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.hack//Mutation (2002)

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Intro movie to the game .hack//Mutation by Namco Bandai for the PS2. This is a great series & still holds up after 4 years.

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=938130

Good review:
http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19976.htm

One of the most original games in a long time...

Lets face it; the RPG Genre has gotten really stale over the years. It seems like every RPG game that has been released is just a carbon copy of the one released a few months before that with better graphics and a different set of characters. So in comes .hack, its goal is to try to innovate this genre and take it to a new level, by combining both online RPG's and offline ones into one game. Can this combination work out, or is it another failed attempt to innovate this genre? Read on to find out!

When the game is loaded for the first time, the character you are playing as creates a character to use on "the world". After that players will sign on to "the world" and meet your real world friend, who is going to teach you how to play the game. While out on your first mission, something devastating happens, your friend gets hurt in the game, and now he is in a coma at a local hospital. It is your goal to find out what caused your friend to become in this dilapidated state. As time goes on you acquire many times such as: "gate hack", "Data Drain", and many other tools and friends that help you along this journey. There are many characters out in the game...

The game takes place in a few main areas: main screen, town, fields, and dungeons. When players first load the game, they will be booted up to the welcome screen. Here players have the options to login to the world, check their email, look at the news, and change game options. Once they hit the login to the world, they can either post messages on the forums or go into the actual game. These features are really neat, since it really gives the players the impression that they are really playing an online game. Different characters will email you thoughout the game, and you can even reply to them, but all of the emails are predefined. All of the news is what is currently going on in the game, such as information on new server upgrades and small tips to help the players out. The forums in the game work like real forums...

When players actually log into the world they go directly into a town. This will allow them to stock up on supplies and meet new party members. Players can attempt to see if previous party members are online to help them out in their quest. When players have somewhere to go, they input the keywords, and they are transported to a playing field with a few enemies, and other things scattered throughout the level. Then they can go into a dungeon where rare hidden items that lie dormant, and ripe for the picking.

Keywords are the main way to transport to different areas in the game. Making a combination of several keywords will take players to a new region to explore. Players will be able to make their own combinations or use the ones that are predefined to help move along the story. This allows players a great amount of freedom to level up your character; since you will need all the experience you can get for later levels.

The combat is really easy for the game. All players have to do is hit the X button to swing your twin swords and strike the enemy. That is the easy part, but that will not get you anywhere. Players will have to use all of their resources at their disposal to become truly victorious in this game. They will have to use all of the skills, items, equipment, and party members in the most effective fashion to win the game, and avoid being killed in battle.

Gameplay: 8.8
.hack//Infection is extremely fun to play! The combat is exciting, the controls are fluid, and the pace of the game is really good. This game will keep you entertained for hours, the only thing that is sad is that we will have to wait till part two comes out.

Graphics: 8.9
Sound: 9.0
Difficulty: Medium
Concept: 10.0
Overall: 9.0

Official NamcoBandai dot.hack site:
http://www.altimitcorp.com

.hack ® //Mutation™&(c) 2006 NAMCO BANDAI (c) 2006 NAMCO BANDAI Games
Infection is a trademark of NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. NAMCO BANDAI Games logo is a trademark of NAMCO BANDAI. Published and distributed by NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. .hack and related characters, names, logos, distinctive likenesses, drawings and other images contained in this product are the exclusive property of NAMCO BANDAI. Used under license from NAMCO BANDAI. All rights reserved.

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