Rei Zero (2001) (VG)

Director:

Makoto Shibata

Release Date:

13 December 2001 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror | Action | Mystery

Plot:

Armed with a camera capable of fighting ghosts, a teenage girl searches a haunted house in search of her brother.

Plot Keywords:

Mansion | Camera | Brother | Ghost | Shrine

Cast

Rumiko Varnes	...	Miku Hinasaki (voice: English version)
Dominic Allen	...	Mafuyu Hinasaki (voice: English version)
Bianca Allen	...	Tomoe Hirasaka (voice: English version)
Lenne Hardt	...	Kirie (voice: English version)
Matt Lagan	...	Junsei Takamine (voice: English version)
Robin Suchy	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Robin 'Loochie' Suchy)

Also Known As:

Fatal Frame (USA)
Project Zero (Europe: English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo (PlayStation 2 version)

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

Tecmo

Trivia:

The subtitle "Based on a true story" was added for the American release of the game.

Quotes:

Miku Hinasaki: Ever since that day, we stopped seeing things that other people can't see.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#30.7)" (2003)

A must have for PS2 owners

Can't say it enough - by far one of the best of the genre I have played. The sequel (crimson butterfly) reminded me too much of a Resident Evil knockoff to hold my attention, but I plan on getting a copy of this earlier one to own.

Everything was done perfectly *except* the dubbing (hopefully game developers will follow the subtitling trend demanded by fans of anime, allowing both). Plenty of replay value w/ the special features.

The game is kind of hard to find b/c it's out of print presently and that's a damn shame - definitely as worthy of rerelease as, say, castlevania symphony of the night.

Also, I have to say that the avatar for the main character Miku

was one of the best I've played with - very lifelike, especially compared to other games in this genre.