Corpse Party
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is a horror adventure
dōjin soft
video game series developed by Team GrisGris. The first game in the series was developed using the RPG Maker software
and released in 1996 for the PC-9801
. It was followed by two remakes: Corpse Party: Blood Covered, which was released for the Microsoft Windows
PC on March 8, 2008; and Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear, which was released for the PlayStation Portable
on August 12, 2010, and was released in North America by Xseed Games
under the title Corpse Party. The PSP game was followed by a sequel, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, which was released on September 1, 2011, also on the PlayStation Portable. There are two manga adaptions based on the games: Corpse Party: Blood Covered, published by Square Enix
; and Corpse Party: Musume, published by Media Factory
.
that was torn down following the murders and disappearances of several of its staff and students. By the start of the series, another school called has been built over the elementary school site. One night, a group of students from Kisaragi are telling ghost stories about the old school when they are suddenly transported by a mysterious earthquake to another dimension where Heavenly Host Elementary still exists and is haunted by the ghosts of the school's murdered children. The player takes control of the Kisaragi Academy students as they try to find their way home and survive the other mysterious forces that haunt the school.
The game's remake Blood Covered introduces four other characters in addition to the five core members from the original game: Seiko Shinohara, Naomi's cheerful best friend; Mayu Suzumoto, a popular student due to transfer out of the school; Sakutarō Morishige, Mayu's best friend; and Yui Shishido, the class's teacher. Unlike the original game, the characters in Blood Covered are split into groups that are separated from each other, and must reunite before escaping the school. Blood Covered also introduces several other characters who are also trapped inside Heavenly Host Elementary and affect the story, including Yūya Kizami, a psychopathic high school student from a different school who acts as one of the game's antagonists, and Naho Saenoki, another high school student from another school who investigates Heavenly Host Elementary and acts as a guide of sorts for the player character.
Adventure game
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dōjin soft
Dojin soft
, also sometimes called , are video games created by Japanese hobbyists or hobbyist groups , more for fun than for profit; essentially, the Japanese equivalent of independent video games. Most of them are based on pre-existing material, but some are entirely original creations...
video game series developed by Team GrisGris. The first game in the series was developed using the RPG Maker software
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and released in 1996 for the PC-9801
PC-9801
The NEC PC-9801, part of the PC-98 series, is a Japanese 16-bit microcomputer manufactured by NEC.- History :It first appeared in 1982, and employed an 8086 CPU. It ran at a clock speed of 5 MHz, with two µPD7220 display controllers , and shipped with 128 KB of RAM, expandable to 640 KB...
. It was followed by two remakes: Corpse Party: Blood Covered, which was released for the Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
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PC on March 8, 2008; and Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear, which was released for the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
on August 12, 2010, and was released in North America by Xseed Games
XSEED Games
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under the title Corpse Party. The PSP game was followed by a sequel, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, which was released on September 1, 2011, also on the PlayStation Portable. There are two manga adaptions based on the games: Corpse Party: Blood Covered, published by Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
; and Corpse Party: Musume, published by Media Factory
Media Factory
is a Japanese publisher. It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd...
.
Plot
The game's story is set in , an elementary schoolElementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
that was torn down following the murders and disappearances of several of its staff and students. By the start of the series, another school called has been built over the elementary school site. One night, a group of students from Kisaragi are telling ghost stories about the old school when they are suddenly transported by a mysterious earthquake to another dimension where Heavenly Host Elementary still exists and is haunted by the ghosts of the school's murdered children. The player takes control of the Kisaragi Academy students as they try to find their way home and survive the other mysterious forces that haunt the school.
Characters
The original game features five playable characters, each of them students from Kisaragi Academy. The main character is Satoshi Mochida, a timid yet kindhearted high school student who is teased by his classmates for his cowardly nature. Three of the other characters are students from Satoshi's class: Naomi Nakashima, Satoshi's tomboyish childhood friend; Ayumi Shinozaki, the class representative who enjoys telling ghost stories; and Yoshiki Kishinuma, an intimidating yet good-natured student. Rounding out the group is Yuka Mochida, a middle school student and Satoshi's younger sister.The game's remake Blood Covered introduces four other characters in addition to the five core members from the original game: Seiko Shinohara, Naomi's cheerful best friend; Mayu Suzumoto, a popular student due to transfer out of the school; Sakutarō Morishige, Mayu's best friend; and Yui Shishido, the class's teacher. Unlike the original game, the characters in Blood Covered are split into groups that are separated from each other, and must reunite before escaping the school. Blood Covered also introduces several other characters who are also trapped inside Heavenly Host Elementary and affect the story, including Yūya Kizami, a psychopathic high school student from a different school who acts as one of the game's antagonists, and Naho Saenoki, another high school student from another school who investigates Heavenly Host Elementary and acts as a guide of sorts for the player character.
Voice actors
- List of Voice Actors for the PSP game
- Hiro ShimonoHiro Shimonois a Japanese voice actor employed by I'm Enterprise.-TV anime:*30-sai no Hoken Taiiku *Asura Cryin *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni!...
- Satoshi Mochida - Eri KitamuraEri Kitamurais a Japanese voice actress and singer, who was born on August 16, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan. She is primarily known for her role in Blood+ as Saya Otonashi and singing the third ending for the anime series Konjiki No Gash Bell . She is also known to be an amateur manga artist in Japan in her spare time...
- Yuka Mochida - Rina SatōRina Satois a Japanese voice actress who works for Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society.-TV Anime:2004:* Divergence Eve * Maria-sama ga Miteru * Maria-sama ga Miteru ~Haru~ 2005:...
- Naomi Nakashima - Yuichi Nakamura - Yoshiki Kishinuma
- Asami ImaiAsami Imaiis a female Japanese singer and Voice actress who works for EARLY WING. She debuted as a Voice actress in 1999 and as singer in 2009 by releasing her first single "Day by Day / Shining Blue Rain" under the 5pb. Records label. She is also well known for giving voice to Chihaya Kisaragi in THE...
- Ayumi Shinozaki - Miyuki SawashiroMiyuki Sawashirois a female Japanese voice actress and singer who works for Mausu Promotion.She voiced Puchiko in the English dubbed releases of Di Gi Charat the Movie and Leave it to Piyoko, making her one of the few Japanese voice actors to have reprised a role in English in addition to the original Japanese...
- Yui Shishido - Satomi AraiSatomi Araiis a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture affiliated with Yūrin Pro.-Television Animation:2003*Digimon Frontier *Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch 2004*Fafner in the Azure...
- Seiko Shinohara - Yūka Nanri - Mayu Suzumoto
- Tetsuya KakiharaTetsuya Kakiharais a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with 81 Produce . Until the age of 18, he resided abroad in Düsseldorf, Germany.He is currently affiliated with "Kiramune" in 2010, a music label by Bandai Visual Co., Ltd...
- Sakutarō Morishige - Tomokazu SugitaTomokazu Sugitais a Japanese voice actor employed by Atomic Monkey. Best known for his role as Gintoki in Gintama, he also voices Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. He is also one of the three hosts on the radio show Bururaji promoting the videogame Blazblue which is produced and released on Nico Nico...
- Yūya Kizami, Shimoda
- Hiro Shimono