Policenauts intro

[Sextus70]

After passing the unoficcial English translated version of this game some minutes ago, I can say that this is Kojima's TRUE MASTERPIECE and not the Metal Gear Solid series.

This game retained all the virtues of Snatcher (the previous interactive series that Kojima made) and improved the aspects that could be better, like the shooting scenes and the puzzles (the bomb defusing part was one of the most frustrating puzzles that I've ever passed).

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[Speekies]

WTF solid snake is everywhere!!!

[Iriatv]

did kojima help make this show, and is it any good?

[filipeflower]

It's not a show, it's a video-game.

[CapcomPeter]

I wish Policenauts came to America!

[GodzillaXAbudAwwal]

konami must rerelease this, it doesnt get the fame it deserves.

[Sanimangas]

Nothing beats hand drawn animation! :D

[hopecandecieve]

I've been trying to create an ENGLISH AUDIO DUB for the cut scenes and all other scenes involving voiced interactions. I've run into a snag though. I can't find any1 who knows how to get ONLY the audio files from the games base directory. Cuz without them, I'll only be able to dub over the cinematic sequences. I've already assembled a tiny cast, but since I'm a guy, I need LADIES who'd like to try some voice acting out for fun. SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW FOLKS!! I AM BEGGING HERE FOR GOD-SAKES!! lol

[Gabrielvogel]

the song in 3:08 really defines Los angeles in 1980

[illuminatioracle]

3:09 im going to sing the doom song now!

[soneric84]

Where can I get the song that starts at 3:07? I've always liked the little part of it that plays in the MGS intro.

[itslikeadrill]

Evidently, if you have a policenauts save file on the same memory card when playing mgs1, psycho mantis has a special scene when he's reading your mind.

[filipeflower]

But that only on the very original Japanese version of 'Metal Gear Solid'. I don't think the English version says something about this game.

[Dilmar]

thats right and exactly in the intro of MGS

LOL

nice

[AngelLatinoNJ]

Did u no that the music at 3:07 was also used in the beginning of Metal Gear Solid?

[raded293]

anybody know where I can find an easy to use walkthrough and english translation for thsi game? I bought an import copy for my saturn but cant figure the shit out.

[the0michman]

just download the english patched playstation is iso

[lukeeez]

can anyone be kind enough to tell who the composer is for this song?

[DKnight768]

Konami Kukeiha Club.

[izumi54]

懐かしいね。

初めて遊んだ小島監督作品です。

メタルギアも良いんだけど

続編出ないかな。

[StriderKaijin]

Around 3:48 I see that the colors are glitching. I thought this was only an issue I was experiencing on my version. Can anyone shed any light here? Surely it isn't intended that way...

[Aero5555]

I don't believe it's a color glitch, my guess is that it's used to signify the neon lights that are outside John's office, and how the lights keep changing color.

I just beat the English patch a few hours ago, amazing game, beats Snatcher on every level, and I love how Kojima partly payed tribute to Lethal Weapon, there is no doubt in my mind that it's a tribute, he's a movie buff after all.

Snatcher = Blade Runner + Terminator Tribute

[StriderKaijin]

Ah, that makes a lot of sense. I should have realized that when I finally got out of the office and the effect stopped.

I agree, awesome game. I'm only about 5 or 6 hours in, personally. I really enjoy looking for Kojima's references. I noticed that Lorraine is staying at the "New Rose Hotel", which is a reference to the William Gibson cyberpunk story of the same name and the film that was based on it. Cool, subtle nods like that are one of the things that make his work so unique.

[CALAdmin88]

Great game. Just started playing on my PSP today.

[7hat1guy]

At 3:33 ITS THAT DAMN QUEEN HOSPITAL FROM SNATCHER AGGGHHH!!! ITS COMING BACK TO HAUNT ME.

[Renegen1]

Snapes kills Dumbledore.

[Gabrielvogel]

@Renegen1 O RLY?

