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''Steins;Gate'' placed 13th in sales during its first week of release with 16,434 copies sold,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/1228945_1134.html|title=【ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング TOP30】集計期間：2009年10月12日～10月18日|trans_title="Game Software Sales Ranking" Data Gathering Time: October 12, 2009 ~ October 18, 2009|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese|date=October 29, 2009|accessdate=November 4, 2009}}</ref> 28th on its second week with 4,253 copies,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/1229185_1134.html|title=【ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング TOP30】集計期間：2009年10月19日～10月25日|trans_title="Game Software Sales Ranking" Data Gathering Time: October 19, 2009 ~ October 25, 2009|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese|date=November 5, 2009|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref> and 26th on its third week with 6,095 copies, totaling 26,782 copies by October 29, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/1229407_1134.html|title=【ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング TOP30】集計期間：2009年10月26日～11月1日|trans_title="Game Software Sales Ranking" Data Gathering Time: October 26, 2009 ~ November 1, 2009|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese|date=November 12, 2009|accessdate=November 12, 2009}}</ref> ''Steins;Gate'' placed fourth in overall Xbox 360 game sales on [[Amazon.com|Amazon Japan]] on the year starting on December 1, 2008 and ending November 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000331426_grlink_7?ie=UTF8&plgroup=7&docId=1000331426|title=Best of 2009 Ranking - TV Games|accessdate=December 15, 2009|publisher=Amazon.com|language=Japanese}}</ref> The PSP version of ''Steins Gate'' debuted at 2nd place on the Japanese game charts, selling 63,558 units in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|last=Toyad|first=Jonathan Leo|title=Big in Japan June 20–26: Meruru No Atelier|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/merurunoatelier/news/6321806/big-in-japan-june-20-26-meruru-no-atelier|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=23 September 2011|date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> As of June 2011, 300,000 copies of the game have been shipped across the PC, Xbox 360 and PSP platforms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steins;Gate Sales Make 5pb President Say...|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/28/steinsgate-sales-make-5pb-president-say-%E2%98%85-%C2%B0-%E2%88%80-%C2%B0-%E3%83%8E/|work=Siliconera|accessdate=23 September 2011|author=Ishaan|date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>
''Steins;Gate'' placed 13th in sales during its first week of release with 16,434 copies sold,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/1228945_1134.html|title=【ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング TOP30】集計期間：2009年10月12日～10月18日|trans_title="Game Software Sales Ranking" Data Gathering Time: October 12, 2009 ~ October 18, 2009|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese|date=October 29, 2009|accessdate=November 4, 2009}}</ref> 28th on its second week with 4,253 copies,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/1229185_1134.html|title=【ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング TOP30】集計期間：2009年10月19日～10月25日|trans_title="Game Software Sales Ranking" Data Gathering Time: October 19, 2009 ~ October 25, 2009|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese|date=November 5, 2009|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref> and 26th on its third week with 6,095 copies, totaling 26,782 copies by October 29, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/1229407_1134.html|title=【ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング TOP30】集計期間：2009年10月26日～11月1日|trans_title="Game Software Sales Ranking" Data Gathering Time: October 26, 2009 ~ November 1, 2009|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese|date=November 12, 2009|accessdate=November 12, 2009}}</ref> ''Steins;Gate'' placed fourth in overall Xbox 360 game sales on [[Amazon.com|Amazon Japan]] on the year starting on December 1, 2008 and ending November 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000331426_grlink_7?ie=UTF8&plgroup=7&docId=1000331426|title=Best of 2009 Ranking - TV Games|accessdate=December 15, 2009|publisher=Amazon.com|language=Japanese}}</ref> The PSP version of ''Steins Gate'' debuted at 2nd place on the Japanese game charts, selling 63,558 units in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|last=Toyad|first=Jonathan Leo|title=Big in Japan June 20–26: Meruru No Atelier|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/merurunoatelier/news/6321806/big-in-japan-june-20-26-meruru-no-atelier|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=23 September 2011|date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> As of June 2011, 300,000 copies of the game have been shipped across the PC, Xbox 360 and PSP platforms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steins;Gate Sales Make 5pb President Say...|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/28/steinsgate-sales-make-5pb-president-say-%E2%98%85-%C2%B0-%E2%88%80-%C2%B0-%E3%83%8E/|work=Siliconera|accessdate=23 September 2011|author=Ishaan|date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>


