DS Detective Series Coming Stateside via Aksys (Updated with Screenshots)

by Chris Faylor, Nov 02, 2007 1:22pm PDT

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Cementing its position as one the top niche publishers on the DS, Aksys Games announced it will be bringing a long-running detective adventure series to North America next spring, in addition to previously-announced DS effort Super Dodgeball Brawlers. Titled Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles and developed by Arc System Works, the game includes three different murder mysteries to investigate and solve. Similar to Capcom's Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series and Cing's Hotel Dusk, both on DS, it is billed as an "interactive digital novel" centered around branching dialog and puzzle solving. Aksys released Japanese-language screenshots today, and promise Jake Hunter will retail at an affordable $19.99 price point.

"Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles is the latest in a growing genre of games that places its focus on fantastic storytelling and character development," noted Aksys project lead Bo deWindt. "It's a great diversion for gamers seeking to test their powers of deduction and reasoning as opposed to their trigger fingers." Known in Japan as Tantei Jinguji Saburo, the Data East-created series has appeared on numerous platforms, including the NES, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PSP, and Saturn, but has never before been localized into English.

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This is why I love the ds, you would never see something like this on one of the new home consoles.

Nov 02, 2007 6:29pm PDT

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This is why I love the ds, you would never see something like this on one of the new home consoles. : Steamed Pork Bun
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- I think people would be pretty upset if they got too many text adventures on a console. : DeBurgo
- Too many? the problem is, there isn't any. A bit of variety is a good thing. : Steamed Pork Bun

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I'm hoping this is better than Touch Detective.

Nov 02, 2007 5:09pm PDT

I'm hoping this is better than Touch Detective. : Link.

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I don't know if I should be glad adventure games are coming back in spades, or sad that developers are afraid to even label a game as adventure and risk losing sales. Oh well, glad it is. ;)

Nov 02, 2007 1:25pm PDT

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