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| Developer(s) | Red Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | Point and click adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Project Hacker: Kakusei (プロジェクトハッカー 覚醒, "Project Hacker: Awakening") is a point and click adventure game developed by Red Entertainment for the Nintendo DS. In Project Hacker: Kakusei, the player takes control of a hacker named Satoru Amatsubo. Both Satoru and detective partner Rina Okubo are employed by the internet crime-fighting GIS.
Gameplay
The game features hacker-themed puzzles where the stylus is used for, among other tasks, program repair and password cracking. Project Hacker plays like a visual novel adventure game outside of these puzzles, similar to the Ace Attorney series.
Development
Project Hacker: Kakusei was developed by Red Entertainment with involvement by publisher Nintendo. The game was initially announced under the title Detect Hacker at the 2005 DS Conference in Japan.[1] The name was changed to Project Hacker in early 2006.[2] In July 2006, one year after the game's Japanese launch, Nintendo of America filed copyrights for North American packaging and an instruction booklet[3] for Project Hacker: Awakening, the English-translated title of the game. However, this localization never made it to release.[4]
Reception
On release, Weekly Famitsu scored the game a 27 out of 40. [5]
Sales
Project Hacker: Kakusei sold 37,000 copies in its launch week.[6]
In other games
- Satoru appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
References
- ^ Gibson, Ellie (October 6, 2005). "New DS titles announced". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Gantayat, Anoop (April 17, 2006). "Project Hacker Update". IGN. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Project hacker awakening : US instruction booklet". 2007-07-09. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ Spencer (March 29, 2010). "Nintendo Thought About Releasing Project Hacker: Awakening In The US". Siliconera. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "プロジェクトハッカー 覚醒". Weekly Famitsu. Enterbrain. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ Jenkins, David (July 21, 2006). "Konami's Power Pro Hits Home Run In Japanese Charts". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Retrieved August 25, 2009.