[RichterBelmontITA]

They have released the english patch today 24 / 08 / 2009

Go to POLICENAUTS(dot)NET

[belter321123]

where's the music from or where has it been used since the game release. 1st time ive heard of the game today but not the 1st time ive heard the music

[drunkensailor112]

that tune halfway they used it for metal gear solid 1 opening. this is the first game it was heard though

[belter321123]

i thought thats where i heard it before but been years since i played metal gear

[MeanBob22791]

Metal Gear Solid

[apdgat]

Funny how in the 80's there were lots of movies, literature and overall references to the time between 2000-2010 as a not so far in the future kind of utopia, and now that we are almost in 2010, lots of movies, etc. use the 80's as one the best times to live or ever lived. Cult... What is cult anyway based in constantly changing standards? Whatever; this game's good. Shut up.

[Funkytwostep]

The english patch is out FINALLY!

[Parluxgrounds]

FUCK YEAH! I'm up to act 3 the fucking game is EPIC!

[RichterBelmontITA]

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[baseballfuries08]

I know this is a very common cuestion, and I really don't wanna bother anyone, but... is there an English version of this game?

[RichterBelmontITA]

It was supposed to be released an english amateur patch for this year by Junker HQ but it seems they have stopped the project (for now at least).

You can find further information on policenuts(dot)net

[FronkNDego1Fan]

reply to info on video:

OTHER than Metal Gear Solid

[RichterBelmontITA]

I have this game for NEC PC 98, if someone wants to know how to get it, send me a PM.

[danny6290]

OMG...I want to play this game so badly.

[PlatinumGeist]

This game...is incredible. Diffusing the bomb....classic.

[ico128]

Im really considering learning japanese so i can play this game!

[SowlMusicFan]

I would LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE to see this & Snather on Wii Virtual Console or WiiWare

[StripedTiger711]

Oh man, I miss the old Konami, doot doot doots

[xtjax]

doot doot doot doo do doot

[Xephon0930]

Wow,what I want to know is why this game was never released but SNATCHER was.

[SaitohYatate]

The Audio wasn't properly synched for the in-game cutscenes and it took to long to rearrange the voices.

[KazuoKiriyama666]

Haha "I wanna know why SNATCHER was and this wasn't". Wow, you are one ignorant turd, you know that? Snatcher is great. Snatcher bombed, okay. It's bombed so bad that Konami didn't want another bomb (and mark my words Policenauts would have bombed too). Doesn't take away from either of the games though.

[gunswordfist]

25 Years Later?!

BWAHAHAHAHA!

[Ashogo]

for some reason I laughed at that too. Like, he's the victim of this fatal accident, you don't know what's happening, and then all of a sudden-"25 years later!"

[gunswordfist]

lol YEAH! That's some ridiculous shit. I need to get me a space suit...

[TreasureXStar]

awesome 3:07

[Eneru89]

it could seems unfair but i hope kojima will create a new Policenauts or a new snatcher ( or better a remake) for ps3 or xbox 360...wow this would be the real masterpiece for kojima.

[POKOHelba]

he said that a small idea of a SNATCHER remake or a ZOE sequel popped in his head!

[miiwii93]

It was actually Kojima's group working on the game, stating they were having a hard time translating somehow. The English Saturn box art is shown on wikipedia.

[gamerlayne]

This is Otacon's favorite anime from the Metal Gear Solid series. He has it as his background on his computer. A sign in LA also said "Solid Snake" on it so that was pretty cool. So this is a game huh? What kind of game and whats the gameplay like.

[dontcensormebro]

yea while the timeline is simply unbelievable, to entertain the thought is fun... nonetheless a great popcorn sci-fi.

[Iman626625]

What the fuck 2010 hey were near 2010 and now what poeple predict that there would be flying cars huh

[DangerousD6969]

by the time I got my Playstation dual shock in 98 I could not find this game or snatchers

[MyGamingAddiction]

and snatcher only came out for the Sega CD in north America. In 1996, Snatcher was ported to the PlayStation,and Sega Saturn but only in japan.