Senji Ishii of ''[[Famitsu|Famitsu Xbox 360]]'' praised the scenario for its detail and noted that events that were overlooked as insignificant later returned to affect events of the future. Due to the way the plot ties the many different events of the game together, Ishii believes it must have been a lot of work to write the scenarios.<ref name="famitsu-review"/> As for 2009, Famitsu awarded Steins;Gate as annual game of excellence award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1234597_1124.html|title=【速報】ファミ通アワード2009大賞は『ドラゴンクエストIX 星空の守り人』|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese|date=April 27, 2010|accessdate=September 2010}}</ref> 4Gamer.net commented that ''Steins;Gate'' is comparable to ''[[428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de]]'' and felt that it is a gem that has not been seen in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/098/G009802/20091107001/|title=これは"神ゲー"かも。「ゲームで泣くとか（笑）」という人にこそお勧めしたい「Steins;Gate(シュタインズ・ゲート)」レビュー|trans_title=This may be a "godly game". A review of "Steins;Gate" for people that joke at the thought of crying because of games|author=Taitai|publisher=4Gamer.net|language=Japanese|date=November 7, 2009|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref> ITmedia Gamez noted that players should be attentive to all the details in the story as the twists will surprise the player in many different ways. It was also suggested to the player that the characters' voices be left turned on as the [[voice acting]] is very good.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamez.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0911/05/news023_3.html|title=「シュタインズ・ゲート」が気になってるけど最後の一歩が踏み出せないアナタに (3/3)|trans_title=This is my own review: For you who is interested in "Steins;Gate" but cannot take that first step (3/3)|publisher=ITmedia Gamez|author=Yukko|language=Japanese|date=November 5, 2009|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref> The review did caution that players who have played through the demo and who did not enjoy the atmosphere of the game were not likely to find the rest of the game interesting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamez.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0911/05/news023_2.html|title=「シュタインズ・ゲート」が気になってるけど最後の一歩が踏み出せないアナタに (2/3)|trans_title=This is my own review: For you who is interested in "Steins;Gate" but cannot take that first step (2/3)|publisher=ITmedia Gamez|author=Yukko|language=Japanese|date=November 5, 2009|accessdate=November 9, 2009}}</ref>
Senji Ishii of ''[[Famitsu|Famitsu Xbox 360]]'' praised the scenario for its detail and noted that events that were overlooked as insignificant later returned to affect events of the future. Due to the way the plot ties the many different events of the game together, Ishii believes it must have been a lot of work to write the scenarios.<ref name="famitsu-review"/> As for 2009, Famitsu awarded Steins;Gate as annual game of excellence award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1234597_1124.html|title=【速報】ファミ通アワード2009大賞は『ドラゴンクエストIX 星空の守り人』|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese|date=April 27, 2010|accessdate=September 2010}}</ref> 4Gamer.net commented that ''Steins;Gate'' is comparable to ''[[428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de]]'' and felt that it is a gem that has not been seen in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/098/G009802/20091107001/|title=これは"神ゲー"かも。「ゲームで泣くとか（笑）」という人にこそお勧めしたい「Steins;Gate(シュタインズ・ゲート)」レビュー|trans_title=This may be a "godly game". A review of "Steins;Gate" for people that joke at the thought of crying because of games|author=Taitai|publisher=4Gamer.net|language=Japanese|date=November 7, 2009|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref> ITmedia Gamez noted that players should be attentive to all the details in the story as the twists will surprise the player in many different ways. It was also suggested to the player that the characters' voices be left turned on as the [[voice acting]] is very good.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamez.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0911/05/news023_3.html|title=「シュタインズ・ゲート」が気になってるけど最後の一歩が踏み出せないアナタに (3/3)|trans_title=This is my own review: For you who is interested in "Steins;Gate" but cannot take that first step (3/3)|publisher=ITmedia Gamez|author=Yukko|language=Japanese|date=November 5, 2009|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref> The review did caution that players who have played through the demo and who did not enjoy the atmosphere of the game were not likely to find the rest of the game interesting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamez.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0911/05/news023_2.html|title=「シュタインズ・ゲート」が気になってるけど最後の一歩が踏み出せないアナタに (2/3)|trans_title=This is my own review: For you who is interested in "Steins;Gate" but cannot take that first step (2/3)|publisher=ITmedia Gamez|author=Yukko|language=Japanese|date=November 5, 2009|accessdate=November 9, 2009}}</ref> In 2011, ''Steins;Gate'' was voted #6 in ''[[Famitsu]]'''s poll of top tear-inducing games.<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|title=Famitsu’s top 20 list of tear-inducing games|url=http://gematsu.com/2011/12/famitsus-top-20-list-of-tear-inducing-games|accessdate=24 February 2012|date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>

