Main article: Fatal Frame (video game)After having received almost no news for over a week, Miku goes to the defunct Himuro Mansion to look for her missing brother, Mafuyu Hinasaki. She finds no trace of him, except for her mother's old Camera Obscura that Mafuyu brought with him. Realizing that she is now trapped in the mansion, Miku continues searching for her brother – and a way out. The game was later ported to theXbox. The Xbox version included smoother graphics, more costumes, more ghosts and an exclusive "Fatal Mode" that can be unlocked by completing the main game. The game contains a web of suspense and horror.[6]
[edit]Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003)
Main article: Fatal Frame II: Crimson ButterflyTwin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura are visiting a childhood play spot, when Mayu follows a mysterious crimson butterfly deep into the forest. Concerned for her twin, Mio follows Mayu, and the two find themselves at a lost village. When they reach the village, they notice that the path they took to this mysterious place has vanished. Mio must uncover the mystery behind the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual, while chasing her sister, who is becoming increasingly possessed by the evil spirit of Sae, the last girl to be sacrificed. Originally released for the PlayStation 2 in 2003, a Director's Cut edition was later released for the Xbox in 2004. The director's cut added several updates to the gameplay, such as a first-person play mode, a survival mode, a new ending, enhanced graphics, and a greater number of alternate costumes to unlock.[7]
[edit]Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut (2004)
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut is the Xbox re-release of the second installment. The new release kept the same basic plot and characters, but added different play modes, whole new ending, many new unlockables and a brand new Camera Obscura.
[edit]Project Zero 2: Wii Edition (2012)
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition, known in Japan as Zero Shinku No Chou (零～眞紅の蝶～,"Zero: Deep Crimson Butterfly") is a remake of Crimson Butterfly developed by Tecmo Koei and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console.
[edit]Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (2005)
Main article: Fatal Frame III: The TormentedReleased only for the PlayStation 2, the game follows Rei Kurosawa, a 23-year-old freelance photographer. While on an assignment taking pictures at a supposedly-haunted mansion, the image of her deceased fiancé, Yuu, appears in a photograph. Afterwards, Rei begins having strange recurring dreams of an old Japanese manor during a heavy snowfall and observes her fiancé entering the house. She follows his figure into the house, where the dream becomes a nightmare. Miku Hinasaki from Fatal Frame returns as a playable character; along with newcomer Kei Akamura, cousin of Mio and Mayu from Fatal Frame II. This game revisits locations from the first two installments along with a new haunted mansion.
[edit]Fatal Frame IV: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse (2008)
Main article: Zero: Tsukihami no KamenThe fourth installment of the Fatal Frame series was developed for the Wii in co-production with Grasshopper Manufacture.[8] Tentatively titled Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and published by Nintendo.[9]
Ten years prior to the events of the game, five young girls were kidnapped by You Haibara, a criminal, from a mysterious sanatorium on Rougetsu Island. They were eventually rescued by Choushiro Kirishima, a detective pursuing the criminal. Several years after the incident, two of the girls (Marie Shinomiya and Tomoe Nanamura) died mysteriously. The three remaining girls, Misaki Asou, Ruka Minazuki and Madoka Tsukimori, now seventeen years old, return to the island to recover their lost memories and find out more of what happened that day. Choushiro continues to pursue Haibara, as well as aiding Ruka along the way.
The game was released in Japan on July 31, 2008, and so far sold around 75,000 copies making it the best sold game of the series in Japan. There are no plans for a western release, despite various claims of fans. However, an unofficial English translation patch has been released.[10]
[edit]Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003)
Main article: Fatal Frame II: Crimson ButterflyTwin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura are visiting a childhood play spot, when Mayu follows a mysterious crimson butterfly deep into the forest. Concerned for her twin, Mio follows Mayu, and the two find themselves at a lost village. When they reach the village, they notice that the path they took to this mysterious place has vanished. Mio must uncover the mystery behind the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual, while chasing her sister, who is becoming increasingly possessed by the evil spirit of Sae, the last girl to be sacrificed. Originally released for the PlayStation 2 in 2003, a Director's Cut edition was later released for the Xbox in 2004. The director's cut added several updates to the gameplay, such as a first-person play mode, a survival mode, a new ending, enhanced graphics, and a greater number of alternate costumes to unlock.[7]
[edit]Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut (2004)
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut is the Xbox re-release of the second installment. The new release kept the same basic plot and characters, but added different play modes, whole new ending, many new unlockables and a brand new Camera Obscura.
[edit]Project Zero 2: Wii Edition (2012)
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition, known in Japan as Zero Shinku No Chou (零～眞紅の蝶～,"Zero: Deep Crimson Butterfly") is a remake of Crimson Butterfly developed by Tecmo Koei and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console.
[edit]Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (2005)
Main article: Fatal Frame III: The TormentedReleased only for the PlayStation 2, the game follows Rei Kurosawa, a 23-year-old freelance photographer. While on an assignment taking pictures at a supposedly-haunted mansion, the image of her deceased fiancé, Yuu, appears in a photograph. Afterwards, Rei begins having strange recurring dreams of an old Japanese manor during a heavy snowfall and observes her fiancé entering the house. She follows his figure into the house, where the dream becomes a nightmare. Miku Hinasaki from Fatal Frame returns as a playable character; along with newcomer Kei Akamura, cousin of Mio and Mayu from Fatal Frame II. This game revisits locations from the first two installments along with a new haunted mansion.
[edit]Fatal Frame IV: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse (2008)
Main article: Zero: Tsukihami no KamenThe fourth installment of the Fatal Frame series was developed for the Wii in co-production with Grasshopper Manufacture.[8] Tentatively titled Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and published by Nintendo.[9]
Ten years prior to the events of the game, five young girls were kidnapped by You Haibara, a criminal, from a mysterious sanatorium on Rougetsu Island. They were eventually rescued by Choushiro Kirishima, a detective pursuing the criminal. Several years after the incident, two of the girls (Marie Shinomiya and Tomoe Nanamura) died mysteriously. The three remaining girls, Misaki Asou, Ruka Minazuki and Madoka Tsukimori, now seventeen years old, return to the island to recover their lost memories and find out more of what happened that day. Choushiro continues to pursue Haibara, as well as aiding Ruka along the way.
The game was released in Japan on July 31, 2008, and so far sold around 75,000 copies making it the best sold game of the series in Japan. There are no plans for a western release, despite various claims of fans. However, an unofficial English translation patch has been released.[10]