"Murder Club" redirects here. For the James Patterson franchise, see Women's Murder Club.
J.B. Harold Murder Club, known as J.B. Harold no Jikenbo #1: Murder Club in Japan,[2] is a 1986 murder mystery adventure game,[1] developed by Riverhillsoft and released for the NEC PC-98,[1]MSX,[2]MS-DOS, NECTurboGrafx-CD (TurboDuo) and Nintendo DS platforms.[1] The TurboGrafx-CD version featured still photographs, text and audio voices as well as the option to select the language, English or Japanese. It was the first entry in the J.B. Harold series, which have been released on various platforms and sold 20 million copies as of 2011.[3][5]
A horrible murder has taken place in the sleepy little town of Liberty. Bill Robbins, a wealthy man known for his wild womanizing ways is the victim and, list of possible suspects keeps growing. As J.B. Harold you must figure out the who, what, where and why of the case. To solve the mystery you will need to travel to various locations, interview people and search for clues.[6] The game is laid out over a grid map that displays various locations, though other than that, the game is mainly presented in the form of still photos.[7]
Series
J.B. Harold Murder Club is the first in the Japanese J. B. Harold series of murder mystery graphic adventure games, which includes Manhattan Requiem (1987),[8]Kiss of Murder (1988), D.C. Connection (1989),[9] and Blue Chicago Blues (1995).[8]J.B Harold Murder Club was the first title in the series to be released in the United States.[10] After the series sold 20 million copies, an iOS version of the second game Manhattan Requiem was released in the Western world.[3][5]
Nintendo DS
In 2008, an enhanced remake of the game was released for the Japanese Nintendo DS,[10] under the title Keiji J.B. Harold no Jikenbo: Satsujin Club.
Reception
Dennis Owens (in the voice of a character named "Rocco") reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Da goods on dis game iz dat, if youse can fuhgit dat dis iz nuttin' but a compudah game, which da game in no ways lets youse fugit, den youse might finds its to be sum kind o' complex moidah mystery."[11]
The PC Engine version was rated 21.74 out of 30 by PC Engine Fan magazine.[12]
The game was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon #176 by Hartley, Patricia and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars. They wrote that it is "a great game for mystery fans" and "a thinking game that is well worth the money".[13]
TurboDuo reviews
Video Games and Computer Entertainment critic, Donn Nauert, praised the game's sound, graphics, and playability, giving it an overall score of 9 out of 10.[6] Defunct Games stated: "This is the type of game that will no doubt appeal to the gamers who love a good murder mystery, and while it's not perfect there's no denying that it's the best game of its kind. This is the type of game you don't see much anymore, which is a real shame because for what it is J.B Harold is a lot of fun". They gave the game a score of 70%.[7]
GameSpot included the game in its list of titles that deserve an enhanced remake, stating that it was "one of the most difficult games ever made", had "some of the most memorable voice acting of all time", and that "to this day there isn't much out there quite like it". They compared it to more recent titles such as the adventure games Shenmue (1999) and Shadow of Memories (2001) as well as the role-playing video gameStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003), saying that it similarly features "character interaction as the major gameplay element" and has "a similar type of multiple phrase response".[14]
Controversy
The game generated some controversy for its reference to a fictional, unsolved rape. As Donn Nauert wrote: "I don't think this is a subject that the American public is comfortable with in a video game, even though it's not dealt with graphically..."[6] In their review of the game, Dragon also criticized it for not including "a warning on the box about the mature subject matter in this game" in reference to the unsolved rape case.[13]
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Murder Club redirects here For the James Patterson franchise see Women s Murder Club J B Harold Murder Club known as J B Harold no Jikenbo 1 Murder Club in Japan 2 is a 1986 murder mystery adventure game 1 developed by Riverhillsoft and released for the NEC PC 98 1 MSX 2 MS DOS NEC TurboGrafx CD TurboDuo and Nintendo DS platforms 1 The TurboGrafx CD version featured still photographs text and audio voices as well as the option to select the language English or Japanese It was the first entry in the J B Harold series which have been released on various platforms and sold 20 million copies as of 2011 3 5 Cover art for the TurboGrafx CD releaseDeveloper s Riverhillsoft Althi Inc DS Switch Publisher s Riverhillsoft PC 98 1 Micro Cabin MSX 2 Kyodai DOS 1 Hudson Soft TG16CD 1 FonFun DS 1 SETA Corporation FC Platform s Famicom Fujitsu FM 7 FM Towns Microsoft Windows NEC PC 88 NEC PC 98 MSX Sharp X1 Sharp X68000 TurboGrafx CD MS DOS Nintendo DS iOS Nintendo SwitchReleaseNEC PC 88 1 JP August 1986 NEC PC 98 1 JP 1986 Fujitsu FM 7 1 JP 1986 Sharp X1 1 JP 1986 MSX 2 JP 1988 Sharp X68000 JP 1988 Famicom JP June 30 1989 TurboGrafx CD 1 JP 1990NA 1991 MS DOS 1 JP 1991NA 1991 Microsoft Windows 1 JP 1996 Nintendo