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Shin Megami Tensei: Nine

Shin Megami Tensei: Nine was published by Atlus and released on Xbox, exclusively in Japan, in 2002. Forming part of the Megami Tensei series, Nine takes place in the period of time between Shin Megami Tensei…

5 December 2002

Shin Megami Tensei: Nine is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Nex Entertainment, released 5 December 2002 on Xbox.

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What Shin Megami Tensei: Nine is

Shin Megami Tensei: Nine is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Nex Entertainment and released in 2002. It was published by Atlus. It is available on Xbox only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Nine is set in the year "202X", taking place during the latter half of Shin Megami Tensei and in the time leading up to its sequel Shin Megami Tensei II. In the wake of the ICBM attack on Tokyo, communities of survivors now live in underground cities. In the face of their predicament, the underground inhabitants create "Idea Space", a virtual world based on Tokyo from the 1990s. The protagonist, named Kei Azuma by default, is exploring the virtual world when "Noise", digitized demons hostile to humans, appear and begin attacking Idea Space players through their avatars. After fending off an attack, Azuma is employed by the Central Administration Bureau as a Debugger, a player who traverses…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Megami Tensei series

Shin Megami Tensei: Nine is the 44th of 151 entries we hold in the Megami Tensei series. The next entry was Shin Megami Tensei if... in 2002.

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What it launched against

Shin Megami Tensei: Nine launched on 5 December 2002, within three weeks of Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Fusion and Gothic II.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Fusion, Gothic II.

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When did Shin Megami Tensei: Nine come out?
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine was released on 5 December 2002 for Xbox.

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