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Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:39 pm
by LiquidPolicenaut
I haven't posted here in awhile but I figured I would pop in would some small news. Policenauts was added today to the Japanese PSN Store. It goes for 600 Yen and takes up 910 MB. Now there's any easy way to play Policenauts on your PS3 and PSP

Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:54 pm
by Artemio
Hey man! It is great reading you around here, and with such great news. I'll try to buy it tonight just to "support the cause".
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:19 am
by Johnny Undaunted
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:22 am
by 87th
I hope some more people pick this up. It'd give out the right message to Konami if it did.
How easy is it to buy games from the Japanese PlayStation Store, anyway? They've got Um Jammer Lammy for sale and I'd really like to buy it (my UK disc is a little scratched and skips on a couple of stages), so I might pick it up alongside Policenauts if it's not too difficult.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:31 am
by HorseFactory
It's pretty easy. You cant use a non-JP credit card directly, but you can get Playstation network cards from a lot of online stores; and what's more, most of them fulfill the order digitally so they just email you the code a few minutes later and you can enter it into the store right away.
I'd recommend NCSX, though
https://www.gamepointsnow.com/ also seems to be popular.
Hope that helps.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:43 am
by 87th
I'll try that, thanks.
I might try to download the Japanese version of Bishi Bashi Special as well, as I think it includes a Bishi Bashi arcade game that was cut from the UK release.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:58 pm
by Modnar
How would American gamers go about buying things from the JPN online store? That link is only for European consoles.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:13 pm
by Omega579
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:07 pm
by 87th
The link worked a treat. Thanks HorseFactory. I'm downloading UJL at the moment, and waiting to test it before I buy a second 1000 yen card to buy Bishi Bashi Special and Policenauts.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:48 pm
by Solidé
Interesting... does the the game support USB mouse?
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 4:37 am
by 87th
I just tested it, and it doesn't support the USB mouse. It might support a PS1 Mouse by using a USB to PlayStation adaptor, but I don't have one to test it with.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:16 pm
by Turd Furgeson
anyone played it on the psp yet?
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:38 am
by Artemio
I had tried it with popstation before, and it worked great. This official release should be the same or better.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 5:23 am
by Marc
Great to see this happen.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:41 pm
by JimboKudo
I already own the game, but I'm gonna get it off of the PSN too. Hopefully, it'll encourage Konami to someday release Policenauts in some way over here and in Europe.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:20 am
by 87th
As I said before, the selection of PSone games on the Japanese PSN is incredibly diverse, and people shouldn't use this as proof of some kind of Policenauts comeback or the like. I expect Konami (and pretty much every other big Japanese publisher) just released a list of games that was suitable for a re-release, and Sony decided when they came out.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:45 am
by JimboKudo
87th wrote:As I said before, the selection of PSone games on the Japanese PSN is incredibly diverse, and people shouldn't use this as proof of some kind of Policenauts comeback or the like. I expect Konami (and pretty much every other big Japanese publisher) just released a list of games that was suitable for a re-release, and Sony decided when they came out.
That's true, and I don't expect them to necessarily release it over here ever. But I can still hope right? Anyway, it's horrible how we only have around 25 games or so in our PSN (in America). Even Europe has some good ones that we didn't get on there, such as Fade to Black. I just hope they expand the selection a bit more VERY soon.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:02 pm
by 87th
The PSone download Top 10 chart has been updated on the Japanese PSN. Policenauts is Number 1 with MetalGear Solid in 2nd place. Good news, don't you think?
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:07 am
by Henry Spencer
Just goes to show that people are interested in Kojima's work, not just Metal Gear.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 10:43 am
by Artemio
Henry Spencer wrote:Just goes to show that people are interested in Kojima's work, not just Metal Gear.
(In japan) =)
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:04 pm
by Marc
Does the PSN version have the new Konami logo and KP logo?
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 7:34 pm
by 87th
It's just an emulated version of the original release, like the rest of the PSone releases on PSN. Nothing new, except for a bit of small-print in the manual.
Re: Policenauts released for Japanese PSN Store
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 8:00 pm
by Marc
87th wrote:It's just an emulated version of the original release, like the rest of the PSone releases on PSN. Nothing new, except for a bit of small-print in the manual.
I see. Thanks for the answer!