Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed is a lot of things. It’s a remaster of a 10-year-old PlayStation Portable
game. It’s a cheeky romp through anime fandom mecca with plenty of fun references. But sadly, it’s
also just shy of the mark to make it a must-have.
The core conceit for the game, stripping enemies in combat, is an interesting angle. Instead of
health, the separate parts of your outfit (your headgear, top and bottoms) have their own durability. The
lower the durability, the easier it is to pull off the clothing. Smart fighting opens the door to just
stripping your opponent in a few short button presses. Unfortunately, combat takes a long time to get
particularly interesting. Early on, you only really have two-button combos to fight with. There are a
variety of off-the-wall items you can wield as weapons, from posters to laptops, but these too have
limited options for…
