Aksys Games announced Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles, an interactive digital novel, exclusively for the Nintendo DS for release in the spring of 2008. Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles places its focus on fantastic storytelling and character development, allowing gamers to test their powers of deduction and reasoning as opposed to their trigger fingers. Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles lets players hone detective skills by interviewing witnesses, uncovering clues, and following leads.

The game also features three unique murder mysteries to unravel including Episode 1 – The Petty Murder of a Fragile Heart (a murder has taken place in Aspicio City’s peaceful Central Park. Jake’s longtime friend, Detective Scott Kingsley, implores Jake to help solve the case. Can Jake uncover the killer’s true motive?); Episode 2 – Seaside City Conspiracy (On a quiet night, Jake gets a call out of the blue as a hysterical man pleads with Jake to find his missing girlfriend, Eva, in the harbor city of Depono. What seemed to be a routine missing persons case, will lead him down a dark path of deception...); and Episode 3 – Crash and Burn ( A story about love, betrayal and death in the fast lane. Jake Hunter’s skills will be put to the test, as he attempts to solve a murder case at the top racing circuit in Ceteri, where rivals, ex-lovers and friends are all suspects).

Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles has not yet been rated by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $19.99. The game is scheduled to ship in Spring 2008.