is a Japanese

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developed by

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with collaboration from GCREST and published in North America and the PAL regions by

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. Certain aspects of the western release have been edited and some mini-games have been disabled. A sequel titled ''Mugen Souls Z'' was released on April 25, 2013. On November 21, 2022, Eastasiasoft in collaboration from Compile Heart announced that ''Mugen Souls'' will come to the

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during Spring 2023, with all of the content uncensored.

Plot

The main protagonist of ''Mugen Souls'', Chou-Chou, plans to conquer the universe by subjugating the seven worlds it comprises, as she thinks the planets look pretty. Traveling from world to world with her trusty companion Altis, and loyal peon Ryuto, Chou-Chou aims to turn the heroes and demon lords of each world into her 'peons' (servants), saving the world from conflict in the process.

Gameplay

Gameplay revolves around exploration and turn-based, open-field combat (same as '' Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2'' gameplay), and the game also includes mini games and customization.

Reception

The game was met with mixed reviews. It holds a score of 55/100 on

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Sequel

''Mugen Souls Z'' is the sequel to ''Mugen Souls'', released in Japan on 25 April 2013, North America on 20 May 2014 and Europe on 23 May 2014 for the

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. The protagonist is Syrma, a goddess aiming to stop an awkward ancient threat. Gameplay aspects include level caps of 9,999, large mecha, and billion-point damage.2014-04-01
Mugen Souls Z screenshots
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External links

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2012 video games Compile Heart games Ghostlight games Idea Factory franchises Nippon Ichi Software games PlayStation 3 games Role-playing video games Single-player video games Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring female protagonists Video games scored by Tenpei Sato Windows games