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Muv-Luv Alternative

"A destiny tossed about, in an insane world--- A flame of life blazing forth, in a dying world--- And now, one more future that is spun--- This is the alternative ending unable to be told before: A very great…

92 24 February 2006

Muv-Luv Alternative is a visual novel developed by âge, released 24 February 2006 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Muv-Luv Alternative is

Muv-Luv Alternative is a visual novel game developed by âge and released in 2006. It was published by 5pb.. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on rUGP.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Alternative, Shirogane Takeru wakes up three years after the end of Unlimited to find himself back in his room. Although he first thinks that everything that had happened to him was a dream, he soon feels that something is wrong, and leaves the house to find that he has been sent back in time to the beginning of the events in Unlimited. Unwilling to accept something like Alternative V, he decides to help Professor Kozuki to complete Alternative IV and save mankind.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama, romance, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 19 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Muv-Luv Alternative holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 96% of the 314 rated visual novel games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 27 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GB RAM and 1024x768. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Muv-Luv Alternative launched on 24 February 2006, within three weeks of Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Muv-Luv Alternative — frequently asked questions

When did Muv-Luv Alternative come out?
Muv-Luv Alternative was released on 24 February 2006 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Muv-Luv Alternative?
At minimum, Muv-Luv Alternative needs 2 GB RAM, 1024x768 graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Muv-Luv Alternative?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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