The anime adaptation has also been critically acclaimed. [[Anime News Network]] gave the anime series an overall A- rating, including a top A rating for the story. The reviewer Carlos Santos described it as a "[[thriller]] masterpiece" and "one of the most addictive sci-fi [[thriller]]s in recent anime history." He concluded that it has a "well-researched time travel concept" and "memorable characters," and that its "constantly surprising storyline" makes it "a supreme edge-of-your-seat thriller."<ref>{{cite web|last=Santos|first=Carlo|title=Review: Steins;Gate|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/review/steins-gate/episodes-1|accessdate=24 February 2012|date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:25, 24 February 2012

Steins;Gate
Limited edition cover art for the Xbox 360 game, featuring the three main characters; Rintarō Okabe, Kurisu Makise and Mayuri Shiina.
シュタインズ・ゲート
(Shutainzu Gēto)
GenreScience fiction, Thriller
Video game
Developer5pb., Nitroplus
Publisher5pb.
Kadokawa Shoten (PSP)
Nitroplus (PC)
Produced byTatsuya Matsuhara
Designed byChiyomaru Shikura
GenreAdventure, Visual novel
PlatformXbox 360, Windows, PSP, iOS, PlayStation 3
ReleasedXbox 360
Windows
PSP
iOS
PlayStation 3
Manga
Written bySarachi Yomi
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 26, 2009 – present
Manga
Steins;Gate: Bōkan no Rebellion
Written byKenji Mizuta
Published byMag Garden
MagazineMonthly Comic Blade
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 2010 – present
Manga
Steins;Gate: Onshu no Buraunian Mōshon
Written byTakeshi Mizoguchi
Published byEnterbrain, Inc.
MagazineFamitsu Comic Clear
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 2010 – present
Manga
Steins;Gate: Shijō Saikyō no Slight Fever
Written byYuzuhana Morita
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComptiq
Monthly Shonen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 2011 – present
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Hamasaki
Takuya Sato
Produced byGaku Iwasa
Written byJukki Hanada
Music byTakeshi Abo
StudioWhite Fox
Original networkAT-X, CTC, NND, SUN-TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TVK, TVS
Original run April 6, 2011 – September 14, 2011
Episodes24 (List of episodes)

Steins;Gate (シュタインズ・ゲート, Shutainzu Gēto) is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, and was released on October 15, 2009 for the Xbox 360. This is the two companies' second time collaborating after Chaos;Head. A port to the Windows operating system on the PC was released on August 26, 2010 and a port for Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld game console was released on June 23, 2011, with a port for PlayStation 3 to be released on May 24, 2012.[3] The game is described by the development team as a "hypothetical science ADV" (想定科学ADV, Sōtei Kagaku ADV).[4] The gameplay in Steins;Gate follows a non-linear plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction.

The story of Steins;Gate takes place in Akihabara and is about a group of friends who have customized their microwave into a device that can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them. Steins;Gate has been praised for its intertwining storyline and the voice actors have been commended for their portrayal of the characters. A manga adaptation of the story illustrated by Sarachi Yomi began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on September 26, 2009. A second manga series illustrated by Kenji Mizuta began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade on December 28, 2009. An anime adaptation aired in Japan between April 6, 2011 and September 14, 2011, with a movie adaptation greenlit. The movie will show new footage and won't be a recap, according to the game designer Chiyomaru Shikura's livestream.[5] A sequel game titled Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling was released on June 16, 2011. A second sequel game titled Steins;Gate: Henikuukan no Octet was released on October 28, 2011.[6]

Gameplay

A screenshot outside with Kurisu in the center foreground and a mobile phone on the right. Kurisu has long brown hair and is wearing a collared shirt with a red tie and a brown jacket on top. She has a slightly annoyed expression on her face. The mobile phone on the right is displaying text with some characters in blue and underlined. The current date in the game's world is displayed in the top left corner. A translucent text box at the bottom displays text.
A scene in Steins;Gate depicting the phone trigger system. The player can select a blue hyperlink to reply to the message.

Steins;Gate's gameplay requires little interaction from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent on reading the text that appears on the screen which represents either the dialogue between the various characters or the thoughts of the protagonist. Like many other visual novels, there are specific points in Steins;Gate where the user is given a choice to affect the direction of the game.

