Policenauts is a cinematic adventure game written and directed by
Hideo Kojima. Initially released for the PC-9821 in 1994 as a spiritual successor to
Snatcher, it was eventually ported to the PlayStation 1, though it never received a release in America... until now.
Policenauts.net’s translation project team have been working long and hard to produce a workable patch for the game containing an English translation. The English release, started in 2002, was successfully released on
8/23/2009 at 12:00PM EDT.
"Beyond Coast. Where the heavens meet the Earth."
The year 2010. The construction of the world’s first space colony, the O’Neill Cylinder type
Beyond Coast has catapulted mankind into the true space age. Technology has evolved with the development, and mankind is slowly moving towards the stars. Jonathan Ingram, an LAPD police officer (and Mars Mission astronaut), is selected to participate as part of the colony’s first space police team, known as the
Policenauts.
The year 2013. While testing a prototype Extravehicular Mobility Police Suit, an accident occurs, and Jonathan is sent flying out of control into deep space, disappearing seemingly forever. Two and a half decades later, Jonathan is found alive in his space suit, preserved by its cryogenic processes. Returning to Earth, Jonathan finds that the world has passed him by. Things have changed. People have moved on. His wife, Lorraine, has remarried, leaving him all alone... and out of a job.
However, it seems something strange is afoot on the Beyond Coast. Lorraine comes to Earth to ask Jonathan to help find her missing husband, leading Jonathan deep into a web of intrigue, full of vice, betrayal, and danger.
"Why don't you show me?!" "Good answer!" YouTube - Policenauts English Saturn Trailer "Space is a harsh environment." Policenauts English Patch v 1.00 Science Commentary (Do not read until after completion of game) "Hamburgers aren't the only thing I love..."
Zorak of the Something Awful forums was one of the Beta Testers for the patch and also acted as something of a science consultant for the Translation Team. He has written technical notes for the release,
but they should only be read after finishing the game.
I must say that you guys are in for a great experience, well worth the effort that the Translation Team has put in. It has tons of Kojima humor, tons of hidden stuff (you can literally play the game dozens of times without finding all of the little things hidden in it), and a great hard sci-fi plot to boot. It also includes what is quite possibly the best puzzle included in any game in existence. No joke.
Spread the word! Get excited! Send your accolades to Marc and the rest of the Policenauts translation project! (Credit for the original post goes to Zorak of Something Awful; edited for clarification since I am not Zorak)
Welcome to Beyond Coast - Policenauts: A Hideo Kojima Game 
