ポリスノーツ POLICENAUTS
[b]Policenauts[/b] (ポリスノーツ) is a cinematic adventure [[video game]] with a [[cyberpunk]] science fiction storyline, written and directed by [[Hideo Kojima]], and published by [[Konami]]. It was initially released for the PC-9821 computer platform in 1994, followed by remade versions for the 3DO in 1995, and the [[PlayStation 1]] and Sega Saturn in 1996. 

The game has never been officially released outside Japan, despite plans for an English localization of the [[Sega Saturn]] version. 

On August 24, 2009 (in honor of the 46th birthday of the game designer, Hideo Kojima), an unofficial English translation patch was released by fans in the internet.

Policenauts, like [[Snatcher]] before it, pays various homages to previously existing works. An obvious one is Jonathan's and Ed's (the main characters) respective resemblances to detectives Riggs and Murtaugh from the 80s police action film [i][[Lethal Weapon]][/i].

The game centers on a [[police]] [[detective]] called [[Jonathan Ingram]] who travels to a [[space]] colony to reunite with [[Ed Brown]], his former partner, and together they investigate the circumstances surrounding the sudden disappearance of the new husband of Jonathan's ex-wife. 

h4. See also

* [[Jonathan Ingram]]
* [[Ed Brown]]
* [[Meryl Silverburgh]]
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