
The story becomes only more harrowing with every room Miku enters, and later on, she finds out that the ghostly Shrine Maiden is also looking for Mafuyu.Ī Japanese-only novelization of the game is available on Amazon.jp.

Miku continues deeper into the mansion, determined to find the truth and her missing brother. But before he and his assistants could leave the haunted grounds, they were attacked by the spirits that were killed in the aftermath of the failed ritual. Takamine came to the mansion to research the grisly events that occurred there long ago, and in his progress, he uncovered the mysterious Strangling Ritual that took place in the mansion. Inside, she finds the camera that Mafuyu brought with him, and as she continues his investigation, she discovers the truth about the folklorist who went missing. She takes it upon herself to enter the mansion and find him. Two weeks later, Mafuyu's sister Miku arrives at the mansion, fearing the worst for her brother. However, as he attempts to return to the entrance hall of the mansion, a dark presence surrounds him, and Mafuyu's fate becomes unknown. After fending off a violent ghost and seeing the power of the camera for himself, Mafuyu decides to continue his search. He discovers that the ghosts of those who have perished in the mansion are roaming the empty halls. Mafuyu brings with him a family heirloom, a special camera with the power to "expose things the normal eyes can't see". Set in 1986, the story of Fatal Frame begins with Mafuyu Hinasaki, an aspiring folklorist who decides to investigate the allegedly haunted Himuro Mansion one night in search of renowned folklorist Junsei Takamine. A Special Edition was also released on the Original Xbox in Japan. The game's unique premise of fighting ghosts with a special camera was introduced in this first game of the Fatal Frame series. The game was re-released as a "PlayStation 2 Classic" on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 on April 9, 2013, in North America.

It was published by Wanadoo on August 30, 2002, in Europe. The PlayStation 2 version was developed and published by Tecmo on December 13, 2001, in Japan and March 4, 2002, in North America.

It was initially released for the PlayStation 2, and later for the Xbox. Fatal Frame, also known as Zero in Japan and Project Zero in Europe, is a Japanese survival horror game and the first installment in the Fatal Frame series.
