Calling or Calling: Kuroki Chakushin (CALLING ~ 黒 き 着 信 ~, literally Call: Black Message ) is a survival horror computer game developed by Hudson Soft for Wii . In Japan, the game was released in 2009 [1] , and in America in 2010 [2] .
| Calling | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the European edition of the game | |
| Developer | Hudson soft |
| Publishers | Hudson soft |
| Release dates |  November 19, 2009  March 9, 2010  March 19, 2010 |
| Genre | survival horror |
| Age ratings | CERO : B -Ages 12 and up ESRB : T - Teens OFLC (A) : M - Mature PEGI : 12 USK : 12 |
| Technical details | |
| Platform | Wii |
| Game mode | single user |
| Carrier | Wii Optical Disc |
| Control | Wii remote |
Content
- 1 plot
- 1.1 Characters
- 2 gameplay
- 3 Development
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Story
Sinichi Suzutani and Rin Kagura go to the "Black Page" - a mysterious website that only has a counter showing the number of dead people who visited this site. After entering the chat on the site, Shinichi and Rin find themselves in a strange place, located between life and death and filled with the memories of the dead. Using their mobile phones , two are trying to escape from this place.
Characters
- Sinichi Suzutani ( 涼 谷 し ん い ち Suzutani Sinichi )
- Rin Kagura ( Japanese 神 楽 凛 Kagura Rin )
- Chiyo Kishibe ( 岸 辺 千代 Kishibe Chiyo )
- Makoto Shirae ( Japanese 白 江 真 Shirae Makoto )
Gameplay
The player will explore the space in which the heroes find themselves. It consists of various ghost-inhabited places, such as homes, schools, and hospitals. Using Wii Remote, players can interact with objects, and also use it as a mobile phone through which ghosts talk with the main characters. In addition, players can also take pictures using the phone [3] .
In some scenes, the player will have to fight ghosts, also using the Wii Remote by clicking on certain buttons [3] .
Development
For the first time about the game it became known when the gameplay video "leaked" to the Internet in October 2008 . Subsequently, Hudson stated that the video was stolen from PR servers [4] .
The game was officially announced in the July 2009 issue of Famitsu Magazine [3] .
Notes
- ↑ http://wii.ign.com/articles/100/1002711p1.html July 17, 2012 archived copy on Wayback Machine Hudson Entertainment Brings Wii Owners Face to Face with Spirits of the Dead in Calling
- ↑ http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36326/calling-launch-trailer-brings-digital-spooks Calling Launch Trailer Brings the Digital Spooks
- ↑ 1 2 3 Hudson Revives The Calling (link not available) . Date of treatment January 15, 2010. Archived March 24, 2010.
- ↑ Rumor: Footage for new horror title from Hudson (link not available) . Date of treatment January 15, 2010. Archived July 25, 2009.