is a point and click adventure game developed by

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for the Nintendo DS. In ''Project Hacker: Kakusei'', the player takes control of a

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named Satoru Amatsubo. Both Satoru and detective partner Rina Okubo are employed by the internet crime-fighting GIS.

Gameplay

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 ''

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'' series.

Development

''Project Hacker: Kakusei'' was developed by

with involvement by publisher Nintendo. The game was initially announced under the title ''Detect Hacker'' at the 2005 DS Conference in Japan. The name was changed to ''Project Hacker'' in early 2006. In July 2006, one year after the game's Japanese launch, Nintendo of America filed

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s for North American packaging and an instruction booklet for ''Project Hacker: Awakening'', the English-translated title of the game. However, this localization never made it to release.

Reception

On release,

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scored the game a 27 out of 40.

Sales

''Project Hacker: Kakusei'' sold 37,000 copies in its launch week.

In other games

*Satoru appears as a spirit in ''

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References

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External links

Official game homepage
(Japanese)
Joystiq article
2006 video games Hacking video games Japan-exclusive video games Nintendo DS games Nintendo DS-only games Nintendo games Red Entertainment games Video games about police officers Video games developed in Japan Video games set in Tokyo Multiplayer and single-player video games