Underplayed Gems

Mahjong Police (2001)

Mahjong Police cover
Developer
Hudson Soft
Platforms
iOS, Game Boy Advance
Genres
Card & Board Game

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How it feels

Solving crimes through mahjong duels against witnesses gives this detective game an oddball, tense-yet-playful investigative loop.

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About

Play as new detective that goes around different prefectures of Japan to solve cases. In order to gather information about the culprit the player must defeat witnesses in a game of Mahjong. After gathering enough information about the culprit, the player accuses the culprit of the crime and plays him in a game of Mahjong before sending him to jail.

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