Lifeline (video game)

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Lifeline, released in Japan as Operator's Side, is a 2003 survival horror adventure video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Set in the near future aboard a space hotel attacked by unidentified monsters, the game follows the player as they direct cocktail waitress Rio Hohenheim to safety while searching for the player's girlfriend Naomi as well as the source of the monster infestation. Lifeline's defining aspect is its voice user interface: the vast majority of gameplay is conducted by using the PlayStation 2's microphone to issue commands, which are interpreted by the game via speech recognition to control Rio and dictate her movements and actions. Lifeline was released on January 30, 2003, in Japan and March 2, 2004, in North America by Konami; in Japan, it was optionally sold alongside the PlayStation 2 headset. It received generally mixed reviews, with praise for its innovation and potential but criticism for the low reliability of its...

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