Sword Art Online: Lost Song is an for the , , and based on the series. It is the third video game in the series and is the successor to the 2014 game . The game was released worldwide during 2015; it was first released in Japan on March 26, and was later released in the and North America on November 13 and 17, respectively.Unlike its predecessors, which have -like gameplay, Lost Song is labeled as an instead of a . It is the first game in the series that allows one to play as characters besides protagonist Kirito; there are 19 characters available, though two are only attainable through . Additionally, players can create their own character to use in the game's story mode. Regardless of which character is being used, the story will progress as if the player is Kirito. Each character can wield three types of weapons—for instance, Kirito can dual-wield or use a one- or two-handed sword—and weapons have skills that can be trained to unlock new abilities
