is a visual novel and the third entry in the "Sound Novel Evolution" series published by Chunsoft. It was ported to PlayStation (retitled ), and for PlayStation Portable as .

Gameplay

The game features a branching narrative.

Characters

*Keima Amemiya: a detective *Jintarō Umabe: an actor *Masami Ushio: a gangster *Yoshiko Hosoi: a part-time worker *Masashi Shinoda: a university student *Ryūji Takamine: a legion deserter *Fumiyasu Ichikawa: a screenwriter *Yōhei Tobisawa: an idol *Atsushi Takamine: Ryuji's father *Norio Aoi: a pariah *Isamu Sagiyama: an assistant director *Patrick Dandy: a marriage swindler *Shōjirō Kaizuka: a politician

Reception

The game sold 164,866 copies in Japan. Famitsu scored the game 33 out of 40. It ranked fifth at the top 100 reader poll of their favorite games of all time. A proposed sequel to ''Machi'' was cancelled, but a chapter of it was adapted as a 1998 television miniseries ''Tōmei Shōjo Ea'' (''Invisible Girl Ea''). '' 428: Shibuya Scramble'' is set in the same location with many references. In 2017, ''Famitsu'' readers voted it one of the top five

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s of all time.

References

External links

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* * {{Authority control 1998 video games Chunsoft games Japan-exclusive video games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation Portable games Sega Saturn games Video games about police officers Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring female protagonists Video games set in Tokyo Video games with alternate endings Visual novels