Science Adventure

Science Adventure
Genres Visual novel
Developers 5pb., Nitroplus
Publishers 5pb., Nitroplus, Kadokawa Shoten, JAST USA
Platforms Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android
Platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Year of inception 2008
First release Chaos;Head
April 25, 2008
Latest release Steins;Gate 0
December 10, 2015

The Science Adventure series (科学アドベンチャーシリーズ Kagaku Adobenchā Shirīzu) is a Japanese video game franchise created by 5pb. in collaboration with Nitroplus. The series currently consists of four main visual novel games; Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, and Chaos;Child which have each received various ports, sequels, and spin-offs, as well as various manga and anime adaptations.

Series

Chaos;Head

Main article: Chaos;Head

Chaos;Head (カオスヘッド Kaosu Heddo) is the first game in the series, originally released for Microsoft Windows in April 2008. It is described as a "Delusional Science Adventure" (妄想科学ADV Mōsō Kagaku Adobenchā). Set in the year 2009, the story follows a shut-in named Takumi Nishijō, who finds himself involved in a series of serial murders.

Games

Manga

Anime

An anime adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan between October and December 2008. The series is licensed in North America by Funimation.

Steins;Gate

Main article: Steins;Gate

Steins;Gate (シュタインズ・ゲート Shutainzu Gēto) is the second game in the series, originally released for Xbox 360 in October 2009. It is described as a "Hypothetical Science Adventure" (想定科学ADV Sōtei Kagaku Adobenchā). Set in 2010, the story focuses on Rintarō Okabe, a self-proclaimed mad scientist who discovers that his experimental phone-operated microwave has the ability to send text messages back in time and alter the past.

Games

JAST USA released the PC version of Steins;Gate in English on March 31, 2014. PQube published the PS3 and Vita port in Europe in June 2015, and it was released in North America in August 2015.

Manga

Anime

An anime television series produced by White Fox aired in Japan between April and September 2011, with an original video animation episode released in February 2012. The series is licensed in North America by Funimation. An animated film, Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu, was released in theaters on April 20, 2013. An original net animation mini-series, Steins;Gate: Sōmei Eichi no Cognitive Computing, began streaming in October 2014 in collaboration with IBM.[4] An adaptation of Steins;Gate 0 has been announced.[5]

Robotics;Notes

Main article: Robotics;Notes

Robotics;Notes (ロボティクス・ノーツ Robotikusu Nōtsu) is the third game in the series, released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in June 2012. It is described as an "Augmented Science Adventure" (拡張科学ADV Kakuchō Kagaku Adobenchā). Set in 2019, the story follows Kaito Yashio and his childhood friend Akiho Senomiya, as they try to fulfil their robotic club's dream of building a giant robot.

Games

Manga

Anime

An anime television series produced by Production I.G aired in Japan between October 2012 and March 2013 as part of Fuji TV's Noitamina block. The series is licensed in North America by Funimation.

Chaos;Child

Chaos;Child (カオスチャイルド Kaosu Chairudo) is the fourth game in the series, set six years after the events of Chaos;Head.[6] It is also described as a "Delusional Science Adventure" (妄想科学ADV Mōsō Kagaku Adobenchā). The game was released on Xbox One on December 18, 2014 and was ported to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita on June 25, 2015,[7] with the PC port released in April 2016.[8] An anime adaptation is currently in production.[9]

Appearances in other games

The Steins;Gate characters, Kurisu Makise and Mayuri Shiina, appear in the Nendoroid based videogame, Nendoroid Generation, which was developed by Banpresto for the PlayStation Portable and released on February 23, 2012.[10] Kurisu, along with Chaos;Head's Rimi Sakihata, also appear as playable fighters in the fighting game, Phantom Breaker, released for Xbox 360 on June 2, 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "Chaos;Head Dual Brings Chaos;Head Noah And Love Chu Chu To PlayStation Vita". Siliconera. May 19, 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Green, Scott (April 19, 2014). "New Manga Tells "Steins;Gate" from Mayuri's Perspective". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Steins;Gate: Mugen Enten no Arc Light Manga Ends". Anime News Network. August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "New Steins;Gate Anime Shorts Promote IBM's Next-Generation Computing". Anime News Network. October 15, 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Steins;Gate 0 Follow-Up Game & Anime Announced". Anime News Network. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "5pb. Unveils CHAOS;CHILD Game as 4th Installment in Science Adventure Series". Anime News Network.
  7. ↑ 2014-05-26, Mages Supporting Xbox One With Chaos;Child, Siliconera
  8. ↑ "Chaos;Child Official PC Website".
  9. ↑ "5pb.'s 4th Science-Adventure Game Chaos;Child Gets Anime, PS4/PS3/Vita Ports". Anime News Network. March 28, 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Spencer (September 1, 2011). "Nendoroid Generation Has Steins;Gate And Tohou Project Characters". Siliconera. Retrieved September 26, 2012.

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