Majesco Entertainment announced today the release of The Hidden, an augmented reality (AR) ghost-hunting adventure game for the Nintendo 3DS system. Developed by 1st Playable Productions, The Hidden utilizes the Nintendo 3DS as a portal to the astral plane and investigate real-world environments with the camera on the 3DS. With the goal to search, capture and destroy supernatural entities as a paranormal investigator, The Hidden aims to bring the spiritual world to your world from your 3DS.

     “The new genre of augmented reality is an exciting direction for video games because it combines the real and virtual worlds in an unprecedented way,” said Jesse Sutton, CEO, Majesco Entertainment. “The Hidden is all about bridging worlds which conceptually is a great fit for the ghost hunting theme. Gamers everywhere will get a thrill out of discovering what’s truly hidden in some of their favorite real-world spots.”

     In The Hidden, players are part of an elite squad known as the Ghostly Entity Investigation and Strike Team, (G.E.I.S.T.), and with the team, you must work together to destroy evil spirits and eliminate mysterious outbreaks that threaten life itself. The Hidden charges players to bring their 3DS to new locations to investigate the world around them in 12 exciting missions.

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            Prepare to battle powerful bosses using your full arsenal of acquired tech. With unique strategies required for each enemy, you will soon find that some become long-running nemeses.

     
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            Perfect the tracking process to catch the stealthiest spirits, banish stubborn creatures that can’t be destroyed, and take down the malevolent entity behind it all.

     
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            Engage in different activities including:  “Scanner”: Scan your current area using the Nintendo 3DS camera and Wi-Fi hotspots, “Tracker”: Hunt for ghosts and pull them out of their world and into ours, “Shooter”: Hunt and shoot ghosts using the latest in paranormal weapons tech,  “Wormhole”: Navigate through tunnels of another dimension while battling ghosts, “Stealth”: Avoid being detected by entities that are too great in number or extremely tough to handle with your equipment.

     
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            Take photos of entities with the Nintendo 3DS camera and keep a log of your discoveries while using your map to keep track of where you’ve been.

     The Hidden is rated E10+ for only the Nintendo 3DS for the suggested retail price of $29.99. To check out the launch trailer and find out more information, click here for the official website.