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Jake Hunter DS

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:40 pm
by Henry Spencer
This ace game is finally getting translated into English for the DS!

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164174
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Aksys Games announces JAKE HUNTER: DETECTIVE CHRONICLES
for release exclusively on the NINTENDO DS IN SPRING 2008

Three hard-boiled tales of mystery and intrigue!

Torrance, CA (November 2, 2007) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment software has announced Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles, an interactive digital novel, exclusively for the Nintendo DS™ for release in the spring of 2008.
“Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles is the latest in a growing genre of games that places its focus on fantastic storytelling and character development," said Bo deWindt, Project Lead, Aksys Games “It’s a great diversion for gamers seeking to test their powers of deduction and reasoning as opposed to their trigger fingers.”

Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles Key Features:

* Hone your detective skills by interviewing witnesses, uncovering clues, and following leads, all helping to bring you closer to the truth!

* Experience three unique murder mysteries as Detective Jake Hunter!

Episode 1 – The Petty Murder of a Fragile Heart
A murder has taken place in Aspicio City’s peaceful Central Park. Jake’s longtime friend, Detective Scott Kingsley, implores Jake to help solve the case. Can Jake uncover the killer’s true motive?

Episode 2 – Seaside City Conspiracy
On a quiet night, Jake gets a call out of the blue as a hysterical man pleads with Jake to find his missing girlfriend, Eva, in the harbor city of Depono. What seemed to be a routine missing persons case, will lead him down a dark path of deception...

Episode 3 – Crash and Burn
A story about love, betrayal and death in the fast lane. Jake Hunter’s skills will be put to the test, as he attempts to solve a murder case at the top racing circuit in Ceteri, where rivals, ex-lovers and friends are all suspects.


Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles has not yet been rated by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $19.99.

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About Aksys Games
Based in Torrance, California, Aksys Games is a third party licensee of Nintendo of America. More information on Aksys Games can be found online at www.aksysgames.com.
(The link below is an old source that was before the confirmation for the English release was announced, but it contains lots of pictures to ogle at).

http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/05/17/hard ... ot-the-us/

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:59 pm
by X_Lupin
Hmmmm, the epic detective gameplay of Hotel Dusk, with the episodic stages of Phoenix Wright?

Oh boyo, boys! We get to have our cake and eat it too!

Seriously, this seems like a release worth looking at, so long as it's written well.

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:39 pm
by Missing
The term 'hard-boiled' means very little nowadays - it's truly a shame.

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:00 pm
by 87th

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:26 pm
by X_Lupin
With a $19.99 price tag, I am having very mixed feelings as to what the writing will be like, as its story that makes or breaks these games.

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:25 pm
by jcgamer60
How did i miss this topic. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this.

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:46 pm
by Johnny Undaunted
Jake Hunter is part of the Detective Saburo Jinguji series in Japan. I'm not exactly a follower of the series, but the franchise has existed for quite some time in Japan, with four games in the series released for the Famicom and later installments were released for the PlayStation and Saturn (including a compilation of the first four Famicom game).

Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles is a localization of the eleventh and latest game in the series, which was subtitled Memories of Antiquity in Japan It must had been a good series to last so long, so don't write it off.

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:09 pm
by Elijah Modnar
WHERE IS DEATH NOTE FOR THE BRITS, seriously its killing me.

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:51 am
by jcgamer60

Re: Jake Hunter DS

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:15 am
by jcgamer60
Apparently this game got a 5/10 in Nintendo Power...

Oh well.

Re: Jake Hunter DS

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:35 pm
by JimboKudo
jcgamer60 wrote:Apparently this game got a 5/10 in Nintendo Power...

Oh well.
Has anybody here played the game yet?

Re: Jake Hunter DS

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:54 pm
by jcgamer60
It comes out June 10th.

Re: Jake Hunter DS

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:28 pm
by JimboKudo
jcgamer60 wrote:It comes out June 10th.
Wow, I guess they reviewed it a bit early.

Re: Jake Hunter DS

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:08 pm
by Snaaake
Sooooo...apparently this game sucks then?

Re: Jake Hunter DS

Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 3:52 pm
by Reborn from the Ashes
Sorry for bumping...

Following feedback, Aksys have decided to "re-release" Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles, as Jake Hunter: Memories of the Past. In addition to the three cases present in Detective Chronicles, with an improved localisation, there will also be three new cases, along with added bonus content, that was present in the Japanese version, but was cut for Detective Chronicles.

I haven't seen an official release date anywhere, but Amazon and Play Asia both have it down for release this month in North America.

http://www.aksysgames.com/games/jh-mp/