Project Hacker: Kakusei
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| Developer(s) | Red Entertainment[a] |
| 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 video game developed by Red Entertainment and published by Nintendo 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
[edit]The game features hacker-themed puzzles where the stylus is used for, among other tasks, program repair and password cracking. Project Hacker plays like an adventure game outside of these puzzles, similar to the Ace Attorney series.
Development
[edit]Project Hacker: Kakusei was developed by Red Entertainment with involvement by publisher Nintendo. Creatures assisted on development. 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
[edit]On release, Weekly Famitsu scored the game a 27 out of 40. [5]
Sales
[edit]Project Hacker: Kakusei sold 37,000 copies in its launch week.[6]
In other games
[edit]Satoru appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.[7]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gibson, Ellie (October 6, 2005). "New DS titles announced". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Gantayat, Anoop (April 17, 2006). "Project Hacker Update". IGN. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. 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. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "プロジェクトハッカー 覚醒". Weekly Famitsu. Enterbrain. 2006. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ Jenkins, David (July 21, 2006). "Konami's Power Pro Hits Home Run In Japanese Charts". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ^ Hernández, David (December 21, 2018). "Todos los espíritus en Super Smash Bros Ultimate". Hobby Consolas. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.