Kojima's Policenauts Re-Released In Japan 6
Thanks to the TNL forum regulars for finding a French-language story showing that Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima's cult interactive fiction title, Policenauts, will be re-released for Playstation in Japan at a budget price this August. There's an excellent English-language Policenauts fan site which gives a little more information on this Japanese-heavy 'Lethal Weapon set in the future' title, which has Meryl Silverburgh of Metal Gear Solid fame as one of the main game characters. There's more info at a very comprehensive Kojima 'game gallery' over at JunkerHQ, but this follow-up to Snatcher is still missing an English translation, sadly.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/837396.asp (Score:2, Informative)
   ÂMaking a game today requires many skills, and in a sense the 38-year-old Kojima has been preparing for MGS2 his entire life. As a child growing up in Kobe, Japan, he played outdoor games like thief-and-detective (the Japanese equivalent of hide-and-seek) with his friends, flattening himself against walls and peeking around corners in much the same way as Solid Snake, the hero of MGS2,
Snatcher did come out in English! (Score:2)
Re:Snatcher did come out in English! (Score:1)
For the younguns (I'm 19 but I was into this) Snatcher was a hyperviolent Blade Runner esque cyberpunk thriller set in the future and was one of the first gameplays that truly could appeal to ad
Re:Snatcher did come out in English! (Score:1)
hurray! (Score:1)
Again.