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'''''Fatal Frame''''', known as '''''Project Zero''''' in [[Europe]] and [[Australia]], and as '''''Zero''''' {{lang|ja|零}} ''Zero'' in [[Japan]], is a [[survival horror]] [[video game]] series, so far consisting of four games and a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]. The first and second games in the series were released for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]], the third game is only available for the PlayStation 2, and the fourth game has been released exclusively for the [[Wii]]. The series' plot deals with [[ghost]]s, [[exorcism]], and dark [[Shintoism|Shinto]] rituals.
'''''Fatal Frame''''', known as '''''Project Zero''''' in [[Europe]] and [[Australia]], and as '''''Zero''''' {{lang|ja|零}} ''Zero'' in [[Japan]], is a [[survival horror]] [[video game]] series, so far consisting of four games and a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]. The first and second games in the series were released for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]], the third game is only available for the PlayStation 2, and the fourth game has been released exclusively for the [[Wii]]. The series' plot deals with [[ghost]]s, [[exorcism]], and dark [[Shintoism|Shinto]] rituals.


Created by [[Tecmo]], ''Fatal Frame'' is one of the most well received survival horror games to date.<ref>[http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1210993_1124.html ”PlayStation2 the Best”と”PSP the Best”2007年11月のラインアップを紹介！ / ファミ通.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Created by [[Tecmo]], ''Fatal Frame'' is one of the most well received survival horror games to date.<ref>[http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1210993_1124.html ”PlayStation2 the Best”と”PSP the Best”2007年11月のラインアップを紹介！ / ファミ通.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was a unique entry in the genre, as the player explores a mansion and takes photographs of ghosts in order to defeat them.<ref name="IGNevolution">{{cite web | url = http://pc.ign.com/articles/906/906852p1.html | title = The Evolution of the Survival Horror Genre| date = 2008-09-01 | accessdate = 2009-04-17 | publisher = [[IGN]] | author = Clara Barraza }}</ref><ref name="UGOfatalframe">{{cite web | url = http://www.ugo.com/games/survival-horror-games-top-11/?cur=Fatal-frame | title = Best Survival Horror Games - Fatal Frame | accessdate = 2009-04-17 | publisher = [[UGO Networks]] }}</ref> The ''Fatal Frame'' series has since gained a reputation as one of the most distinctive in the genre,<ref name="IGNFF2">{{cite web | url = http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/433/433766p1.html | title = Fatal Frame 2 Interview | author = Kaiser Hwang | date = 2003-08-15 | publisher = [[IGN]] | accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> with the first game in the series credited as one of the best-written survival horror games ever made, by [[UGO Networks]].<ref name="UGOfatalframe"/>


==Main series==
==Main series==

Revision as of 02:57, 10 May 2011

This article is about the Fatal Frame series. For the first installment in the series, see Fatal Frame (video game).

Fatal Frame, known as Project Zero in Europe and Australia, and as Zero 零 Zero in Japan, is a survival horror video game series, so far consisting of four games and a spin-off. The first and second games in the series were released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, the third game is only available for the PlayStation 2, and the fourth game has been released exclusively for the Wii. The series' plot deals with ghosts, exorcism, and dark Shinto rituals.

Created by Tecmo, Fatal Frame is one of the most well received survival horror games to date.[1] It was a unique entry in the genre, as the player explores a mansion and takes photographs of ghosts in order to defeat them.[2][3] The Fatal Frame series has since gained a reputation as one of the most distinctive in the genre,[4] with the first game in the series credited as one of the best-written survival horror games ever made, by UGO Networks.[3]

Main series

Fatal Frame (2001)

Main article: Fatal Frame (video game)

After having received almost no news for over a week, Miku goes into the Himuro Mansion to look for her missing brother, Mafuyu Hinasaki. She finds no trace of her brother, except for her mother's old camera that Mafuyu brought along with him. Realizing that she is now trapped within the mansion, Miku continues searching for her brother and a way out. In the end, Mafuyu choose to leave Himuro Mansion, with Kirie. The game was later ported to the Xbox. The Xbox version included smoother graphics, more costumes, more ghosts and an exclusive "Fatal Mode" that can be unlocked by completing the main game.[5]

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003)

Main article: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

Twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura are visiting a childhood play spot, when Mayu follows a mysterious crimson butterfly deep into the forest. Concerned for her twin, Mio follows Mayu and the two girls are led to a lost village. When they reach the village they enter an old house, where they find the Camera Obscura. Mio must uncover the mystery behind the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual while chasing her sister, who is becoming increasingly possessed by the evil spirit of Sae, the last girl to be sacrificed. Originally released for the PlayStation 2 in 2003, a Director's Cut edition was later released for the Xbox in 2004. The director's cut added several updates to the gameplay, such as a first-person play mode, a survival mode, a new ending, enhanced graphics, and a greater number of alternate costumes to unlock.[6]

Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (2005)

Main article: Fatal Frame III: The Tormented

Released only for the PlayStation 2, the game follows Rei Kurosawa, a 23 year old freelance photographer. While on an assignment taking pictures of a supposedly haunted mansion, the image of her deceased fiancé appears in a photograph. Afterwards, Rei begins having strange recurring dreams of an old Japanese manor during a heavy snowfall and observes her fiancé entering the house. She follows his figure into the house, where the dream becomes a nightmare.

Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (2008)

Main article: Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

The fourth installment of the Fatal Frame series was developed for the Wii in co-production with Grasshopper Manufacture.[7] Tentatively titled Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and published by Nintendo.[8]

10 years prior to the events of the game, five young girls were kidnapped by You Haibara, a criminal, from a mysterious sanatorium on Rougetsu Island. They were eventually rescued by Choushiro Kirishima, a detective pursuing the criminal. Several years after the incident, two of the girls (Marie Shinomiya and Tomoe Nanamura) died mysteriously. The three remaining girls, Misaki Asou, Ruka Minazuki and Madoka Tsukimori, now 17 years old, return to the island to recover their lost memories and find out more of what happened that day. Choushiro continues to pursue Haibara, as well as aiding Ruka along the way.

The game was released in Japan on July 31, 2008, and so far sold around 75.000 copies making it the best sold game of the series in Japan. There are no plans for a western release, despite various claims of fans. However, an unofficial English translation patch has been released.[9] But not by Nintendo or Temco.

Fatal Frame 2011 (TBA 2011)

The fifth Fatal Frame game to be released on the Wii, the game was announced at the Nintendo Conference 2010. [10] Screenshots from development reveal characters from Fatal Frame 2 making a return.

Spin-off

Real: Another Edition (2004)

Real: Another Edition is a cellular based spin-off of Fatal Frame that was released only in Japan in October, 2004. The game made use of a cellphone camera as the camera obscura and required the players to find ghosts and fight them. The game has more than 70 spirits that can be collected,[11] including some from the first two games in the series.

Story background and history

Throughout the series, references are made to Kunihiko Asou, a fictitious Japanese "Occultist" that lived during the late nineteenth century. Using western technology, he developed inventions that would allow him and others to make contact with spirits in the "other world."

His inventions include the Camera Obscura, the primary weapon used to defend against ghosts throughout the series, the spirit stone radio, introduced in Fatal Frame II as a means to listen to the thoughts and memories of spirits that had been stored in special crystals, a projector capable of displaying ghostly images captured on film that motion picture cameras could not see, and the spirit stone flashlight, a weapon used in Fatal Frame IV.

According to Fatal Frame III, Asou's various inventions were eventually scattered about Japan and are now heavily sought after by collectors. The Camera Obscura used by Miku in the first game had once belonged to her mother, and Mio finds a different Camera Obscura while exploring the lost village, while the camera used in Fatal Frame III was discovered in the ruins of the Kuze Shrine by Kei Amakura.

In Fatal Frame IV, the Camera Obscura used by Madoka Tsukimori and Ruka Minazuki is an exhibit in the "Aso Museum" of Rougetsu Hall. This camera was left behind by Dr. Asou when he visited the island. However, Misaki Aso brought a different Camera Obscura belonging to her family as she is a descendant of Kunihiko Asou.

References

  1. ^ ”PlayStation2 the Best”と”PSP the Best”2007年11月のラインアップを紹介！ / ファミ通.com
  2. ^ Clara Barraza (2008-09-01). "The Evolution of the Survival Horror Genre". IGN. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  3. ^ a b "Best Survival Horror Games - Fatal Frame". UGO Networks. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  4. ^ Kaiser Hwang (2003-08-15). "Fatal Frame 2 Interview". IGN. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  5. ^ Calvert, Justin (2002-10-16). "Fatal Frame details - Xbox News at GameSpot:". Retrieved 2007-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Xbox.com / Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly DIRECTOR'S CUT - Game Detail Page:". Microsoft Game Studios. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  7. ^ Tecmo Planning Next Fatal Frame for Wii news from 1UP.com
  8. ^ IGN: Fatal Frame Wii Revealed
  9. ^ Released Fatal Frame 4 Patch
  10. ^ "任天堂カンファレンス2010｜Wii｜ソフト一覧". Nintendo (in Japanese). 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  11. ^ Real: Another Edition Impressions - Mobile News at GameSpot

See also

Fatal Frame

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

Fatal Frame III: The Tormented

Fatal Frame IV: The Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

Fatal Frame Wiki

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