PlayStation Vita Critic Reviews

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment transcends its license to become a truly engrossing portable role-playing game. Unfortunately, this lengthy adventure is far from perfect, with problems ranging from bad translation to simplistic missions. But none of that gets in the way of one of the most ambitious anime games ever constructed.

A great combat system alongside an abysmal translation make this one very mileage-may-vary.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment is simply huge and filled with content but it is also very repetitive and dazzling for its own good. The abysmal translation does not help either, but if you are a fan of the anime and/or you are willing to take some time through every menu to understand what's going on, you will find there's quite a lot to enjoy.

A great RPG experience with a ton of content, a ton of room to grow your fully customizable character, and many different battle styles and areas to explore - you'll be playing this one for a hundred hours before you get bored... easily. My only real qualms with the title were cosmetic, so despite the fact that the game isn't perfect it's still one I'd whole-heartedly recommend.

This is a big, ambitious game, and like any big, ambitious game, there's some stuff that goes wrong, but a lot more that goes right. And with all that right stuff…well, that's what makes the game so worth playing.

A plausible transition from the popular manganime franchise to a Vita adventure. JRPG fans will appreciate it for sure.

It's not easy to get into, but it does offer a lot of content. If you are looking for a dungeon-based RPG, this is a great choice.

A must-have if you are a fan of this literary and manganime universe, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment has its flaws, and by no means is it perfect, but it is a very competent Japanese Action-RPG with a good battle system. Perfect if you want an excuse just for combat, level up, combat, defeat a Boss and prepare for the next one.

Thanks to its fun to play combat system and the great amount of stuff to do Hollow Fragment is overall a good game, probably not the best RPG on PS Vita, but it’s however fun and engaging, especially if you are a fan of the anime.

What we have here is the first Sword Art Online to arrive to our coasts, and it is a 2x1 including PSP's adventure. A game that fulfills its task, entertaining the player for hours with plenty of main and secondary missions. It will delight those who demand original Japanese dubbing, however, we won't hear it in our language and it arrives only in English.