For these decision points, Steins;Gate presents the user with the "phone trigger" (フォーントリガー, fōn torigā) system which is similar to the "delusional trigger" system that was introduced in Chaos;Head. When the player receives a phone call from somebody, the player can choose to answer or ignore the call. Incoming text messages will have specific words underlined and highlighted in blue, much like a hyperlink on a browser, where the player can select on to reply to the text message. Most phone calls or text messages do not have to be responded to though there are certain points in the game where the player is required to take action. Depending on the player's choices on how to respond to these phone calls and text messages, the plot will progress in a specific direction.[2]

Plot

Setting and themes

Steins;Gate is set in the summer of 2010, approximately one year after the events that took place in Chaos;Head,[7] in Akihabara. Physical locales of Akihabara like the Radio Kaikan building can be spotted in the game.[8] According to Chiyomaru Shikura, who headed the planning of Steins;Gate, Akihabara was chosen because it is an easy place for acquiring hardware parts which makes it the ideal place for people interested in inventing and tinkering with things.[9] The notion of time and time traveling are the main themes of the game.[8][10] The concept of cause and effect is featured prominently in the game as the protagonist travels back in time numerous times to perform different actions in an attempt to alter what has happened in the future.[10]

Main characters

Rintarō Okabe (岡部 倫太郎, Okabe Rintarō)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano
The player assumes the role of Rintarō Okabe, the protagonist of Steins;Gate. Rintarō is a self-proclaimed mad scientist and often refers to himself under the alias of Kyōma Hōōin (鳳凰院 凶真, Hōōin Kyōma),[8] which is also the name he uses to introduce himself to other people. Mayuri and Daru refer to him by the nickname Okarin (オカリン), a portmanteau of his surname and given name. He is the founder of what he calls the "Future Gadget Laboratory" (未来ガジェット研究所, Mirai Gajetto Kenkyūjo) in Akihabara where he spends most of his time. Rintarō gives off the appearance of being delusional and paranoid, frequently referring to the "organization" that is after him, talking to himself on his phone, and engaging in fits of maniacal laughter. Most of the time he takes on a fairly arrogant personality. He is usually seen wearing a lab coat. As he experiments with time travel, he learns that he is the only one who possesses the ability to determine changes between different timelines, which he dubs "Reading Steiner". The character is 18 years old and a first year student at Tokyo Denki University.[11]
Kurisu Makise (牧瀬 紅莉栖, Makise Kurisu)
Voiced by: Asami Imai
Kurisu is the main female protagonist of the game. She is a neuroscience researcher at an American university, and can speak and read English well. Having had her research published in the academic journal Sciency at the young age of 18, Kurisu is extremely talented.[12] She skipped a grade in the American school system. She does not get along with her father and has not spoken to him in many years. Rintarō often just calls her assistant (助手, joshu) or one of a number of nicknames he comes up with, such as Christina (クリスティーナ), none of which she likes. She is considered a tsundere character. Her character is 18 years old.[13]
Mayuri Shiina (椎名 まゆり, Shiina Mayuri)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
Mayuri is a long time childhood friend of Rintarō and is a bit of an airhead. Mayuri enjoys creating cosplay costumes and has a part-time job at a maid cafe called "Mayqueen Nyannyan".[14] She sometimes calls herself Mayushii (まゆしぃ), a portmanteau of her given name and surname, which is also what Daru calls her. She typically sings tutturū (トゥットゥルー) when she arrives or introduces herself. Her character is 16 and she is a second year at a private university preparatory school.[15]
Itaru "Daru" Hashida (橋田・ダル・至, Hashida "Daru" Itaru)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki
Hashida is an experienced hacker who has known Rintarō since high school. He is very skilled at computer programming and with old and new computer hardware. He is also well-versed in things pertaining to otaku culture.[8] Rintarō and Mayuri refer to him by the nickname "Daru", which is based on his given name Itaru. Rintarō sometimes also calls him Super Haker (スーパーハカー, Sūpā Hakā), mispronouncing the word hacker (ハッカー, hakkā) to his chagrin. He is a big fan of Feiris. Daru is often annoyed with Rintarō's frequent delusional behavior. He frequently says things which could be taken as sexual harassment. His character is 19 years old and, like Okabe, is a first year student at Tokyo Denki University.[16]
Moeka Kiryū (桐生 萌郁, Kiryū Moeka)
Voiced by: Saori Gotō
Moeka is a tall girl who Rintarō bumps into in Akihabara and is on a search for the IBN 5100 personal computer. Moeka is extremely protective of her mobile phone and becomes agitated if someone tries to take it from her hands. She is very shy and prefers to talk to someone by sending them a text message instead of speaking, even if they are right in front of her.[17] Okabe calls her Shining Finger (閃光の指圧師(シャイニング・フィンガー), Shainingu Fingā). Her character is 20 years old.[18]
Ruka Urushibara (漆原 るか, Urushibara Ruka)
Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi
Ruka is a male bishōnen who looks strikingly like a girl, and even wears the traditionally female miko attire despite being a boy. He is a close friend and classmate of Mayuri and is often asked by her to try on her cosplay costumes, though as he is quite shy he generally refuses.[19] Okabe calls him Rukako (ルカ子), and thinks of him as a pupil. His character is 17 years old.[20]
Feiris Nyannyan (フェイリス・ニャンニャン, Feirisu Nyannyan) / Rumiho Akiha (秋葉 留未穂, Akiha Rumiho)
Voiced by: Haruko Momoi
Feiris works at the maid cafe "Mayqueen Nyannyan", the same maid cafe that Mayuri works at, and is the most popular waitress there.[21] Her real name is Rumiho Akiha, whose family owns Akihabara, her being the one suggested it become the mecca of moe and anime. She tends to add meow (ニャン, nyan) to her sentences. Her character is 17 years old.[22]
Suzuha Amane (阿万音 鈴羽, Amane Suzuha)
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura
Suzuha works part-time for the landlord of Rintarō's apartment and is on a search for her father in Akihabara. She enjoys riding her bicycle and appears to be at odds with Kurisu for some reason.[23] Her character is 18 years old.[24] She is the main protagonist of the side-story manga, Steins;Gate: Bōkan no Rebellion.
Yūgo Tennōji (天王寺 裕吾, Tennōji Yūgo)
Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma
He is Rintarō's landlord, who owns a TV repair store beneath his apartment, living with his daughter, Nae. Rintarō often gives him the nickname "Mr Braun" for his passion to Braun tube TV.[25]

