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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is a Japanese role-playing game and the fourth game based on the Sword Art Online light novel franchise.

69 27 October 2016 ESRB T

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is an adventure developed by Aquria, released 27 October 2016 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.

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What Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is an adventure game developed by Aquria and released in 2016. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. It runs on PhyreEngine. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Sword Art Online series

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is the seventh of 32 entries we hold in the Sword Art Online series. It arrived a year after Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition. The next entry was Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - Deluxe Edition in 2016. Its critic score of 69 is 4 points above the series average of 65. The highest-rated entry is Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream at 75.

See all 32 Sword Art Online games in release order →

How it was received

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization launched on 27 October 2016, within three weeks of Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.

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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization — frequently asked questions

When did Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization come out?
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization was released on 27 October 2016 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
Does Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization have multiplayer?
Yes. Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

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