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Detective Evangelion

Detective Evangelion (Meitantei Evangelion), an adventure/strategy PS2 game published by Broccoli, follows Shinji Ikari, a detective hired by Nerv, as he attempts to uncover the truths behind a series of…

18 January 2007

Detective Evangelion is an adventure developed by Headlock, released 18 January 2007 on PlayStation 2.

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What Detective Evangelion is

Detective Evangelion is an adventure game developed by Headlock and released in 2007. It was published by Broccoli. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Detective Evangelion (Meitantei Evangelion), an adventure/strategy PS2 game published by Broccoli, follows Shinji Ikari, a detective hired by Nerv, as he attempts to uncover the truths behind a series of murders. The game was released in Japan on Jan 17, 2007 and include voices from all the original Seiyū. There were 2 editions of the game: a standard edition which included a Nerv magnifying glass/key chain if you pre-ordered; and the premium edition (about 26,040円) which included a multi-face analog watch. You play as Shinji the detective in an adventure style gameplay, talking to the Nerv personel and other people in the environment in order to pick up clues within the conversations. The…
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction.

Where it sits in the Neon Genesis Evangelion series

Detective Evangelion is the 19th of 32 entries we hold in the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. The next entry was Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra in 2007.

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What it launched against

Detective Evangelion launched on 18 January 2007, within three weeks of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Europa Universalis III Complete and Europa Universalis III.

Released around the same time: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Europa Universalis III Complete, Europa Universalis III.

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When did Detective Evangelion come out?
Detective Evangelion was released on 18 January 2007 for PlayStation 2.

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