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Muv-Luv

Muv-Luv is a Japanese visual novel originally released as an adult game and the first game in the Muv-Luv franchise. Subsequent releases of the games were with the adult content removed. The game consists of…

79 27 October 2011

Muv-Luv is a visual novel developed by âge, released 27 October 2011 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Muv-Luv is

Muv-Luv is a visual novel game developed by âge and released in 2011. 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

Muv-Luv is a Japanese visual novel developed by âge and originally released as an adult game for Windows on February 28, 2003. Consisting of two parts, Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited, the gameplay in Muv-Luv follows a branching plot line, which offers alternate scenarios and courses of interaction, focusing on the differing scenarios of the female main characters. Muv-Luv was followed by a sequel, Muv-Luv Alternative, which was released for Windows on April 24, 2006, and follows the storyline of Muv-Luv Unlimited.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are comedy, drama and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 15 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Muv-Luv holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 55% of the 314 rated visual novel games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1 GB RAM and 1024x768. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB. 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 launched on 27 October 2011, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and Battlefield 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Battlefield 3.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Muv-Luv — frequently asked questions

When did Muv-Luv come out?
Muv-Luv was released on 27 October 2011 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Muv-Luv?
At minimum, Muv-Luv needs 1 GB RAM, 1024x768 graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Muv-Luv?
The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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