the third game stacks up.

+ Funny dialog; + Decent story; + Quick leveling system

Overly simple battle system; Reused mechanics and assets; Boss fights are tiresome

A double-edged sword Sadly, the developers seem cognizant of the game's issues. Characters frequently break the fourth wall and sometimes in doing so will acknowledge the title's less than stellar qualities.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory is one of those games that has to fight an uphill battle with every preconceived notion its boxart of a scantily clad anime girl and pedigree as an obscure JRPG series brings to mind.

If I wanted hours of awkward text I'd read a steamy novel.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory is not a game for everyone, nor is it a game for RPG fans in general. Instead of catering to a large audience, Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory offers a very niche experience for fans of the series, or other offbeat JRPGs.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory is the third game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series from Compile Heart. Like its predecessors, the new installment takes place in the world of Gamindustri. As the name suggests, Gamindustri parodies the real gaming industry that we know and love.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory is a comedic and almost teenage-like anime RPG with a touch of T&A for the PlayStation 3 that unfortunately suffers from dated graphics and gameplay.

Those crazy personified console girls are back but this time around it's time for some time travel. Technically it's a parallel universe but consider for a moment that you're in a world where Lowee (Nintendo) is the only nation and the Planeptune (Sega), Lastation (Sony), and Leanbox (Microsoft)...

By the third trip into the world of Gamindustri, the dimension where major consoles and a few key game developers are represented by fighting girls, a formula has been well established: New villains appear to threaten the status quo, and a group of consoles learn to be friends and work together in...

The finale video taking the characters through a brief history of video games

Stumbling without warning into one (of many) dungeons full of one-hit-kill enemies