Trace Memory
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This entry is about the video game. For the book based on the Torchwood television series, see Trace Memory (Torchwood).
| Trace Memory (North America) Another Code: Two Memories (PAL) |
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| Developer(s) | Cing |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release date | JPN February 24, 2005 PAL June 24, 2005 NA September 26, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A ESRB: T PEGI: 7+ OFLC: M USK: 6 |
| Media | Nintendo DS Game Card |
| Input methods | D-Pad, buttons, touch screen, built-in microphone |
Trace Memory, or Another Code: Two Memories (アナザーコード ２つの記憶 Anazā Kōdo Futatsu no Kioku?) outside of North America, is an adventure video game developed by Cing and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS portable video game console.
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[edit] Story
The game's protagonist is Ashley Mizuki Robbins, a 13 year old girl who has been raised by her aunt, Jessica, because her parents vanished when she was three years old. She believed that they were dead, but two days before her fourteenth birthday, she received a package. Inside, was a letter from her father and a small machine. The letter said that he would be waiting on Blood Edward Island, an island located off the coast of Washington in the United States. The next day, the day before her birthday, Jessica and Ashley ride over to Blood Edward Island on a boat, but Ashley's father isn't there to greet them. Jessica goes to look for him, but when she doesn't return, Ashley ventures out to search for both of them. While exploring the island, Ashley also befriends "D", a ghost who has lost his memories. Together they enter the Edward Mansion, each looking for answers to their own questions.
[edit] Gameplay
Players navigate in the game by using the bottom screen to move around while the top screen shows very artistic pre-rendered images of each area. Players use the touch screen and the microphone to solve a variety of puzzles.
[edit] DAS/DTS
The DAS, which stands for "Dual Another System" (also known as DTS or "Dual Trace System" in the North American version) is a mysterious handheld device that Ashley's father sent to her with the letter informing her that he was alive. It has various functions:
- Take, store and manipulate photos to solve clues.
- Read DAS/DTS cards, which are small flash cards that store information.
- Activate Another I (Trace I) and Another II (Trace II) at a later stage in the game.
- View item information.
- Load and save games.
[edit] Translation differences
Ann Lin of Nintendo of America's Product Development Department has stated that there are a few differences between the Japanese text and the North American release. Ashley is more skeptical in the North American text, and Lin stated that she thought that the original was "a little more accepting."[1] More humor was also included in the North American version.
In the international release, the Nintendo Europe and Nintendo of America translations differ in some respects, being closer to the original Japanese text. In the PAL version, Ashley is British-Japanese, while in the North American release, she is Japanese-American.
[edit] Reception
Trace Memory currently has an aggregate rating of 73% on Game Rankings.[2]
[edit] Trivia
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, characters from Trace Memory make appearances in the form of stickers, as well as a trophy of Ashley, the main character.
[edit] References
- ^ October 2005 issue of Nintendo Power magazine
- ^ Trace Memory Reviews. Game Rankings. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
