In November 2013, Atlus USA was restructured to be governed under Sega of America after Sega Sammy acquired their parent company through Index Corporation. The company was officially founded in 1991 as a North American publishing branch for Atlus to break into the role-playing video game market at the time. Its first original role-playing game was Revelations: Persona on the PlayStation, described by staff as an attempt to break into the Western role-playing game market and establish the company's Megami Tensei franchise through its Persona sub-series. We enjoyed solving cases with Mackenzie again, especially considering the game's low price.Atlus West, formerly known as Atlus U.S.A., Inc., is the North American publishing branch of Japanese video game company Atlus, primarily known for localizing games for both them and other third-party developers. If the first title didn't thrill you, then pass it on by.

If you liked the quirky art style, strange mysteries and wacky music, then you should definitely pick this one up.

What do noodles have to do with dimensional faults? Why do Seabottom Dwellers live in the mountains? And who is The Cornstalker?Īside from that, Touch Detective 2 1/2 is just more of the same, so your enjoyment will depend on what you thought of the first. You'll also take on some zany cases whose setups are even stranger than those in the first game, with even more crazy characters appearing. We also dug the new level settings, such as the archaeological dig site and the haunted mansion - the game even has one level set on a train, which is about as classic as you can get. The core areas - your office, the shopping centre, the condos - are all still there but they all have some differences, like the new antique shop downtown. The biggest improvement over the first game is the way the environment has been expanded.

So, is 2 1/2 just more of what fans of the original Touch Detective have come to expect? Real detectives will notice the small changes first (like the 'special sauce' on Funghi's food), but there are plenty of big ones as well. Initially, the game looks and plays the same as the original as you control everything using the stylus and the touch screen - no buttons required.

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