The process of implanting the patch didn’t seem too complex so without any additional thought, I acquired a copy off eBay… and Metal Gear Solid: Integral for good measure. Through this research, I stumbled upon the news that an enterprising group of fans had produced an English translation (circa 2007) and that it had been successfully patched into the PlayStation version (circa 2009).

Policenauts is one such title and even though it never released in English-speaking territories, it’s still moderately known and highly regarded. As my friend and I have been playing through the Metal Gear Solid series, I’ve done additional reading on the other works of Hideo Kojima. This desire to play Policenauts is not new to me, but the realization that it could be an actuality was. Although I remained unsuccessful on one front and only partially successful on the other, I ended the weekend with my head held high, brimming with new knowledge. Often, I’ll set about accomplishing something with a strong desire to see the process through only to have that yearning feeling dissipate and highlight a limited attention span and a quick-to-cave attitude. In the course of attempting this, my task grew into a more general objective of playing import PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games or rather, attempting to play them. I set about this past weekend with one objective in mind: play an English-patched copy of Policenauts.

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