Story

Steins;Gate takes place in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. On July 28, 2010, Rintarō Okabe and his friend Mayuri Shīna head towards the Radio Kaikan building for a conference, where Rintarō finds a girl named Kurisu Makise lying in a pool of blood.[26] As Rintarō sends a text message about the incident to his friend, Itaru "Daru" Hashida, he experiences a strange phenomenon and the people around him disappear, with no-one else noticing anything had changed.[27] After later running into Kurisu, who is strangely alive and well, and discovering the message he had sent to Itaru had arrived a week before he sent it,[28][29] Rintarō soon deduces that the 'Mobile Microwave' he and his friends had been developing is, in fact, a time machine capable of sending text messages to the past.[8][30] He and his friends soon learn that SERN, an organization that has been researching time travel for some time, has actually succeeded in sending humans into the past although they seem to have all resulted in the test subjects' deaths. Rintarō begins experimenting with "D-Mails" (Dメール, D mēru, short for DeLorean mail), which begin to cause major differences in the timeline. Kurisu also manages to create a device to send a person's memories through the microwave, allowing that person to effectively leap into the past.

However, SERN learn of the time machine and send a group to retrieve it, killing Mayuri in the process. Using Kurisu's time leap machine, Rintarō travels back in time numerous times to try to save Mayuri, but to no avail. As Rintarō reaches wit's end, he is approached by Suzuha Amane, a girl from a future ruled by SERN due to their possession of a time machine, who tells him that he needs to return to a Beta world line in which Mayuri won't die. By undoing the effects of the D-Mails that caused shifts in the time line, Rintarō regains possession of an IBN 5100 PC that they lost earlier, allowing them to crack into SERN's systems and delete the evidence of Rintarō's original D-Mail. However, Rintarō realizes that by doing so, he would have to return to a world line in which Kurisu is dead. After realizing their feelings for each other, Kurisu tells Rintarō to save Mayuri.[31] Reluctantly, Rintarō agrees and deletes the evidence of his D-Mail from SERN's database, returning him to the Beta world line.

