.Hack//Infection (2002)
3.51 from 207 ratings
609 members have it in their collection · 10 playing now · 188 backlogged · 123 wish listed
How long? Main story 16h (from 1 logged playthrough)
.Hack//Infection is the first of a series of four games, titled .hack//Infection, .hack//Mutation, .hack//Outbreak, and .hack//Quarantine, features a "game within a game"; a fictional massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) called The World which does not require the player to connect to the Internet. Players may transfer their characters and data between games in the series. Each game comes with …
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.Hack//Infection is the first of a series of four games, titled .hack//Infection, .hack//Mutation, .hack//Outbreak, and .hack//Quarantine, features a "game within a game"; a fictional massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) called The World which does not require the player to connect to the Internet. Players may transfer their characters and data between games in the series. Each game comes with an extra DVD containing an episode of .hack//Liminality, the accompanying original video animation series which details fictional events that occur concurrently with the games.
The games are part of a multimedia franchise called Project .hack which explores the mysterious origins of The World. Set after the events of the anime series .hack//Sign, the games focus on a player named Kite and his quest to discover why some users have become comatose as a result of playing The World. The search evolves into a deeper investigation of The World and its effects on the stability of the Internet.
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Details
- Developers
- CyberConnect2
- Publishers
- Bandai
- Genres
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Franchises
- .Hack
- Series
- Project .Hack
Release dates
- Jun 20, 2002 (Japan) PlayStation 2
- Feb 11, 2003 (North_America) PlayStation 2
- Mar 26, 2004 (Europe) PlayStation 2
Related
Bundled in
- .hack//Gift+Vol.1~4 (Nov 2003) · PS2
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Rating distribution
5 stars
31
4 stars
77
3 stars
70
2 stars
25
1 star
4
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review internpepper 3/5 · Sep 28, 2023
Incredibly repetitive, but engaging
I played this back when it first came out on the PS2 and quickly dropped it, despite being a big fan of the .hack//SIGN show back in the day. Revisiting it today was a lot more fun than I thought it would be and I was pleasantly surprised. I wouldn't call it a great game, but I got oddly addicted …
Read moreI played this back when it first came out on the PS2 and quickly dropped it, despite being a big fan of the .hack//SIGN show back in the day. Revisiting it today was a lot more fun than I thought it would be and I was pleasantly surprised. I wouldn't call it a great game, but I got oddly addicted to it. The story is compelling and the game balances the virtual world with checking your Email, the news, etc. The ending was lackluster, but it's definitely a tease to get you to immediately play MUTATION, which is next on my list.
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Status SpookySober Apr 3, 2023
Has anyone tried playing their backlog in alphabetical order? It sounds nice in theory but committing to one game can be brutal. How about in groups of 3's?
My 1st 3 games to play would be( while skipping anything I don't intend to play): .Hack Infection, Atom RPG, and Achtung!:Cthulhu Tactics.
Should I do it? Should I not? How do …
Has anyone tried playing their backlog in alphabetical order? It sounds nice in theory but committing to one game can be brutal. How about in groups of 3's?
My 1st 3 games to play would be( while skipping anything I don't intend to play): .Hack Infection, Atom RPG, and Achtung!:Cthulhu Tactics.
Should I do it? Should I not? How do you decide what to play next? How do you stay dedicated to finishing a game?
Review Kory 4/5 · Jul 21, 2022
Definitely a Game Of Concept and Feel, Not Gameplay
Not doing a proper review as I spread the experience out too far to feel like I can accurately review it, but if I was being objective I'd probably give it a 7/10 with a subjective 8/10 based largely on the anime hooking me in and knowing what is to come.
Status Kory Jul 16, 2022
While I'm very much enjoying it, there's certainly plenty that could be criticized about this game. The weird and varied designs are not one of those things though. Plenty of macabre and just plain weird imagery, like this entrance to a dungeon. (While this is obviously a still image, in the game the hands are constantly writhing.)
Status Kory Sep 9, 2020
Took a gamble and picked up a backwards compatible PS3. Decided to try it out by finally starting my journey through the .hack quadrilogy, playing a few hours of Infection last night. Absolutely love what this game tried to do, recreating the MMO game type as a single player experience.
