Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken (1987)

Tantei Jinguji Saburo: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken (1987)

The Petty Murder of a Fragile Heart, Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken, Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken, Detective Saburo Jinguji: Shinjuku Central Park Murder Mystery

Release Date: 1987, April 27
Alternative Titles: The Petty Murder of a Fragile Heart, Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken, Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken, Detective Saburo Jinguji: Shinjuku Central Park Murder Mystery
Publishers: Arc System Works, Data East

Description:

The first installment in the long-running Tantei Jinguuji Saburo (Jake Hunter) series about the mystery behind the death of a young woman whose corpse was discovered in Shinjuku Central Park. Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Shinjuku Chuo Koen Satsujin Jiken ("Detective Saburo Jinguuji: Shinjuku Central Park Murder Mystery") is the first in a long-running series of crime-themed adventure games from Data East regarding the detective Saburo Jinguuji, or Jake Hunter as he is known in the West. As with all the games that follow, the goal of the game is to discover the perpetrator behind a murder by talking to witnesses and suspects, gathering clues and deducing facts about the case. The player can use a menu of options with which to control Detective Jinguuji's investigation, such as "Talk" and "Look" commands to get a better sense of the world of the game.