Critic Reviews
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Games Radar
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.
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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]
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GamePro
The worst part is that Jake Hunter had a lot of potential. [July 2008, p.84]
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1UP
Everything in the game (art, dialogue, characters, etc.) is barely bargain-bin passable.
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