Mutation

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Games Tetralogy Vol.1~Vol.4 .hack//INFECTION .hack//Liminality Liminality: In the Case of Mai Minase .hack//Another Birth Volume 1 .hack//XXXX New Novelization 「.hack」	Games Tetralogy Vol.1~Vol.4 .hack//MUTATION .hack//Liminality Liminality: In the Case of Yuki Aihara .hack//Another Birth Volume 2 .hack//XXXX New Novelization 「.hack」	Games Tetralogy Vol.1~Vol.4 .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//Liminality Liminality: In the Case of Kyoko Tohno .hack//Another Birth Volume 3 .hack//XXXX New Novelization 「.hack」

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.hack//Mutation (Japanese: .hack//悪性変異 Vol.2, Hepburn: .hack//Akusei Heni, lit."Malignant Mutation") is the second entry in the set of games released on the PlayStation 2. The games are set in the "first season" of the .hack series, taking place after SIGN and ZERO. The collection of games are sometimes referred to as a Tetralogy by official sources, a Quadrilogy or by the abbreviation "IMOQ" by fans, taking the first letter in each consecutive game's English title in chronological order (Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine). Each game comes with a bonus DVD of the anime .hack//Liminality, which shows events occurring simultaneously offline. The games take part within the fictitious MMO of 「The World」.

Synopsis

Plot

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「僕は友達を助けたい！……ただそれだけなのに」ただそれだけなのに、その行動は管理者側には秩序破壊にしか映らなかった。「The World」内の根源を突き止めるために、カイトは新しい街で新しい仲間と奮闘を重ねるが、ついに管理者側の強制排除という事態に直面することに。しかし、そのとき”彼女”がその意思を見せ始める……。

Liminality

Main articles: In the Case of Yuki Aihara

Setting

Desktop

Mailer

Main articles: Mutation Mailer

News

Main articles: Mutation News

The World

BBS

Main articles: Mutation BBS

Servers

 Δ Server, Aqua Capital Mac Anu
 ϴ Server, Highland City Dun Loireag
 Λ Server, Cultural City Carmina Gadelica

Chaos Gate

Main articles: Mutation Chaos Gate

Fields

Main articles: Mutation Fields

Creatures and Monsters

Main articles: Mutation Monsters

Items

Main articles: Mutation Items

Characters

Main articles: Mutation Characters

Kite	Orca	Aura	Helba	BlackRose	Balmung	Mia	Elk	Wiseman

Mistral	Piros	Natsume	Sanjuro	Gardenia	Marlo	Terajima Ryoko	Nuke Usagimaru	Rachel	Moonstone

Production

Staff

Main articles: IMOQ Credits

Merchandise

Release

Merchandise articles: Mutation PlayStation 2 Release
Merchandise articles: .hack//Vol.1×Vol.2 PlayStation 2 the Best Release

	Japan Release		North America Release		Korean Release		PS2 the Best Re-release
Title:	.hack//悪性変異 Vol.2 (Akusei Heni)		.hack//MUTATION Part 2		.hack//악성변이 Vol.2		.hack//Vol.1×Vol.2 PlayStation 2 the Best
Region	NTSC-J		NTSC-U/C		NTSC-J		NTSC-J
Language	Audio: Japanese Text: Japanese		Audio: English, Japanese Text: English		Audio: Japanese, English Text: Hangul subtitle		Audio: Japanese Text: Japanese
Release Date:	September 9, 2002		May 7, 2003		January 1, 2004		March 2, 2006
Developer	CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.
Publisher	Bandai Co., Ltd		Bandai America, Inc.		Bandai Korea Co., Ltd		Bandai Co., Ltd
Rating	CERO: 全年齢対象 (All Ages)		ESRB: T		KMRB: 12		CERO: 全年齢対象 (All Ages)
Price	5,800 円 (Tax not included)		$49.99 USD (Tax not included)
Catalogue Number	SLPS-25143		SLUS-20562		SLKA-25138		SLPS-73230 SLPS-73231
UPC/EAN:	4543112084484		045557180126				4543112415325

PAL Releases

	Australia		English		French		German		Italian		Spanish
Title:	.hack//MUTATION Part 2		.hack//MUTATION Part 2		.hack//MUTATION Part 2		.hack//MUTATION Part 2		.hack//MUTATION Part 2		.hack//MUTATION Part 2
Region	PAL		PAL		PAL		PAL		PAL		PAL
Language	English, French, German, Italian, Spanish		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish Quickstart Languages: Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish		Audio: English, Japanese‡ Text: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Release Date:	Jun 18, 2004		Jun 18, 2004				Jun 16, 2004
Developer	CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.		CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.
Publisher	Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU		Bandai Atari Europe SASU
Rating	OFLC: M15+		PEGI: 12+				USK: 12
Price
Catalogue Number	SLES-52467						SLES-52467/GER
UPC/EAN:			3546430111468 UK				3546430111437

ESRB: (Descriptors: Mature Sexual Themes, Mild Language, ViolencePEGI: Content Indicator:  Bad Language,  Sex,  Violence)

SLUS-29055 (Regular Demo) SLUS-28032 (Trade Demo) Release date: May 6, 2003