▁stro kes ▁the ▁female ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁as ▁in app ropri ate ▁by ▁Western ▁comment ators . ▁The ▁game ▁reported ly ▁sold ▁through ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁initial ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁copy ▁ship ment , ▁prompt ing ▁Comp ile ▁Heart ▁to ▁issue ▁an ▁ap ology ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁stock . ▁The ▁game ▁sold ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁physical ▁ret ail ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁digital ▁download ▁copies ▁via ▁the ▁Play Station ▁Network ; ▁and ▁has ▁sold ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁. ▁The ▁game ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁nin th ▁most ▁purchased ▁digital ▁V ita ▁game ▁on ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Play Station ▁Network ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Hard core ▁G amer ▁scored ▁Mon ster ▁Mon pie ce ▁ 3 . 5 / 5 , ▁pra ising ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁save ▁for ▁the ▁" ext reme ▁rub " ▁system , ▁saying ▁" With out ▁the ▁silly ▁rub bing ▁g imm ick , ▁Mon pie ce ▁features ▁deep , ▁reward ing ▁nu ances , ▁a ▁be vy ▁of ▁custom ization ▁options , ▁fant astic ▁production ▁values ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁take ▁one ’ s ▁pou red ▁over ▁deck ▁online ▁to ▁square ▁off ▁against ▁fol ks ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁plain ▁terms , ▁it ▁didn ' t ▁need ▁the ▁g imm ick ▁to ▁catch ▁people ’ s ▁attention ▁— ▁it ▁could