[DangerousD6969]

that's kinda like the same thing they did on Megaman X3 it was out for SNES in the US and re made for PS and Saturn on the Import version, but what was nice when the collection came out for PS2 we got the import version of X3 that had all the Anime on there like X4

[dontcensormebro]

i remember when it was supposed to come out on saturn.. i was so ecstatic.. then course it got canned! :(

its a crime its never been in english

among kojimas best if not best

[MyGamingAddiction]

this game only came out in japan it was supposed to come out for the 3do, ps1, Sega Saturn,NEC PC-9821, in north America but then they had problems the developers were unable synch the English dialogue with the animated FMV cut-scenes.

[MyGamingAddiction]

i agree with you 100% i would of loved to play this game on my Sega Saturn

[Wheelman225]

Whats the name of that song

[2ndreality]

First part of the video: Legendary Faces

Second part: End of the Dark

Both are on the Policenauts OST.

[Roxxxxxxxbottttter]

Please, Hideo Kojima!!! Bring Policenauts translated and Snatcher to Wiiware!!!

[PozerWolf]

Snatcher on Wiiware?!

Yeah... not gonna happen.

[Roxxxxxxxbottttter]

Why not? Suda 51 and Hideo Kojima were talking about Snatcher on Wiiware. They called it Project S.

[PozerWolf]

lol, ok if you really believe it's going to happen.

Just don't get your hopes up on it coming to America on WiiWare... ever...

[Ryan123497]

This looks awesome, it's like interacting with a really good anime. Kind of reminds me of Gundam, Kojima is a huge Gundam fan also that might explain it.

[arum123456789]

ding ding ding ding dum dum.

ding ding ding ding dun dun.

[Ryan123497]

hahahahaha nice intro

[chemogang]

LOL ! You can see a sign with Solid Snake on it at 3:31 :P

[thatloser88]

lmao well spotted sir

[filipeflower]

That's the "Solid Snake" bar. This is where they got their idea of making a refference to the MSX 'Metal Gear'.

[WolfgangAmadeusF]

The synths in the music are awesome.

[BoneyardAmigo]

wow, that music theme at around 2:15 is so similar to the later MGS theme! :)

[filipeflower]

That's the Policenauts jingle which was used in Metal Gear Solid's Konami logo.

[BoneyardAmigo]

thanks filipeflower:) however i made a mistake - it was 3:15 not 2:15 ;)

[filipeflower]

Also, several character from 'Metal Gear Solid' were actually based on characters from POLICENAUTS. Take a look at Meryl Silverburgh, for example.

[miiwii93]

God damn...Konami is deisel, let alone Kojima!

[DonMasakoni]

at last [policenauts] will be rule as bonus game in MGS4?? :D  *old snake skip a pc than policenauts startet* >__>

[filipeflower]

In 'Metal Gear Solid 4', Meryl is now very similar to Meryl Siverburgh from POLICENAUTS.

[DivineOrochi]

Fuck, the Intro Music from 3:08 onward makes me wanna' cry! - I've got the Playstation version and can barely understand half of the spoken dialogue, but try to enjoy the experience. Can't wait for the English translation patch to come out.

[2ndreality]

I remember the first time I saw the intro - it was from the very same Saturn version that's featured in this video. I was sitting in a daze, completely overwhelmed, despite the very simplistic presentation; the best explanation I can think of is that it was far beyond what I'd been expecting. It's not visually impressive, but the audio in combination with the visuals strikes a deep chord with me.

[badacyborg]

@2ndreality

Pussies!!

jk

[MutsuKazuma]

@2ndreality just shows how muc more good audio is important than stunning graphics

[drunkensailor112]

The translation has been postponed for now :( I hope we will one day be able to play this in english

[miiwii93]

I bet if the wii holds up for a while, they'll put the 3DO on the VC and this with it sometime.

