Posts with tag Detective
Posted Feb 26th 2008 1:30PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Screens, Imports
When we
heard that Success Corp. was creating a series of new detective adventure games, we expected noir-ish, gritty police procedural adventures, like
Saburo Jinguuji or something. How wrong we were!
Neither of the new games in the series fit that description. Not only that, the two games couldn't be more dissimilar from
each other! If they weren't both part of the Deka series and weren't coming out on the same day, there'd be no reason to talk about them at the same time. We learned titles and vague genre descriptions
yesterday, but the screens still manage to hold surprises.
Otoshi Kenji: Keiji-san, Watashi ga Yarimashita (not sure, but something like
Detective: I did it!) is a detective adventure game, but with a vintage anime style (think
Lupin the Third-era)
Yajuukeiji: Tokyo Doujitahatsu Terror Wo Chinatsuseyo (something like
Beast Detective: Stop Mass Terrorism in Tokyo!) is not just an "action game" -- it's a side-scrolling brawler! You stop terrorism by
kicking and shooting dudes!
Read:
Otoshi Kenji: Keiji-San, Watashi ga Yarimashita
Read:
Yajuukeiji: Tokyo Doujitahatsu Terror Wo Chinatsuseyo
Posted Feb 25th 2008 6:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Imports
Spencer at Siliconera recently donned his deerstalker and set about discovering the
real identity of those mysterious detective games from
Success Corp. that left us
confounded last month. And no, they don't involve Scooby Doo (some would say that's
a good thing).
Instead, the two have been outed as
Yajuukeiji: Tokyo Doujitahatsu Terror Wo Chinatsuseyo and
Otoshi Kenji: Keiji-San, Watashi ga Yarimashita, both of which we are
immensely looking forward to typing out again.
Yajuukeiji: Tokyo Doujitah The former is about terrorism in Tokyo, and apparently focuses on action, while the latter is an adventure title.
So there we go: two more detective games to add to
this burgeoning genre. And to think they'd have got away with it, if it weren't for those pesky kids! Okay, that's probably quite enough Scooby Doo references for this week. Both of these hit Japan on May 15th, which is when we'll start to bleat for localized versions.
Posted Jan 11th 2008 11:15AM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Screens, Imports
These screenshots from the
Detective Conan follow-up (full title:
Detective Conan Kieta Hakase to Machigai Sagashi no Tou) transport us back to a less complicated age, when our younger selves would fill idle afternoons with "Spot the Difference" puzzles. Hence, we
really like the concept behind this game -- identifying inconsistencies between two images -- but there's just one problem: these puzzles look
ridiculously easy.
We appreciate that only so much detail can be squeezed into the DS's dainty screens, but hopefully the difficulty will be ramped up further on in the game.
Sleuth your way past the break for a further five shots.
Continue reading Detective Conan 2 puzzles fail to leave us puzzled
Posted Jan 8th 2008 9:45AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Screens, Imports
Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro (
"Private Evil-Eye Nogami Neuro") is about a
mystery-eating demon who acts on Earth through a high-school girl who works as a detective (with Neuro behind the scenes doing the real detective work). Marvelous Interactive is bringing the anime and manga property to the DS as an adventure game.
A supernatural-themed detective adventure game sounds great to us even if it is a manga license. We're fans of solving murder cases on the DS! But what
doesn't sound -- or look -- great to us is this
freaky cow thing. Found in what appears to be a journal page about a case, this is a milk container whose cow mascot has come to life and started emerging into three dimensions. We don't know why a tiny, big-headed cow should freak us out so much, especially since cows
never do anything, but suffice it to say that we've sacrificed the next couple of nights of sleep for this post.
Oh, we forgot to mention: Neuro's assistant Yako, in addition to a case log, keeps a blog about everything she eats.
We hope this picture is from the case log.
Posted Dec 27th 2007 6:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News, Screens
Namco has dropped news that it will be bringing
Detective Conan 2 to the DS come sometime next year and is based on the popular manga and anime in Japan. But, wait, what about
Detective Conan? Why haven't we heard about the first game?
Well, it was apparently a loose collection of minigames much like those found in the
Brain Age games, which could possibly understand how it flew below our radar. The sequel, however, is going to be a more substantial game, with an honest-to-goodness story and will even have Wi-Fi Connect compatibility for up to four players. According to Siliconera, however, the gameplay is going to be very reminiscent of another Namco title in
Quickspot, where the player will have to spot differences between pictures in the top screen and bottom screen of the DS.
The title is currently slated for a spring 2008 release in Japan and be sure to keep an eye on DS Fanboy for information as it develops.
Posted Dec 10th 2007 12:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News
Like the splattered, twitching remains of an errant fly on a speeding windshield,
Insecticide's January 2008 release date is no more. Earlier today, a new release date for the bug-based detective game landed in our inbox, and we trapped it beneath an upturned beaker before it could buzz away again.
Which is a very long way of saying:
Insecticide now hits stores on February 12th.
Booo. A shame for sure, but then a month is pretty bearable, and the last thing we'd want to see is Crackpot being forced to rush this
potential gem of an adventure game.
[Via press release]
Posted Dec 7th 2007 8:01PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Friday video
You've just gotta respect a police/detective game that cracks jokes about donuts, and doubly so when the detectives in question are
insects. We hear they like crumbs.
Gamecock's
Insecticide is one of those games we can't help but get excited over. It looks like the total package -- a little adventure, a little action, and a couple of cleverly-named and designed protagonists. Sure, as with so many DS games, it looks better in motion than in
stills, but we're used to that. In fact, we find the look of it in
motion so irresistible, we're shining our weekly video spotlight squarely on this new trailer. Go on, discover it for yourself ... and check out the updated screens in our gallery below.
