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In the development work, sound effects produced by an outside company were sampled and turned into data by the 3 members of Chunsoft's sound team and finished into sounds that could be used in the game.
According to the director, Asano, the change was made because many users of the SFC version mistakenly thought that the ending in which the case is solved at the point when there have been 2 victims was the best one, since it explains the culprit's motive.
The ending in the "Mystery chapter" in which the case is solved with 2 victims is still treated as an "End", but a staff roll now runs.
Its rating in the "Cross Review" of the game magazine Famitsu was 9, 8, 8 and 5, a total of 30 out of 40, earning a place in the Silver Hall of Fame.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine, it scored 24.4 out of 30.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu, the game scored a total of 30 out of 40.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu, the game scored a total of 31 out of 40.
Weekly Famitsu, issue no. 1488: Famitsu Game General Election - General Election by Game Genre, 5th Adventure Game General Election, No. 6
The game sold 1.25 million units with remakes and ports in April 2002.
It sold 750,000 units for Super Famicom and over 400,000 units for PlayStation.
The first strategy guide to be published, 8 years after the release of the SFC version.
Kamaitachi no Yoru 2 was released on July 18 of the same year, and the first edition of the game contained a bonus DVD of the entire drama.
On 2014-1-24, Banshee's Last Cry, an English-translated localised version based on the above Smart Sound Novels, was released on iOS.
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