Hakuoki DS is a visual novel developed by Design Factory, released 18 March 2010 on Nintendo DS.
What Hakuoki DS is
Hakuoki DS is a visual novel game developed by Design Factory and released in 2010. It was published by Idea Factory. It is available on Nintendo DS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Bakumatsu period, a gap between the past splendour of the Shogunate era and the modern glamor of the Meiji period, is one of the most violent and intriguing places to start a romance. Chizuru Yukimura has set off for Kyoto to find her missing father, but accidentally gets herself wrapped up in the intrigues of the Shinsengumi, a group of warriors who defends the fading powers of the shogunate. The men in Shinsengumi are not merely fighting Emperor Meiji's forces and the strange demons, they are also hiding a terrible secret. They are hiding something among them.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama, historical and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hakuoki DS launched on 18 March 2010, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, God of War III, Metro 2033 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, God of War III, Metro 2033, Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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