Taking the popular Japanese Horror theme to a whole new terrifying level, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented is a complete Japanese Horror interactive experience as the player takes on the role of Rei, a cursed young woman whose overwhelming guilt and tormented dreams lead her into a formidable world where the lines between reality and nightmares are blurred and the only way out is to solve the mystery of the tattoo. What the player will see in Rei's dreams is only the beginning of the nightmare, making Fatal Frame III: The Tormented the most terrifying virtual experience to date.

Features:
* Multi-Playable Characters: Using strategy and skill, the player must choose between 3 different characters with unique special abilities in order to complete each terrifying mission.

* Two Haunting Worlds: The game takes place in 2 haunting worlds: the nightmare and the real life. As the player moves deeper into the game, the line between the two worlds becomes blurred, creating fear and uneasiness in the player.

* In-Depth Storyline: The story of Rei's torment will consume the player as they move deeper and deeper into the mind-bending world of Fatal Frame III: The Tormented

* Camera Obscura: The Player will use the camera obscura not only as a weapon but as a guide by taking pictures of the ghostly inhabitants and creepy objects within the "House of Sleep" in order to solve the mystery of the tattoo and rid of the curse.

* Evolved Ghosts: Most terrifying ghosts to date as hideous facial expressions and creepy eye movements have been refined. Ghosts will stare at the player while morphing into a scarier ghost, increasing fear in the player as they confront the apparition.

* New Characters: A new female heroine, Rei Kurosawa, and a young journalist, Kei Amakura, bring new special abilities and their own stories to Fatal Frame III: The Tormented.

* Returning Characters: Miku from the original Fatal Frame is back and playable in Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, using her strong spiritual powers to help Rei solve the mystery of the "House of Sleep", as her haunting personal story from Fatal Frame continues...

* Disturbing Sounds and Visuals: Eerie sounds, unexpected movements, and psychologically disturbing visuals all add up to the most terrifying Japanese Horror interactive experience to date.

NCS Game Notes
* Rain pours down heavily in the intro to FF3. Heroine is craling until she gets up and staggers slowly in front of an outstretched hand which is connected to Yuu. Rei is taking photos inside a dilapidated house and her assistant asks if it's time to go and grabs the camera equipment. In one photo, Rei notices Yuu standing in a doorway. She runs to it... and the scene shifts to snow. It's snowing inside a house and Rei is in front of some shrines that are gathered together. Control is handed over to the player at this point.

* The "TRIANGLE" button toggles camera view and "X" snaps a shot. When walking, press the "SQUARE" button to speed up Rei's pace. The L-analog is for movement and the R-analog moves the flashlight around. As she walks around with her flashlight, images of ghosts will appear in certain spaces that Rei can't see but the gamer can see them clearly. There's a walking man, a woman and child, and a shuddering older man. None of the ghosts attack.

* When Rei ventures up a flight of stairs, a knife wielding ghost will attack. Snapshot it to contain its wrath. Rei eventually follows Yuu into a house and then undergoes another nightmare sequence where a group of girls stake her to the ground. At this point, she returns to the normal world and her assistant comes to ask if everything's okay.

* In the next scene, Rei is in her darkroom and developing prints from the house. She develops the photo of Yuu standing in the doorway and gasps. As she sleeps later that night, she dreams of standing in fron of the house again and she slowly walks to the door. At this point, the game proper begins and Rei explores once again with a flashlight and camera. Whereas the original dream sequence was in black & white, the new sequence is entirely in color.

* Rei will eventually find the Camera Obscura. In that same room, you may save your progress by walking up to the blue lamp and pressing the "X" button.

* When a ghost is near, the DS2 will rumble intermittently.

* Rei is the spitting image of a Malaysian girl we know who lives in NYC.

Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
UPC Code: 018946010410