Jake Hunter, known in Japan as Tantei Jinguuji Saburo is a mystery adventure game series originally developed and published by Data East in 1987, and later developed by WorkJam and other companies.
The main character of the series is Jake Hunter (known in Japan as Saburo Jinguuji, a 32 year-old private detective who operates a detective agency in Aspicio, USA (Shinjuku, Tokyo in Japanese versions). He was born as the third son of a wealthy business enterprise owner, and traveled to New York during his youth to work as an assistant detective. He is a heavy smoker, and often assembles his thoughts while smoking a Marlboro cigarette. According to his in-game profile, his favorite alcoholic beverage is cognac, and he drives a green Mini Cooper.
Other recurring characters include: Yulia Marks (known in Japan as Yoko Misono, Jake's assistant, and Scott Kingsley (known in Japan as Sanzo Kumano, the inspector of the Aspicio police.
Tantei Jinguuji Saburo - Kind of Blue: An artsy intro starts off the latest Saburo game where live footage is mixed with poster board cutouts of Saburo. The music sounds like something from Enigma (Sadeness) with Sandra Cretu whispering unintelligible nothings in the background. It's good stuff and we'll have to snag the soundtrack when it ships in May.
As the game begins, we learn that Yoko Misoni, Saburo's invaluable assistant, has left the firm. Even a tough guy like Jinguuji feels the pain and misses his former employee. Despite the pangs, Saburo trudges ahead with cases and detective work. The new scenario in Kind of Blue places the super sleuth on assignment against a crime boss and on the hunt for a missing singer from a local jazz bar. As usual, portly police detective Sanzo Kumano provides support and advice during the course of the game.
Similar to previous Saburo games, copious amounts of interaction, clues gathering and exploration are par for the course. Like the intro to the game, the game mixes together live action with crisp artwork to embolden the visuals with a unique style and presentation. When it's time to wind down from a long day of sleuthing, Saburo may mosey on down and perch himself on a bar stool at the local watering hole. While there, Saburo may play Indian Poker with the barmaids or throw darts to occupy his time.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
In the story a person modeling a charming, world view hard-boiled, the depth of popular "Detective Saburo Jinguji" series. The introduction draw the information from the person of interest and "Talk Profiling System", a system that requires money to buy and sell items. Jinguji that received the request "Give me songs lost" runs through the town of Shinjuku.
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Detective & Mystery themes.
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