DS JP February 21 2008 iOS 3 February 15 2011 Nintendo Switch 4 JP August 10 2017Genre s Adventure game Visual novelMode s Single player Contents 1 Story and gameplay 2 Series 3 Nintendo DS 4 Reception 4 1 TurboDuo reviews 5 Controversy 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksStory and gameplay EditA horrible murder has taken place in the sleepy little town of Liberty Bill Robbins a wealthy man known for his wild womanizing ways is the victim and list of possible suspects keeps growing As J B Harold you must figure out the who what where and why of the case To solve the mystery you will need to travel to various locations interview people and search for clues 6 The game is laid out over a grid map that displays various locations though other than that the game is mainly presented in the form of still photos 7 Series EditJ B Harold Murder Club is the first in the Japanese J B Harold series of murder mystery graphic adventure games which includes Manhattan Requiem 1987 8 Kiss of Murder 1988 D C Connection 1989 9 and Blue Chicago Blues 1995 8 J B Harold Murder Club was the first title in the series to be released in the United States 10 After the series sold 20 million copies an iOS version of the second game Manhattan Requiem was released in the Western world 3 5 Nintendo DS EditIn 2008 an enhanced remake of the game was released for the Japanese Nintendo DS 10 under the title Keiji J B Harold no Jikenbo Satsujin Club Reception EditDennis Owens in the voice of a character named Rocco reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World and stated that Da goods on dis game iz dat if youse can fuhgit dat dis iz nuttin but a compudah game which da game in no ways lets youse fugit den youse might finds its to be sum kind o complex moidah mystery 11 The PC Engine version was rated 21 74 out of 30 by PC Engine Fan magazine 12 The game was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon 176 by Hartley Patricia and Kirk Lesser in The Role of Computers column The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars They wrote that it is a great game for mystery fans and a thinking game that is well worth the money 13 TurboDuo reviews Edit Video Games and Computer Entertainment critic Donn Nauert praised the game s sound graphics and playability giving it an overall score of 9 out of 10 6 Defunct Games stated This is the type of game that will no doubt appeal to the gamers who love a good murder mystery and while it s not perfect there s no denying that it s the best game of its kind This is the type of game you don t see much anymore which is a real shame because for what it is J B Harold is a lot of fun They gave the game a score of 70 7 GameSpot included the game in its list of titles that deserve an enhanced remake stating that it was one of the most difficult games ever made had some of the most memorable voice acting of all time and that to this day there isn t much out there quite like it They compared it to more recent titles such as the adventure games Shenmue 1999 and Shadow of Memories 2001 as well as the role playing video game Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2003 saying that it similarly features character interaction as the major gameplay element and has a similar type of multiple phrase response 14 Controversy EditThe game generated some controversy for its reference to a fictional unsolved rape As Donn Nauert wrote I don t think this is a subject that the American public is comfortable with in a video game even though it s not dealt with graphically 6 In their review of the game Dragon also criticized it for not including a warning on the box about the mature subject matter in this game in reference to the unsolved rape case 13 Notes Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Murder Club at MobyGames a b c d JB Harold no Jikenbo 1 Murder Club GameSpot Retrieved 2011 03 24 a b c Manhattan Requiem iTunes Store 26 January 2011 Retrieved 6 February 2012 Nintendo Switch 刑事 J B ハロルドの事件簿 マーダー クラブ が8月10日に配信決定 刑事J B ハロルドとなって難事件解決を目指していくADV Gamer Retrieved August 2 2017 a b Manhattan Requiem for iPhone CNET February 15 2011 Retrieved 6 February 2012 a b c Video Games and Computer Entertainment July 1991 p 44 a b John Huxley May 20 2007 J B Harold Murder Club Defunct Games Retrieved 2011 03 24 a b J B Harold Series at MobyGames JB Harold no Jikenbo GameSpot Archived from the original on 2013 01 24 Retrieved 2011 03 24 a b J B Harold Murder Club rises from the grave Joystiq Archived from the original on 2009 09 02 Retrieved 2009 03 04 Owens Dennis December 1989 Da Goods on da New Moidah Mystery Kyodai s Murder Club Computer Gaming World Vol 1 no 66 pp 46 95 Adventure Game PC Engine Fan in Japanese PC Engine All Catalog 92 PC Engine Fan Appendix 49 57 52 3 August 1992 a b Lesser Hartley Lesser Patricia amp Lesser Kirk December 1991 The Role of Computers Dragon 176 57 62 Ryan Mac Donald amp Tim Tracy J B Harold Murder Club Games That Should Be Remade GameSpot vol IV p 3 archived from the original on 2012 07 07 retrieved 2011 03 24References EditVideo Games and Computer Entertainment July 1991 p 44External links EditMurder Club at MobyGames J B Harold Murder Club at The Visual Novel Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J B Harold Murder Club amp oldid 1118663305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