[miiwii93]

They just finished the cutscene translation, they just have to fix the in game translation. I'm still pissed that Kojima cancelled the US Saturn port.

[Drogmir]

It's real shame this was never translated into english.

I absolutely loved the Saturn port of Snatcher

[HannesHansen]

Well, basically the whole game has been translated since 2007...it's just not yet implemented into the game. But the actual translation is done.

[filipeflower]

Not yet.

[BlueFox284]

this game would have to go through some edits if it were to be released again. .. noticed the pack of smokes actually said "Marlboro"

[dungchunker]

Is it just me, or does this video move faster than it actually does in-game? Just an observation.

[HannesHansen]

The framerate in the Saturn version is higher than in the PSX version.

[kid2dragon]

I just realized that the song that plays in this intro at about 3:07 is the Konami jingle for MGS on playstation lol.

[pacman467]

noticed that to. thats some cool oldschool synth

[palmthree]

Sorry... for this... xD I also thought it was an anime xD

[palmthree]

I love MGS but is the anime downloadable ? With english subs / or english spoken ? SOMEONE PLEASE !! pm me or reply....

[KazuoKiriyama666]

Policenauts is the anime that is played when Otacon is talking about Japanese anime in MGS1.

Both Jonathan and Ed, the two main characters from Policenauts, are in Meryl's (also a Policenauts character) FOXHOUND squad in MGS4.

Dave is Solid Snake's real name; Dave is the name of another character in love with Meryl in Policenauts.

[filipeflower]

The "Meryl" you see in POLICENAUTS is a different character, not the same Meryl.

[KazuoKiriyama666]

I know that already. Jonathan and Ed are also different, but the names and likenesses are certainly taken from Policenauts (Meryl is wearing the same bullet earring in MGS4, as she did in Policenauts and both of them have the Foxhound tattoo).

In Policenauts there's a bar called 'Metal Pizza' which is referring to a joke from Snatcher.

Both Randam Hajile and Napoleon make cameo appearances in Policenauts.

[filipeflower]

In POLICENAUTS, there's a bar called "SOLID SNAKE".

[filipeflower]

03:03 --A similar intro song appears in Metal Gear Solid's KONAMI trademark.

[sephious159]

and who doesnt know that?

[filipeflower]

The people who never played Metal Gear Solid ?

[KazuoKiriyama666]

Narc is a drug in Policenauts, that is later found in the MGS4 as a soft drink (!) being drank by Little Gray and Drebin.

Tokugawa Industries is an enormous company found in Policenauts (named after a character in the game), Tokugawa Industries is the company that made Raiden's cyborgnetic body. Tokugawa Industires can also be found on many cardboard boxes in MGS2...

[filipeflower]

Has anyone around here played this game ?

[duartrabbit]

There's a PoliceNauts refference in Metal Gear Solid. In OTACON's lab, you can see two posters of this game.

[hall9111]

are snatcher , metal gear ,zone of the enders ,and ghost in the shell connected?

[chainedsword]

only snatchers, metal gear solid, zone of enders, and policenauts...its created by Hideo Kojima, part of Kojima productions under Konami...he was a screenwriter for games and created snatchers, policenauts, so on so forth...and most of referrences to each other in either subtle or big ways.

[TigerFeint]

Can't wait till junkerHQ finish their translation patch!

[Blindswordsman]

This reminds me of Zone of Enders..like it took place before it or something like that

[filipeflower]

You can see a PoliceNauts wallpaper in the original Metal Gear Solid. In the GameCube version, you can see a Zone Of the Enders: the second runner poster.

[DonMasakoni]

3:07 *___*

[jd2000ad]

can i find an english version? (or more importantly an english subtitled one) im really interested in this game and any help would be greatly appreciated.

[BstrangerUK]

Probably abit late here but the heroes at JunkerHQ are creating a translation patch for the PS1 version of the game which hopefully will be finsihed soon. Search "policenauts translation" on google for the site

[jd2000ad]

cool thanks