Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

Choose actions from the on-screen menu.

Street exploration lets Ryōko approach another building.

Follow conversations for information about suspected fraud.

Graphics

First-person portraits and compact city scenes support the text-led investigation.

Story

The game adapts the 1987 film.

Ryōko works as a tax auditor.

Her investigation follows people hiding income and evading payment.

Overall Experience

The unusual profession gives the Famicom mystery a distinctive subject.

Japanese reading is central to following its questioning.

This record documents the original September 1989 release.

Retro Replay Score

6/10