PS2 Zero: Irezumi no Sei - New Import

When photographer Rei Kurosawa finds an image of her dead beau in a photo taken at a decrepit mansion, her interest is piqued. Jolted awake from a nightmare, a strange tattoo of a scaly serpent appears on the right side of her back. Red and fiery at first, the tatoo blackens as it spreads out. The tattoo just happens to look similar to tattoos that emblazon the arms and bodies of ghosts that reside in Rei's nightmares...    A few moments in the game appear to be inspired by the movie Ku-on (The Grudge) and accomplish their eerie effect. Rei's weapon of choice against the spirits is a new camera which is outfitted with a strobe light which may be used to temporarily freeze spirits in their tracks.    Rei moves in fluid animated fashion which is more lifelike than the stilted movements of competing horror adventures. Her features also emote fear, surprise, and pensive anticipation when the situation calls which adds to the atmospherics of the game. The ghosts materialize in various scenes with their blank, dead faces mournfully looking on as Rei takes their photographs and captures them. Two other protagonists may also be controlled in the game - Miku Hinasaki from the original Zero game and a new character named Kei Amakura who was a friend of Rei's beau and wants to find the truth about his longtime friend.