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Games with multiple endings, such as ''Chrono Trigger'', may feature a New Game Plus mode which allows the player to explore alternate endings.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lebowitz|first1=Josiah|last2=Klug|first2=Chris|date= 2012-09-10|title=Interactive Storytelling for Video Games|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7cLcB_LdzegC&q=new+game%2B|publisher=Taylor & Francis|chapter=Case Stude: Chrono Trigger|isbn=978-1136127335|access-date=2014-12-15}}</ref> Many games increase the difficulty in a New Game Plus mode, such as those in the ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (series)|Mega Man Battle Network]]'' series and ''[[Borderlands (series)|Borderlands]]'' series. Others use the feature to advance the plot. In ''[[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]]'', the player uses the game's Stage Select mechanism, explained in-story as a form of time travel, to avert disaster, while in ''[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem]]'', the player defeats three different final bosses, one in each playthrough, to access the true ending.

 

 

Games that connect to online marketplaces may require the player to complete a New Game Plus game to obtain certain [[Achievement (video gaming)|achievements]], such as the "Calamity Kid" achievement in the game ''[[Bastion (video game)|Bastion]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.PlaystationTrophies.com/game/bastion/Trophies/ |title=Bastion Trophies |publisher=PlayStation 3 Trophies |access-date=2012-01-30 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Others may require or be required by additional purchases in the form of [[downloadable content]], such as in ''[[Yakuza: Like a Dragon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/03/25/sega-charge-yakuza-new-game-plus-mode/|title = Sega to Charge for Yakuza Like a Dragon New Game Plus Mode|date = 25 March 2020}}</ref>