Some time later, Suzuha appears before Rintarō, having arrived in a time machine from the future. She tells Rintarō that the only way to prevent World War III in the future is to prevent Kurisu's death at the hands of her father, Dr. Nakabachi, who stole her time travel theory to present to SERN.[32] However, this operation ends in a disaster as Rintarō ends up killing Kurisu himself by mistake.[33] After this failure, Rintarō receives a message from his future self, telling him that the way to save Kurisu without altering the events that led to him developing a time machine is to fool his past self into believing Kurisu had been killed.[34][35] Returning to the past again, Rintarō puts his own life in danger in order to save Kurisu's life, prevent Nakabachi from successfully escaping with the time travel theory, and fool his past self, setting him on his journey through time. Returning to a world line safe from the threat of SERN, Rintarō and Kurisu manage to reunite by chance in the streets of Akihabara.[36]

Development

Steins;Gate is the second collaborative work between 5pb. and Nitroplus after Chaos;Head.[4] The game was created with the concept of "99% science (reality) and 1% fantasy" in mind.[37] The planning for Steins;Gate was headed by Chiyomaru Shikura of 5pb.[10] The characters were designed by Huke whereas the gadgets were designed by Sh@rp.[10] Naotaka Hayashi of 5pb. wrote the scenario with assistance from Vio Shimokura of Nitroplus. Tatsuya Matsuhara from 5pb. was the producer and Tosō Pehara from Nitroplus was the art director.[10] The music was composed by Takeshi Abo of 5pb. and Toshimichi Isoe of Zizz Studio.[10] Shikura, Hayashi, Matsuhara, Abo, and Isoe had all previously worked on Chaos;Head.

Prior to the game's announcement, a teaser site was featured on 5pb.'s website that simply referred to the game as Project S;G and stating that it was going to be a collaboration between 5pb. and Nitroplus.[38] This was not the first time that a second collaborative project between 5pb. and Nitroplus was mentioned as Nitroplus's website had hinted at this on its 10th anniversary website.[39] Matsuhara, who was also the producer for Chaos;Head, had previously stated that the game would be centred around Akihabara and that the project with Nitroplus would be the second part in a series around the theme "Science Novels (科学ノベル, Kagaku Noberu)".[40] On June 12, 2009, the countdown expired and the name Steins;Gate was revealed.[4]

Matsuhara, who was the one originally thought of the concept of the phone trigger system, stated that they initially wanted to incorporate the player's own mobile phone into the system. However, the idea was abandoned due to concerns of clashing with Japan's privacy laws.[41] When asked if the phone trigger system would be used in a possible sequel to the game, Hayashi stated that he hoped this would not be the case and recalled saying "who thought of this system!" while writing the contents of the text messages.[41] While Shitakura did not directly contribute to the script itself, Hayashi stated that Shitakura helped with the overall plot and provided assistance with the second half of the story. In particular, Shitakura helped a lot on the time traveling aspects of the story.[42] Hayashi stated that while he did not want the script to repeat the same text over and over again, it was ultimately unavoidable due to the player having to travel back in time so he tried to place emphasis on the overall tempo of the plot's development and how the plot unfolded.[42] With regards to the theme of time traveling, Hayashi had felt that it seemed like a topic that was overdone and expressed concern over it when he first heard the idea from Shikura.[42]

Kana Hanazawa stated that she was happy to have been selected to be in Steins;Gate as she felt that it was not common to be able to play a part in a serious game. She also thought that the game gives the player more of a thrilling sensation rather than a frightening one and it entices the player to continue reading.[43]

Release history

Steins;Gate was first declared gold on September 18, 2009[44] with a demo of the game being made available a few weeks later on the Xbox Live Marketplace on October 7, 2009[45] for Xbox Live Gold members and then publicly on October 14, 2009.[46] The demo allows the player to play through the prologue and the game's first chapter.[45] Steins;Gate was released in both limited and regular editions on October 15, 2009. The limited edition contained the game itself, a toy named "Future Gadget #3 Lie Detector" from the game and a small hardcover artbook that includes various illustrations and background information about the game's universe as well as comments from the staff members.[2] A Windows port of the game was released on August 26, 2010,[47] the port will include additional CGs.[48] A PlayStation Portable port of the game was released on June 23, 2011.[49] The game includes elements from the downloadable contents of the Xbox 360 version as well as a new opening movie, a new opening theme and a new ending theme.[50] The game was also released for Apple iOS devices on August 25, 2011.[1]

