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Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 1 vote
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Game Info
Publisher: Aksys Games
Developer: Arc System Works
Genre(s): Adventure
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: June 10, 2008
Summary
Hone your detective skills by interviewing witnesses, uncovering clues, and following leads, all helping to bring you closer to the truth! Experience three unique murder mysteries as Detective Jake Hunter. [Aksys Games]
Cheat Codes & Hints: Cheat Code Central
Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
RPG Fan
Since there is no dynamic gameplay to fall back on, the visual novel genre is driven 95% by story, and the stories were below average in this game.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles tries to capture the essence of hard-boiled sleuthing, but it falters mainly because it takes itself way too seriously. [June 2008, p.101]
Read Full Review >IGN
Jake Hunter is a decent way to kill a few hours, but there wasn't enough effort put into it to really stand out. It lacks personality. Jake is a stereotype, and the stories are straight forward, humorless affairs.
Read Full Review >Hardcore Gamer Magazine
The game is still fun to play, and it's not difficult to pick up. It's definitely worth checking out, especially if you’re a fan of old school detectives.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
Jake Hunter could have been a good game if players were offered more to stay entertained with than a few multiple choice questions and a middling story.
Read Full Review >Games Radar (in-house)
The cases aren't terribly creative and the dialogue is often flat and poorly translated from the original Japanese. You'll also likely love or hate the atmosphere - Jake is the stereotypical gritty, film noir-type private eye, with all the trenchcoats, dames, and languidly rising smoke that entails. Cliché, or classic? You decide.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
The game would have benefited from some compelling touch-screen use (for puzzles or combat, perhaps), but as is, it barely puts the "interactive" in "interactive novel." [June 2008, p.89]
GamePro
The worst part is that Jake Hunter had a lot of potential. [July 2008, p.84]
Read Full Review >NGamer UK
Jake Hunter should come with a health warning: may caus lung cancer. [Sept 2008, p.71]
games(TM)
One or two puzzles aside, there’s no ‘wrong’ response to anything asked of you, and no advantages to being right first time, completely negating any kind of satisfaction you might have gleaned from figuring out each case. [Sept 2008, p.112]
Adventure Gamers
With a retail price of $19.99, this game is being billed as a budget title, but it's still the shortest DS adventure game out there, and it's not worth the price.
Read Full Review >1UP
Everything in the game (art, dialogue, characters, etc.) is barely bargain-bin passable.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 2.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
