Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles

 DS
Metascore
47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 5 out of 12
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  1. RPG Fan
    69
    Since there is no dynamic gameplay to fall back on, the visual novel genre is driven 95% by story, and the stories were below average in this game.
  2. Game Informer
    65
    Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles tries to capture the essence of hard-boiled sleuthing, but it falters mainly because it takes itself way too seriously. [June 2008, p.101]
  3. IGN
    64
    Jake Hunter is a decent way to kill a few hours, but there wasn't enough effort put into it to really stand out. It lacks personality. Jake is a stereotype, and the stories are straight forward, humorless affairs.
  5. Hardcore Gamer
    60
    The game is still fun to play, and it's not difficult to pick up. It's definitely worth checking out, especially if you’re a fan of old school detectives.
  6. Cheat Code Central
    52
    Jake Hunter could have been a good game if players were offered more to stay entertained with than a few multiple choice questions and a middling story.
  7. Nintendo Power
    50
    The game would have benefited from some compelling touch-screen use (for puzzles or combat, perhaps), but as is, it barely puts the "interactive" in "interactive novel." [June 2008, p.89]
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  8. GamesRadar+
    50
    The cases aren't terribly creative and the dialogue is often flat and poorly translated from the original Japanese. You'll also likely love or hate the atmosphere - Jake is the stereotypical gritty, film noir-type private eye, with all the trenchcoats, dames, and languidly rising smoke that entails. Cliché, or classic? You decide.
  9. GamePro
    35
    The worst part is that Jake Hunter had a lot of potential. [July 2008, p.84]
  10. Nintendo Gamer
    35
    Jake Hunter should come with a health warning: may caus lung cancer. [Sept 2008, p.71]
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  11. games(TM)
    30
    One or two puzzles aside, there’s no ‘wrong’ response to anything asked of you, and no advantages to being right first time, completely negating any kind of satisfaction you might have gleaned from figuring out each case. [Sept 2008, p.112]
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  12. Adventure Gamers
    20
    With a retail price of $19.99, this game is being billed as a budget title, but it's still the shortest DS adventure game out there, and it's not worth the price.
  13. 1UP
    16
    Everything in the game (art, dialogue, characters, etc.) is barely bargain-bin passable.

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#85 Most Shared DS Game of 2008

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