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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan is a spin-off on the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni franchise with the characters competing with each other in a popular Japanese board game mahjong. The game features traditional…
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan is a card & board game developed by AQ Interactive, released 16 July 2009 on PlayStation Portable and Arcade.
What Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan is
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan is a card & board game game developed by AQ Interactive and released in 2009. It is available on PlayStation Portable and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan is a spin-off on the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni franchise with the characters competing with each other in a popular Japanese board game mahjong. The game features traditional Riichi Mahjong rules, which are customizable, however, unlike normal Mahjong, this mahjong game is a one-on-one battle, as opposed to the usual 4 players. The story is told through NVL segments interspersed with Mahjong minigames.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are action, horror, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Higurashi When They Cry series
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan is the 40th of 107 entries we hold in the Higurashi When They Cry series. The next entry was Le Sanglot des Cigales: Tomes 1 et 2 in 2009.
See all 107 Higurashi When They Cry games in release order →
What it launched against
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan launched on 16 July 2009, within three weeks of Trine Enchanted Edition, Wii Sports Resort, Trine and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
Released around the same time: Trine Enchanted Edition, Wii Sports Resort, Trine, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
Official trailer
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