Policenauts (ポリスノーツ, Porisunōtsu?) is a cinematic adventure game, with a hard science fiction storyline published by Konami, written and directed by Hideo Kojima. It was initially released for the PC-9821 computer platform in 1994, followed by remade versions for the 3DO in 1995, and the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996. The game has never been officially released outside Japan, despite plans for an English localization of the Saturn version.
Policenauts, like Snatcher before it, pays various homages to previously-existing films, the most obvious being Jonathan's and Ed's (the main characters) respective resemblances to Riggs and Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon. The game centers on a detective who travels to a space colony to investigate the circumstances surrounding his ex-wife's murder and her new husband's sudden disappearance.
As of later today fans of Policenauts will be able to play this game in English, finally after 15 hard long years of waiting, its here.
Thank you very much to the folks over at JunkerHQ for their stellar, tireless and amazing work, without them my gaminglife would be very much poorer today.
I'll update as more information and a dowload becomes available, for now, join the fangirling at
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