Posted Dec 7th 2007 9:45AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News
Aksys, who has already earned a place at the top of our Christmas list for localizing
Super Dodgeball Brawlers, is also taking on the heroic task of localizing, for the first time, a
Detective Saburo Jinguuji game. Aksys's Gail Salamanca spoke to Siliconera about the decision.
Unsurprisingly, when Jinguuji steps into his American persona, the world around him will be more Westernized, as well. Similarly to how Capcom has approached the
Phoenix Wright series despite the whole Fey family being
clearly Japanese and part of the game
clearly taking place in Japan, Salamanca said that
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles will take place in America: "Yes, we took the Anywhere, USA approach when it came time to localize the game."
If
Jake Hunter does well, which it may in a post-
Wright America, Aksys is hoping to bring over more visual novel games. "We're hoping Jake Hunter is the first in a long list of digital novel style games." Although, to be honest, we think their decision to localize this is based less on genuine interest in the game and more on taking whatever they could get from Arc System Works.
Posted Nov 2nd 2007 7:40PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News
Aksys Games is quickly becoming our favorite publisher of niche DS titles. Just last month, the small studio announced that it would localize
Super Dodgeball Brawlers, blowing kisses in our direction. Then earlier today, Aksys revealed its plans to rebrand
Tantei Jinguji Saburo (
Detective Saburo Jinguji) as
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles and bring the adventure title to North America next spring. Despite having appeared on a variety of consoles since his debut on the Famicom Disk System 20 years ago, this will be the gumshoe's first visit to the states.
Like with the
Phoenix Wright series, you'll progress through the noir-ish plots with menu-based interrogations and clues you've found during your investigations. With
Jake Hunter, however, you'll solve your cases with a Guile-styled haircut and a bebop jazz soundtrack. How wicked is that? We're not sure yet whether or not Aksys Games will leave in the Shinjuku setting and chain-smoking scenes, but we do know that
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles will be budget-priced at $19.99. Hit the gallery for five screenshots from the Japanese release.
Posted Aug 17th 2007 1:10PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News, Screens
After the game was
announced, we were excited to see what
Insecticide was bringing to the DS table. We imagined a feast chock full of delicious foods, allowing us to gorge ourselves until our heart's content. Well, until that time when the game releases, we'll just have to settle for some screenshots from the game's website. Check them out in the gallery below.
Posted Jun 11th 2007 7:15PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Imports
It's doubtful that any publishers will ever pick up
Detective Saburo Jinguji for North American localization, but with
adventure titles making a comeback on the DS, maybe it's not that farfetched of a dream?
Developer Arc System Works has posted a teaser site to drum up interest for the seasoned private eye's DS debut, detailing some of the its features and providing a
Flash demo for visitors to try out. Though the trial consists mostly of Japanese dialogue and menus, it's a nice preview of the game's jazzy soundtrack and photographic presentation. Plus, if you investigate the crime scene enough, you might come across some familiar consoles!
Posted May 24th 2007 3:15PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News
Gamecock Media, the new publisher formed by former Gathering of Developers executives, have announced a new DS game from Crackpot Entertainment: a "third-person shooter/detective game" called
Insecticide.
The game, also coming out for PC, stars Detectives Chrys Liszt and Roachy Caruthers as they attempt to solve a murder at the Nectarola soft drink company. In addition to shooting bad guys, players will have to investigate environments and clues using the stylus.
We are
loving the concept art. It's got a great detective-thriller atmosphere combined with
Psychonauts styling, which is very appropriate for what looks and sounds a
whole lot like an
adventure game. Obviously this art is a little too hi-res for DS, but we hope they can pull off a similar look.
[Via press release]
Posted May 17th 2007 6:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Screens, Imports
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of
Tantei Jinguuji Saburou's (
Detective Saburo Jinguji) debut on the Famicom Disk System, WorkJam plans to bring the adventure game series to the DS. Despite appearing on a multitude of consoles ranging from mobile phones to the PS2, the chain-smoking sleuth's bebop-jazz-filled murder mysteries haven't yet been localized for the US audience.
Given the success of
Phoenix Wright and
Hotel Dusk in the states, both of them also being adventure titles, perhaps we'll finally see an English translation for this one? Come on
Atlus, we can cross
Touch Detective 2 off the possible-projects list and bring this gumshoe game over instead, right?
Players investigate their cases through menu-based interrogations and actions, piecing together clues found at crime scenes while taking Saburo through Shinjuku's tough streets. Bring your magnifying glass and deerstalker hat past the post break for screenshots of the stylish DS title and a gameplay trailer from the series' GBA release,
Detective Saburo Jinguji: The Woman With the White Shadow.
Continue reading Hardboiled detective title coming to the DS, but not the US
Posted Apr 10th 2007 10:00AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News
Those Tecmo folks, who really
love the
DS these days, are hard at work on yet another title -- an
adventure game with puzzle elements in which the player must solve a mystery (see also: half the DS catalogue). There are a couple of interesting facts about this particular game, though. Besides the standard story mode, Tecmo's latest also offers a mini-mystery mode, with microcases that the player can solve in minutes. The second interesting thing about this mystery game is that the story was written by a mystery novelist! Japanese writer Kyotaro Nishimura is behind the plot and working as a supervisor on the game. And in true writerly fashion, the game has an extremely long title:
DS Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense New Detective Series: Kyoto, Atami, Zekkai no Kotou Satsui no Wana.
We've long wished for games written by actual authors -- it just makes sense -- so this is a pretty exciting announcement. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed for only good news on the
New Detective Series, and we'll keep you updated as we find out more.
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