Policenauts

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Policenauts
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Konami
Developer:
Original system(s): PC-9801
Sound driver: SCSP (1/1/1 track)
Peripherals supported: Virtua Gun, Shuttle Mouse
Genre: Adventure

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-9510G

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Policenauts (ポリスノーツ) is an adventure game developed by Konami. It was originally released for NEC's PC-9821 in 1994, and then ported to the Sega Saturn in 1996.

History

It was Hideo Kojima's second adventure game. It was preceded by his first adventure game, Snatcher.

The Saturn version was at one stage advertised for a forthcoming release in North America (with a rough October 1996 release date), but this never materialised.

Included in the package is a picture book, complete with stickers to customise a Virtua Gun and Saturn Backup Memory cartridge.

According to Kojima in a 1996 interview, the Saturn version was the definitive version of the game.[1] The Saturn version includes an in-game glossary, Virtua Gun and Shuttle Mouse support, Saturn Backup Memory support, additional scenes and dialogues, additional character close-ups, uncensored breast animations, bonus videos, alternate ending credits, and full 24 FPS anime cutscenes (at the expense of slightly reduced video quality, compared to the PlayStation version's 15 FPS cutscenes). An English translation patch of the Saturn version was released at Policenauts.net in October 2016.[2]

Magazine articles

Main article: Policenauts/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-08: "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (1996-04-26)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-11: "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (1996-06-28)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-13: "1996-13 (1996-08-09)" (1996-07-26)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-14: "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (1996-08-09)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-16: "1996-16 (1996-09-27)" (1996-09-13)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №405, p30
83 [3]
93 [4]
Sega Saturn
85
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[5]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
80
[6]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
73
[7]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
81
[8]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[3]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
93
[4]
Sega Saturn
82
Based on
6 reviews

Policenauts

Saturn, JP
Policenauts Saturn JP Case Back.jpgPolicenauts Saturn JP Case Spine.jpgPolicenauts Saturn JP Case Front.jpg
Cover
Policenauts Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
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Disc 1
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Disc 2
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Disc 3
Policenauts Sat JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Policenauts Saturn JP Box Back.jpgPolicenauts Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Jewel Case
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Inlay
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Case Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
529,150,608 1996-07-01 CD-ROM (JP) T-9510G (Disc 1) V1.000
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
565,023,312 1996-07-01 CD-ROM (JP) T-9510G (Disc 2) V1.000
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
518,345,520 1996-07-01 CD-ROM (JP) T-9510G (Disc 3) V1.000

References

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