Sequels

The game also produced two sequels: Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling and Steins;Gate: Henikuukan no Octet. Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling was released on June 16, 2011, and similar to Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!, the story for this sequel is irrelevant to the original game, and takes more of a comedy spin. Steins;Gate: Henikuukan no Octet, however, is an extension of the True End of the original game. Unlike the modern visual novel format of the original game, this retro game perfectly mimics the style of graphical text adventure games from the 8-bit PC era (e.g. PC-88), with the player typing short commands to interact with and explore the game world. It features all backgrounds and characters drawn in a low-color pixelated style with emulated scanlines, chiptune music played through an emulated FM chip, and currently features no voice acting. The premise of the game features Rintarō Okabe receiving a D-Mail from himself in 2025 that states that he must save the future by reclaiming an IBN 5100 from a person under of the alias "Knight-hart". This person could possibly be Takumi Nishijō of Chaos;Head, since he runs under the same player name in his favorite MMORPG, and the D-Mail also states that "Knight-hart" lives in Shibuya and has "inherent, supernatural abilities", a reference to his power as a gigalomaniac. The game was released on October 28, 2011. A game demo is currently available.[6]

Other media

Internet radio show

An Internet radio show to promote Steins;Gate named "Steins;Gate Radio Future Gadget Radio Show (Steins;Gate ラジオ　未来ガジェット電波局, Steins;Gate Rajio Mirai Gajetto Denpakyoku)" began broadcasting on September 11, 2009.[51] The show was streamed online on every Friday, and was produced by HiBiKi Radio Station. The show was hosted by Asami Imai, the voice actress of Kurisu Makise, and Kana Hanazawa, the voice actress of Mayuri Shiina. Guests that appeared on the show included Yū Kobayashi, the voice actress of Ruka Urushibara,[52] and Ayano Yamamoto, the voice actress of Nae Tennōji (天王寺綯, Tennōji Nae).[53] The last show was aired on October 30, 2009. A CD containing a special Comiket show with Haruko Momoi, the voice actress of Feiris Nyannyan, as the guest was released on December 29, 2009.[54][55] A collection of all eight broadcast Internet radio shows, the Comiket show, and one new show was released on February 3, 2010, in a bundle together with the soundtrack of the game.[56] The Internet radio shows are recorded in MP3 format.[56]

Manga

On September 26, 2009, a manga adaptation by Sarachi Yomi began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive's November 2009 issue.[57] Although the manga was released before the visual novel, the story is inspired from the game.

Four side-story manga series are currently being serialised. Steins;Gate: Bōkan no Rebellion (STEINS;GATE 亡環のリベリオン, Shutainzu Gēto Bōkan no Reberion), illustrated by Kenji Mizuta, began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade's February 2010 issue.[55] The manga focuses on Suzuha Amane as it tells the events of the story from her point of view. Steins;Gate: Onshū no Braunian Motion (STEINS;GATE 恩讐のブラウニアンモーション, Shutainzu Gēto Onshū no Buraunian Mōshon), illustrated by Takeshi Mizoguchi, began serialization in Famitsu's Comic Clear web magazine and it takes the point of view of Yūgo Tennōji.[58] Steins;Gate: Shijō Saikyō no Slight Fever (STEINS;GATE 史上最強のスライトフィーバー, Shutainzu Gēto Shijō Saikyō no Suraito Fībā), illustrated by Yuzuhana Morita, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq's February 2011 issue and was transferred to Monthly Shonen Ace in its October 2011 issue. The manga focuses on main heroine Kurisu Makise as the events are told from her point of view. Another manga, titled Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Sweets Honey (STEINS;GATE 比翼恋理のスイーツはにー, Shutainzu Gēto Hiyoku Renri no Suītsu Hanī) started serializing on Comic Blade in its August 2011 issue. It follows the events told in the fandisc.

A spinoff comedy manga, titled Steins;Gate! (しゅたいんず・げーと), was illustrated by Nini and serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive's March 2011 issue.

A book containing information and designs of Steins;Gate was published by Enterbrain on February 26, 2010.[59]

Drama CDs

Three drama CDs were released on March 31, 2010, April 28, 2010, and June 2, 2010 respectively.[60] The first drama CD takes place in the tenth chapter of Kurisu's route.[60]

Anime

Main article: List of Steins;Gate episodes

On July 25, 2010, Chiyomaru Shikura announced on his twitter account that Steins;Gate would be adapted into an anime.[61] Further details about the adaptation were revealed in the September 2010 issues of Newtype and Comptiq.[62] The adaptation is produced by White Fox[63] and aired in Japan between April 6, 2011 and September 14, 2011.[63] The adaptation is directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki and Takuya Satō,[63] with series' composition by Jukki Hanada and music by Takeshi Abo and Murakami Jun.[63] At the end of the series, it was announced that a film adaptation had been greenlit.[64] Funimation Entertainment has licensed the series.[65]

