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. The game was released in Japan only on August 27, 2009.

Gameplay

The player's goal of the game is to achieve a happy ending with a hostess working at the club by repeatedly visiting her there and eventually winning her heart. Visiting the club costs money which is raised by doing part-time jobs which are performed by the player simply selects one work option from among two to four, after which the result of player's work is immediately displayed and money is collected. Money is spent on club entrance, drinks purchased there for both the player and a selected hostess, and on gifts for hostesses. The majority of the game is spent at the club one-on-one with a hostess of player's choice, trying to raise her level of affection for the player by answering her questions in a favorable way, giving her desired presents, and scoring high on mini-games which include

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performances by the hostesses during which the player times button presses along with the music, as commonly done in music games. Player's performance over repeated visits determines whether player will achieve a happy ending with a particular hostess, or is left lonesome and unable to return to the club again due to expired membership or triggered a certain event that causes both of the player to remain as friends only rather than lovers.

Reception

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'' gave the original Xbox 360 version 24 out of 40.

Legacy

The October issue of ''

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'', sold August 26, started publishing the first manga version of Dream C Club, called ''Dream Club Destiny'' and drawn by 888. Another manga adaptation, named ''Dream C Club: Dear Girls'' started serializing on Famitsu Comic Clear on May 15, 2010. Two music clips produced by Project No. 9 were released on November 10, 2010. The first one used the song "Sweetx2☆Summer" sung by

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, featuring the heroines Amane and Setsu. The second used "Time Traveler" sung by Asumi Kodama and

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, and featuring the heroines Airi and Mari.

Sequels

A sequel to the game, titled ''

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'', was released on January 27, 2011. The game features three new hostesses, such as Haruka, a rich girl, Nonono, who comes from the future, and Asuka, a professional beach volleyball player. The game is rated D by CERO, due to featuring more sexual themes than in the first game, such as erotic eating. In March 29, 2012, a spin-off

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title by the name of ''"Mahjong Dream C Club"'' was released for the Xbox 360 as well as the PlayStation 3. On February 22, 2014 a free to play spin-off by the name of ''"Dream C Club: Host Girls on Stage''" was released for PlayStation 4. Another sequel was released on April 10, 2014 for the PlayStation 3 by the name of ''"Dream C Club Gogo".''

References

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* 2009 video games Japan-exclusive video games Video games developed in Japan D3 Publisher games Xbox 360 games PlayStation Portable games PlayStation 3 games Dating sims Single-player video games {{simulation-videogame-stub