Surveillance Kanshisha

] . In addition, they had used real photos of Mars and Phobos as part of the cutscenescite web|url=http://dol.dengeki.com/soft/recommend/surveillance/surveillance02.htm|title=『サーヴィランス 監視者』 開発者ロングインタビュー（2)|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=Dengeki Online|date=|publisher=Dengeki Online|language=Japanese] .

News

IGN had first broke news of the possibility of the game based on the Yarudora series [cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/097/097853p1.html|title=SCE Prepares For Surveillance?|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=IGN Staff|date=2001-08-29|publisher=IGN] . On August 31, 2001, Sony Computer Entertainment made an official announcement that Surveillance Kanshisha would be created for the PlayStation 2 with Production I.G working on the animation for the gamecite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/surveillance/news.html?sid=2809988om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title|title=First Look: Surveillance|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=Gamespot Staff|date=2001-09-01|publisher=Gamespot] cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/097/097965p1.html|title=SCE Announces Surveillance|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=IGN Staff|date=2001-08-31|publisher=IGN] .

In the 15th Anniversary Production I.G World Tour 2002 in Ginza on April 20 and April 21 of 2002 [cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/info/1135011_1113.html|title=プロダクション I.Gがゲームとアニメのスペシャルイベントを開催|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=Famitsu|date=2002-04-04|publisher=Famitsu] , Surveillance had been unveiled by Production I.G with guests including Mamoru Oshii when the game was announced for a 2002 release [cite web|url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/surveillance/event/|title=15th Anniversary Production I.G World Tour 2002|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=SCE|date=|publisher=SCE|language=Japanese] .

Promotion

A movie clip was shown on the internet for free from April 25 to May 14 of 2002 to promote the game to the public from the website of Morrich Club, now a part of Sony Music Online Japan [cite web|url=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/broadband/news/2002/04/25/sme.htm|title=ソニー・ミュージック、「サーヴィランス　監視者」スペシャルムービー|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=Impress Corporation|date=2002-04-25|publisher=Broadband Watch|language=Japanese] [cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/info/1135244_1113.html|title=『サーヴィランス 監視者』のスペシャルムービーが配信されるぞ|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=Famitsu|date=2002-04-25|publisher=Famitsu|language=Japanese] . A Surveillance commercial had aired on TV Tokyo on August 29, 2002 [cite web|url=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20020411/scei.htm|title=SCEI、PS2「サーヴィランス 監視者製作現場をテレビで公開|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=Game Watch|date=2002-04-11|publisher=Game Watch|language=Japanese] .

Media

A Surveillance Guidebook was released out to the public on May 10, 2002 and was published under Kadokawa Shoten and sold for ¥1,575 [cite web|url=http://www.production-ig.co.jp/contents/works_sp/0920_/s10_/index.html|title=ビジュアル攻略ガイド「サーヴィランス 監視者」|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=Production I.G|date=|publisher=Production I.G|language=Japanese] . The book included information ranging from the story of the game from the production of the game, including pictures of CG graphics used by Production I.G.

Reception

A review of the game on Dengeki Online had praised the game for the story and the cutscenes that were done by Production I.G, though it criticizes it for having little to no involvement of the players when they play the gamecite web|url=http://dol.dengeki.com/soft/review/rev_surveillance.htm|title=『サーヴィランス 監視者』 Dengeki Online Review|accessdate=2008-08-29|author=|date=|publisher=Dengeki Online|language=Japanese] . Another pointed out that the game was good for, particularly, the use of the cameras and the animation except that the scenario used for the game's plot was more that sufficient for players not to understand the story [cite web|url=http://www.juno.dti.ne.jp/~sekikawa/game/ps2/soft-surveillance.htm|title=サーヴィランス監視者 Data|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=|date=|publisher=|language=Japanese] .

An article published by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan commented that if the game was animated, the DVDs would have been boughtcite web|url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/surveillance/dps/|title=Surveillance Kanshisha Article|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=SCE|date=|publisher=SCE|language=Japanese] . Furthermore, it also comments on the game's creation was to showcase the capabilities of the PlayStation 2's graphicscite web|url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/surveillance/dps/|title=Surveillance Kanshisha Article|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=SCE|date=|publisher=SCE|language=Japanese] .

The Shadow Sword team was described as being similar to the Policenauts team in Konami's Policenauts [cite web|url=http://artifact-jp.com/mt/archives/200306/surveillance.html|title=監視者－サーヴィランス－|accessdate=2008-08-30|author=ARTIFACT|date=2003-06-14|publisher=ARTIFACT|language=Japanese] .

References

External links

* [http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/surveillance/ Official Site] ja