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Manhattan Requiem

aka: J.B. Harold Series #2: Manhattan Requiem - Angels Flying in the Dark, Keiji J.B. Harold no Jikenbo: Manhattan Requiem, Manhattan requiem [Challenge]
Moby ID: 45910

Description

A 24-year-old woman was found dead in her flat in Manhattan, New York. Her skull was crushed - it was clear that she was murdered. Further investigation showed that she was working as a pianist. The police can find no clues, so it's time for the private detective J.B. Harold to investigate the murder and to bring the killer to justice.

Despite its Japanese origins, Manhattan Requiem has realistic graphic design without any manga/anime influences. As an adventure game, it has Japanese influences (no inventory, no puzzles), as well as Western ones (relative freedom in navigation, detailed dialogue system, no "trigger commands" to advance the plot). The game plays similarly to a real investigation: the player has to question suspects, collect evidence, find new leads, after which new locations become accessible. It is also possible to review all the data collected during the investigation in-game, by going to a bar at any time.

Spellings

  • 刑事J.B.ハロルドの事件簿 マンハッタン・レクイエム - Switch title spelling

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9 People

Directed by
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  • Riverhill Soft Inc.
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Music by
Graphic Design by
Cover Photographs by
Cover Art Direction & Design by

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Trivia

Censorship

The app icon of the Android and iOS versions depict J.B. Harold smoking a cigarette, but there's no smoke emitted from it. In the main menu of the iOS, Android and Switch versions, J.B.'s portrait has been edited so that he is no longer smoking.

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Game added by Unicorn Lynx.

Windows, Sharp X1, PC-88 added by Infernos. Android added by Deleted. Sharp X68000 added by Terok Nor. LaserActive, iPhone, iPad, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch added by Ms. Tea.

Additional contributors: MAT, Deleted.

Game added April 1, 2010. Last modified November 19, 2023.