An intriguing television commercial for a Japanese game called Project Hacker: Kakusei, a title for the DS that closely resembles the innovative hacking title Uplink, has popped up on the internets. The game will place you in the role of Satoru, a detective with an organization called the GIS, for which you will have to face hacking-themed puzzles like password cracking. The commercial demonstrates effective use of the stylus combined with Uplink-style hacking, along with elements similar to Phoenix Wright's detective style and 2D anime artwork; hopefully the developers plan to emulate Ace Attorney's over-the-top dialog and light-hearted premise too.According to IGN's page on Project Hacker, the title was announced in October '05 when it was originally called Detect Hacker. It's being produced by Nintendo and developed by Red Entertainment and is due for release in Japan before the year is out. I couldn't find anything online about an English localization, so unfortunately we must assume that this is going to remain exclusive to Japan for now. With a little luck (and some pressure from you guys--for a start, the game's wiki page could do with some work), that will change.
[Thanks, Miyamootoo and Ben for the YouTube link]
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Man the upcoming DS games and apps are sure looking good and pinching many a wallet.
Man Nintendo is producing a lot of games these days.
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Will this connect to WiFi?
Imagine... Hacking battles/races against the best "hackers" on the world!
Oh wait, we can already do that.*
*I'm a DS Owner, And I will get this game, dont get me wrong :P
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motivated me to play it! just think of all the options with the DS. taking notes, maybe even some voice recognition. i hope they aim this game at the older audience and make it freakin' hard to complete. can't wait for this one!
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13 July, according to the ad.
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So, it was a simple matter for Capcom of America to remove the Japanese dialogue from the game, and release it here. Almost no work involved!
Project Hacker looks interesting. I hope it's brought over here SOMEHOW.
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Anyway, I have yet to get my DS - I have been waiting for the release of Lite and cash flow to sort itself out. It's games like this that make me want to get one, even if it's just to see what the heck is going on!
I have heard nothing but praise from people I know for Phoenix Wright, so I hope that this game also makes its way to the rest of the world.
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I finished the stupid thing in three hours!
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Let's hope its a big success in Japan, because that will encourage Nintendo to birng it out here. But this really looks like another DS-specific killer title in line with last year's Trauma Center that proves the touch screen is not just a gimmick.
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