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EVE Burst Error
NEC PC-98 cover
Developer(s)C's Ware [ja]
Publisher(s)Kadokawa Shoten, Imagineer, MangaGamer
Designer(s)Hiroyuki Kanno
Composer(s)Ryu Umemoto, Ryu Takami
Platform(s)Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, NEC PC-9801, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita
Release
1995
  • NEC PC-9801
    Sega Saturn
    • JP: 24 January 1997
    Microsoft Windows
    • JP: 30 May 1997
    • WW: 2000
    PlayStation 2
    • JP: 24 July 2003
    PlayStation Portable
    • JP: 25 March 2010
    PlayStation Vita
    Nintendo Switch
Genre(s)Adventure game, Visual novel

EVE Burst Error is a 1995 visual novel adventure game developed by C's Ware [ja], originally released as an erotic game. It was written and produced by Hiroyuki Kanno, with chiptune video game music composed by Ryu Umemoto. It is the first game in the EVE series of visual novels. The game follows a government agent and a private investigator investigating a series of bizarre cases which are later connected to one another.

Upon release, the game was positively received by critics, and gained such widespread popularity that EVE became the signature franchise of C’s Ware.

A remake, titled EVE Burst Error R, was released for the PlayStation Vita in 2016 and later ported to the Nintendo Switch in 2018.[1][2]

Gameplay

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The game features a branching narrative where two different protagonists, one male and one female, provide different perspectives on the story. The game introduced a unique twist to the system by allowing the player to switch between both protagonists at any time during the game, instead of finishing one protagonist's scenario before playing the other. EVE Burst Error often requires the player to have both protagonists co-operate with each other at various points during the game.[4]

Plot

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The game follows two protagonists: Marina and Kojiroh. Marina is an incredibly skilled intelligence agent tasked with protecting a girl named Mayako Mido, who is the daughter of a Japanese diplomat to a fictional Middle Eastern country called Eldia. However, as the attacks on Mayako ramp up in severity, a dangerous government dispute seems to be at the center of these threats. Kojiroh is a private investigator that can't seem to get a case, until a stroke of good luck lands him with a case looking for a school principal's missing painting. But, a string of murders pulls Kojiroh into a larger case concerning both the Japanese and Eldian government, and the two cases are coincidentally connected to one another.

Reception

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In Japan, EVE Burst Error gained massive popularity, enough to earn a console port and overseas release, which were unusual for an eroge.[11] The game reached into the top ten best-selling Saturn titles that week, with 106,694 copies sold.[12][13] It sold 190,404 copies in Japan in the first half of 1997 and ended the year with 194,750 copies sold, making it one of the best-selling Saturn titles.[14][15][16]

In a 2000 reader survey conducted by the Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine, the game earned an average score of 9.5014 out of 10 and was ranked number one among Saturn titles.[17] In 2017, Famitsu readers voted EVE Burst Error the 17th best adventure game of all time.[18]

Franchise

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EVE series
1995EVE Burst Error
1996–1997
1998EVE: The Lost One
1999ADAM: The Double Factor
2000EVE Zero
2001EVE: The Fatal Attraction
2002
2003EVE Burst Error Plus
2004–2005
2006EVE: New Generation
2007
2008EVE Jan
2009
2010Burst Error: EVE the First
2011–2015
2016EVE Burst Error R
2017–2018
2019EVE Rebirth Terror
2020–2021
2022EVE Ghost Enemies

The game spawned multiple sequels, among them EVE: The Lost One (written by Kazuki Sakuraba), EVE: New Generation (written by Kotaro Uchikoshi) and EVE Rebirth Terror (written by Kasa Sakaki, scenario writer for Tsuyokiss).[19] A remake titled EVE Burst Error R with upgraded graphics was released in Japan by Red Flagship's label El-Dia[20] on April 28, 2016 for Microsoft Windows and the PlayStation Vita[21] and on October 25, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch.[22]

Additionally, the late Hiroyuki Kanno, the producer of the original game, left C's Ware after its production and was not involved in subsequent titles. Kanno passed away in 2011 at the age of 43 due to a cerebral infarction and brain hemorrhage.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eve Burst Error R". Metacritic. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Sal, Romano (18 September 2018). "Eve: Burst Error R coming to Switch in October in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ Wong, Alistair (5 October 2018). "Eve: Burst Error R's Nintendo Switch Version Officially Dated For October 25 Release". Siliconera. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b Chu, Ken (January 8, 2000). "EVE Burst Error PC Review". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2000-07-09. Retrieved 2024-12-27. (Transcription Archived 2023-04-04 at the Wayback Machine).
  5. ^ "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: イヴ・バーストエラー (セガサターン)". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 415. ASCII Corporation. January 17, 1997.
  6. ^ "Zapping Japon: Eve Burst Error (Saturn)". Joypad (in French). No. 63. Hachette Disney Presse. April 1997. p. 59. Archived from the original on 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  7. ^ Chandran, Neal (May 30, 2001). "RPGFan Reviews - EVE Burst Error". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2001-06-29. Retrieved 2024-12-27. (Transcription Archived 2023-04-04 at the Wayback Machine).
  8. ^ Barker, Andrew (July 10, 2012). "RPGFan Review - EVE Burst Error". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2024-12-27. (Transcription Archived 2022-11-29 at the Wayback Machine).
  9. ^ "Now On Sale Saturn Soft Impression!! EVE burst error". Saturn Fan (in Japanese). No. 2. Tokuma Shoten. January 17, 1997. p. 187.
  10. ^ "Sega Saturn Soft Review: EVE burst error". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 2. SoftBank Creative. January 31, 1997. p. 221.
  11. ^ Sorlie, Audun (September 25, 2012). "Memorial: Composer Ryu Umemoto". Gamasutra. UBM Technology Group. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2024-12-27. (Transcription by Game Developer. Archived 2021-08-27 at the Wayback Machine).
  12. ^ "Ranking Street". Saturn Fan (in Japanese). No. 5. Tokuma Shoten. February 28, 1997. pp. 98–103.
  13. ^ "Game Search". Game Data Library. Archived from the original on 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  14. ^ "TOP 30". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 456. ASCII Corporation. September 12, 1997. (Transcription by Playstation USA. Archived 2001-05-23 at the Wayback Machine).
  15. ^ "サターンで100万本ヒットは可能か？ PART 3: 注目！初公開！これがサターンソフト売り上ランキングベスト100だ！". Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). No. 39. SoftBank Creative. November 14, 1997. p. 67.
  16. ^ "1997年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP100". ファミ通ゲーム白書1998 (in Japanese). ASCII Corporation. 1998. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  17. ^ Dreamcast Magazine (March 2000). "セガサターン (Sega Saturn Magazine): 読者レース Final" (PDF). サターンのゲームは世界いちぃぃぃ! ~サタマガ読者レース全記録~ (in Japanese). SoftBank Publishing. pp. 8–15. ISBN 9784797311730. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  18. ^ "Steins;Gate is voted the best Adventure game of all time". Japanese Nintendo. June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  19. ^ Wong, Alistair (February 22, 2020). "Eve Rebirth Terror Will Appear on the Nintendo Switch in February". Siliconera. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  20. ^ Ressler, Karen (February 21, 2017). "EVE Adult Game Maker HimeyaSoft Files for Bankruptcy". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  21. ^ Romano, Sal (January 10, 2016). "Eve: Burst Error R launches April 28 in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  22. ^ Romano, Sal (October 3, 2018). "Eve: Burst Error R for Switch launches October 25 in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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