While those of us in PAL regions are still left pleading companies like Nippon Ichi Software America and Ghostlight to pick up this title due to the rather unfortunate region locking on the Nintendo 3DS, North American gamers need not fret with ATLUS USA today releasing Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers on the console in the region. Starting today, gamers can explore Amami City, where techmology and otherworldly forces meet in a macabre fusion of cyberpunk and gothic horror. The city is permeated by Paradigm X, a virtual reality world that connects the entire populace. When the main character attempts to hack his way in to Paradigm X, he accidentally comes into possession of a Gun-type COMP (GUMP) that allows him to communicate with, and control demons. It also causes the main character’s girlfriend to get possessed by the demon Nemissa, which is when the secret Phantom Society organization begins to take notice…
Soul Hackers is now available for purchase from retail outlets in North America for approximately $39.99. Pre-orders and gamers who purchase the first printing of the title at launch will receive a limited edition music CD, which consists of six fan-voted tracks that are inspired by the original Soul Hackers soundtrack.
