Again (video game)
| Again | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Cing |
| Publisher(s) | Tecmo |
| Director(s) | Shigeru Komine |
| Producer(s) | Takuya Miyakawa |
| Designer(s) | Angyo Hayasaka Shiro Uagawa Takashi Yano Takashi Amano |
| Programmer(s) | Tetsuji Fujisawa Yasuki Sekihara Toshifumi Higashi Toshiyuki Iwabuchi Kenji Udoh |
| Writer(s) | Yuki Tsuruta Hidetake Itoh |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Again: Interactive Crime Novel (or simply Again), known in Japan as Again: FBI Chōshinri Sōsakan (AGAIN FBI超心理捜査官, lit. "Again: FBI Parapsychological Investigator"), is an adventure video game developed by Cing and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on December 10, 2009 and in North America on April 2, 2010. It was originally titled Again: Eye of Providence.
Plot
A string of serial murders from 19 years ago have started up "again". The player takes the role of J, an agent of the FBI and sole survivor of the serial murders 19 years ago. J has a special ability called "past vision" to solve puzzles, which he uses as he investigates the murders committed by the serial killer known only as "Providence".
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 52/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Adventure Gamers |    [3] |
| Destructoid | 5/10[4] |
| Eurogamer | 4/10[5] |
| Famitsu | 30/40[6] |
| Game Informer | 6/10[7] |
| GameSpot | 5/10[8] |
| GameTrailers | 4.7/10[9] |
| IGN | 4.5/10[10] |
| Nintendo Power | 7/10[11] |
| Nintendo World Report | 5.5/10[12] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one eight, two sevens, and one eight, for a total of 30 out of 40.[6] Randy Nelson from Nintendo Power praised the game mechanics that recreate past crimes for bringing "a fresh new twist" to the DS hardware but felt there wasn't enough of it. He concludes by calling Again "an open-and-shut case for budding crime-solvers with a taste for the unusual."[11]
References
- ^ "CING/作品情報/家庭用ゲーム/AGAIN FBI超心理捜査官". Cing. Retrieved January 21, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Again: Interactive Crime Novel for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ Morganti, Emily (May 5, 2010). "Again review". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ Sterling, Jim (April 4, 2010). "Review: Again". Destructoid. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Walker, John (April 13, 2010). "Again". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Brian (November 30, 2009). "Famitsu review scores". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ Gonzalez, Annette (April 6, 2010). "Again: Text-Heavy Whodunit Falls Victim To Slow Pacing And Bland Puzzles". Game Informer. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Meunier, Nathan (April 20, 2010). "Again Review". GameSpot. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Again Review". GameTrailers. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Gies, Arthur (April 13, 2010). "Again Review". IGN. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Nelson, Randy (April 2010). "Again". Nintendo Power. 253: 89.
- ^ Yeung, Karlie (September 14, 2010). "Again". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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