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We can't say for sure if the new 3DS/PlayStation Vita game from the 999 team is meant to be a true sequel to 999 but, as you'll see in this trailer, "Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die" (as it's being unofficially translated online) is definitely related.

The "Nonary Game" and its associated watches -- each one bearing a number that is assigned to one of the unwitting participants -- return, in a new blue "Ambidex Edition." Even Zero, the mysterious, masked perpetrator of 999's deathtrap, appears in the trailer.

New additions include 3D (meaning polygonal) character designs in-game, instead of only hand-drawn character portraits. This group of dupes is made up of all new people, as well. There's also some kind of creepy rabbit.

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The pre-order bonus for 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors is appropriately enough a watch version of the device worn by the nine persons in the game. Of course, unlike the gizmo in the sinister scenario, this thing won't blow up if you're a failure. The item will only be available online by pre-ordering from GameStop.com. Check it out over at GoNintendo.

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999999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors, a graphical text adventure released in Japan last December, will challenge North American audiences this November. Aksys Games confirmed last month that the unusual DS title would ship across the ocean, but didn't offer a release window at the time.

With a premise akin to Saw (the movie and game), 999 involves nine people who are locked behind nine doors on an old passenger ferry. They have only nine hours to solve various puzzles before they drown, and are unable to contact Professor Layton for help.

Joystiq'999' to ensnare North America this November originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>999999-9-hours-9-persons-9-doorsaksysAksys-Gamesdsnine-hours-nine-persons-nine-doorsnintendoTue, 31 Aug 2010 10:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Aksys localizing '999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors' adventure game [Update: it's official!]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/09/rumor-aksys-localizing-999-9-hours-9-persons-9-doors/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/09/rumor-aksys-localizing-999-9-hours-9-persons-9-doors/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/09/rumor-aksys-localizing-999-9-hours-9-persons-9-doors/#commentsThose of you with a penchant for reading a lot of text in your DS games (or, to put it another way, those of you into adventure games) have something new to look forward to: Chunsoft's Extreme Escape: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors, a graphical text adventure released in Japan last December, appears to be receiving an English localization. Siliconera first spotted a listing for the game on Gamefly and has now posted English screenshots of the interactive novel/room escape game. It appears that publisher Aksys plans to call the game 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors.

999 is a graphical text adventure with a sort of Saw-like premise. Nine people are trapped on a cruise ship and somehow wired to explode. A sadistic mastermind requires them to work together (but only in groups of up to five people) in order to open the nine doors that correspond to the nine passengers and escape from the rooms in which they're held.

We're contacting Aksys to find out more details about when the game will escape to retail.

Update: There's now a big 999 image at the top of Aksys's site. In case you didn't believe before, the localization is now confirmed! We've also put the press release after the break.

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JoystiqAksys localizing '999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors' adventure game [Update: it's official!] originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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