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Kindaichi Case Files series

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki

Treasure Isle is rumored to hide a vast bounty of gold said to be guarded by the legendary beast "Yamawara", which Kindaichi and other treasure hunters gather to search for. But the host is killed before the…

29 November 1996

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki is an adventure developed by Digital Frontier, released 29 November 1996 on PlayStation.

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What Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki is

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki is an adventure game developed by Digital Frontier and released in 1996. It was published by KODANSHA. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Treasure Isle is rumored to hide a vast bounty of gold said to be guarded by the legendary beast "Yamawara", which Kindaichi and other treasure hunters gather to search for. But the host is killed before the group even arrives, and a bloody slaying takes place during a time in which none of the people on the island could have done it. Will the island's mythical monster-guardian claim more victims?
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How it plays

Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Kindaichi Case Files series

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki is the first of 7 entries we hold in the Kindaichi Case Files series. The next entry was Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hoshimitou Kanashimi no Fukushuuki in 1998.

See all 7 Kindaichi Case Files games in release order →

What it launched against

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki launched on 29 November 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and PaRappa the Rapper.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper.

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When did Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki come out?
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki was released on 29 November 1996 for PlayStation.

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