<s>
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Nakamura	O
with	O
Jiro	O
Ishii	O
serving	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Nakamura	O
's	O
company	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
originally	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Spike	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
internationally	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
428	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Shibuya	O
ward	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
where	O
the	O
narrative	O
is	O
presented	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
scrolling	O
text	O
,	O
live	O
action	O
stills	O
and	O
video	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shares	O
many	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
with	O
Chunsoft	O
's	O
1998	O
sound	O
novel	O
game	O
Machi	B-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
being	O
the	O
locale	O
,	O
Shibuya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Chunsoft	O
does	O
not	O
openly	O
state	O
428	B-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
numerous	O
references	O
to	O
Machi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
early	O
marketing	O
slogan	O
reads	O
"	O
Breaking	O
a	O
long	O
silence	O
,	O
Shibuya	O
gets	O
going	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
428	B-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
perspectives	O
of	O
multiple	O
protagonists	O
,	O
all	O
acting	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
no	O
knowledge	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
format	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
earlier	O
non-linear	O
visual	O
novels	O
with	O
multiple	O
perspectives	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Machi	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Eve	B-Application
Burst	I-Application
Error	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
non-linear	O
hyperlink	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Pulp	O
Fiction	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Magnolia	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
or	O
Vantage	O
Point	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koichi	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
reveals	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
imprisoned	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
for	O
an	O
impostor	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
hide	O
a	O
secret	O
message	O
in	O
a	O
mini-game	O
created	O
for	O
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
Door	B-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yukinori	O
Kitajima	O
,	O
writer	O
for	O
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
,	O
reveals	O
the	O
previous	O
message	O
is	O
a	O
lie	O
created	O
by	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Kitajima	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
alongside	O
Takemaru	O
Abiko	O
and	O
Kinoko	O
Nasu	O
,	O
replaced	O
with	O
fakes	O
in	O
public	O
,	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
already	O
implanted	O
a	O
similar	O
message	O
in	O
a	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
informs	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
has	O
been	O
implanted	O
with	O
electromagnetic	O
waves	O
that	O
could	O
lead	O
to	O
brainwashing	O
,	O
and	O
warns	O
them	O
that	O
Nakamura	O
’s	O
agents	O
may	O
have	O
replaced	O
someone	O
close	O
to	O
them	O
and	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
player	O
themself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
under	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
Everyone	O
’s	O
Recommendation	O
Selection	O
"	O
line	O
of	O
budget	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
English	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
;	O
Koch	O
Media	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
in	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
428	B-Application
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
34,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
retail	O
copies	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
179,269	O
copies	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
by	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
2,007	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
has	O
sold	O
up	O
to	O
20,000	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
428	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
Japanese	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
visual	O
novel	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
five	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
receive	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
others	O
being	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyward	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
readers	O
voted	O
428	B-Application
the	O
second	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
crime	O
book	O
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
read	O
on	O
your	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
clearly	O
the	O
child	O
of	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
as	O
it	O
pioneered	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
fans	O
know	O
and	O
love	O
from	O
the	O
Zero	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
games	O
"	O
yet	O
has	O
"	O
a	O
totally	O
distinct	O
identity	O
from	O
both	O
those	O
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
428	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
throughout	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
problems	O
conceptualizing	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