Music

Steins;Gate has four main theme songs, the opening theme "Sky Clad Observer" (スカイクラッドの観測者, Sukai Kuraddo no Kansokusha), the first ending theme "Another Heaven", the second ending theme "Unmei no Farfalla" (運命のファルファッラ, Unmei no Farufarra)", and the insert song "Technovision". The third song is sung by Yui Sakakibara while the other ones are sung by Kanako Itō. Itō's "Technovision" was included in her "Stargate" album which was released on August 26, 2009.[66] "Sky Clad Observer" was composed by Chiyomaru Shikura and "Another Heaven" was composed by Yoshihiro Suda.[67] The "Sky Clad Observer" single was released on October 28, 2009.[67] Sakakibara's "Unmei no Farufarra" was composed by Tatsuhi Hayashi and the single was released on November 25, 2009.[68] A soundtrack of the game was released on February 3, 2010 on two discs in a bundle of three that includes recorders of the Internet radio show.[56] All the background music of the game was included as well as shortened versions of the vocal tracks.[56] The piano score for one of the tracks, "Gate of Steiner", was also included in the soundtrack.[56] In episode 4, the song "Watashi☆LOVE na☆Otome!" by Afilia Saga East, who also sings the opening to the sequel game of STEINS;GATE, can be heard.

The anime features two pieces of theme music; the opening theme is "Hacking to the Gate" by Kanako Ito while the ending theme is "Tokitsukasadoru Jūni no Meiyaku" (刻司ル十二ノ盟約) by Yui Sakakibara (in ending credits she is mentioned as FES from Chaos;Head "Phantasm" (ファンタズム) band). The anime soundtrack, Steins;Gate Original Soundtrack, was released July 27, 2011, bundled with STEINS; GATE Vol.2 [Limited Edition] [Blu-ray].

Board game

A real-life version of the in-universe board game, Rainet Access Battlers (雷ネットアクセスバトラーズ, Rainetto Akusesu Batorāzu), is being made by GigasDrop and will be released in Japan on December 28, 2011.[69]

Other video games

Kurisu and Mayuri will appear in the Nendoroid crossover game, Nendoroid Generation, which is being developed by Banpresto for the PlayStation Portable and will be released on February 23, 2012.[70]

Reception

Steins;Gate placed 13th in sales during its first week of release with 16,434 copies sold,[71] 28th on its second week with 4,253 copies,[72] and 26th on its third week with 6,095 copies, totaling 26,782 copies by October 29, 2009.[73] Steins;Gate placed fourth in overall Xbox 360 game sales on Amazon Japan on the year starting on December 1, 2008 and ending November 30, 2009.[74] The PSP version of Steins Gate debuted at 2nd place on the Japanese game charts, selling 63,558 units in its first week.[75] As of June 2011, 300,000 copies of the game have been shipped across the PC, Xbox 360 and PSP platforms.[76]

Senji Ishii of Famitsu Xbox 360 praised the scenario for its detail and noted that events that were overlooked as insignificant later returned to affect events of the future. Due to the way the plot ties the many different events of the game together, Ishii believes it must have been a lot of work to write the scenarios.[10] As for 2009, Famitsu awarded Steins;Gate as annual game of excellence award.[77] 4Gamer.net commented that Steins;Gate is comparable to 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de and felt that it is a gem that has not been seen in recent years.[78] ITmedia Gamez noted that players should be attentive to all the details in the story as the twists will surprise the player in many different ways. It was also suggested to the player that the characters' voices be left turned on as the voice acting is very good.[79] The review did caution that players who have played through the demo and who did not enjoy the atmosphere of the game were not likely to find the rest of the game interesting.[80] In 2011, Steins;Gate was voted #6 in Famitsu's poll of top tear-inducing games.[81]

The anime adaptation has also been critically acclaimed. Anime News Network gave the anime series an overall A- rating, including a top A rating for the story. The reviewer Carlos Santos described it as a "thriller masterpiece" and "one of the most addictive sci-fi thrillers in recent anime history." He concluded that it has a "well-researched time travel concept" and "memorable characters," and that its "constantly surprising storyline" makes it "a supreme edge-of-your-seat thriller."[82]

See also

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