PlayStation 2

Lifeline

Main Menu

Option screen

Tutorial tests you by pronouncing certain words, like PlayStation

Learning how to give verbal commands to your character in search mode

Tutorial on how to give multiple commands when in battle mode

Main Title

Opening cinematic shows an orbiting space station, a place of events

It all started with a nice opening party, and then the monsters came

Naomi, your girlfriend, thanking you for having XMas on such a "romantic" place

You'll be addressed as the operator (hence Japanese title), and being trapped in monitor room, you'll be the eyes of this place

Rio seems to be locked in prison cell for her own protection, but she's not a patient girl, and so you help her break free

Monitor room is also a main computer room as you can activate/deactivate pretty much everything that has electronics

Only you can unlock the locker, and only Rio can open it, it other words, you do the technical work, while she does the grunt work

Rio seemed to have been surprised by an alien life-form, quickly tell her to get herself together and fight back (notice the Talk Now)

When you know which are the weak points of an enemy creature, you can tell Rio where to shoot for better effect

Rio is a simple waitress on this space station, any similarity with Max Payne is purely coincidental

You can tell Rio to cruise around the room so you can get a better picture at the situation, since camera is bound to her

After you discover what is the thing Rio is looking at, you can take a detailed look at it yourself and perform an analysis if necessary

During her exploration, you can look at the map while game will still run in the background without pausing

There's nothing suspicious in the bathroom (you can shoot at the mirror though, to see if there's something behind it, though)

During her (and yours) exploration, Rio will come across many poor souls that were killed by these unknown monsters

To enter the honeymoon suit, both you and Rio must speak the password at the same time

Looks like someone forgot to pay the maid

Controlling the lift may be tricky if you don't know how, but... there's gotta be a piece of instruction around here somewhere

You can call up for backup menu to see Rio's inventory or possible new questions available for consultations

As you move along, you'll be able to find various keywords, such as "sexy pose", that may trigger amusing an/or useful reactions

Looks like this spider creature is weak only to fire, and to throw this molotov cocktail into his mouth requires good timing

Consultations get new questions usually after Rio talks to some character along the way

Rio seems to be afraid of all these ghost stories about restrooms in space, you gotta help her shake off the fear

Beside the main story, you can try out various bonus mini-games