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Osaka Games
Virtual video games, the kind where human game characters wear special video glasses uplinked to satellites that allow a game player on the other side of the world to see and hear the action while the game character is following the player’s commands, monitored by a Game Master who keeps everyone safe, to pick up bits of game magic.
Suddenly everything changes when the Game Master witnesses a murder and kidnapping by a wealthy and powerful player. Osaka Games becomes a real nightmare when a billionaire tech executive goes rogue. He’s wreaking havoc in the game, but to what end? Could it be a play for world domination through his ubiquitous computer operating system? As all this is going down, the team in LA with the help of their nearly sentient computer, is dragged along with the game character in Osaka as that character experiences the murderous power of gangsters, samurai ghosts, body-swapping spirits and brutal Japanese sword fighting. It’s anyone’s guess who will survive this paranormal vortex of betrayal and bloodshed.
Suddenly everything changes when the Game Master witnesses a murder and kidnapping by a wealthy and powerful player. Osaka Games becomes a real nightmare when a billionaire tech executive goes rogue. He’s wreaking havoc in the game, but to what end? Could it be a play for world domination through his ubiquitous computer operating system? As all this is going down, the team in LA with the help of their nearly sentient computer, is dragged along with the game character in Osaka as that character experiences the murderous power of gangsters, samurai ghosts, body-swapping spirits and brutal Japanese sword fighting. It’s anyone’s guess who will survive this paranormal vortex of betrayal and bloodshed.
452 pages, Paperback
Published July 13, 2022
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January 2, 2024
Yurie Kiri writes a thrilling virtual reality tale with Osaka Games.
If you thought the Tokyo Games were dangerous, wait until you read Osaka Games. What a grand sequel to Tokyo Games. Just when the players thought they were safe, especially when they now have a Game Master looking out for them, the VR becomes real again. A real nightmare. The VR game allows people to see other players and their actions across the globe, and now, someone is using it for his own amusement and power. I read the book before this one, so I get the idea of the games, and then how dangerous it can be, especially when you don't know who is watching you, while you're watching someone else. What is real and what is virtual. I recommend reading Tokyo Games first, then of course, this one. This is definitely one of those absolutely chilling stories, with murder and mayhem at the hands of a rogue player. It is full of action, and a lot of twists and turns, that keep you on the edge of your seat, and also if you're into VR, maybe wondering if you dare play a game. Yurie Kiri is a magnificent author, and is a master at writing edge-of-your-seat stories, savoring every word as to not miss anything. Osaka Games is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. I read this book to give my unbiased and honest review. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews recommends that anyone who reads this book, to also write a review.
If you thought the Tokyo Games were dangerous, wait until you read Osaka Games. What a grand sequel to Tokyo Games. Just when the players thought they were safe, especially when they now have a Game Master looking out for them, the VR becomes real again. A real nightmare. The VR game allows people to see other players and their actions across the globe, and now, someone is using it for his own amusement and power. I read the book before this one, so I get the idea of the games, and then how dangerous it can be, especially when you don't know who is watching you, while you're watching someone else. What is real and what is virtual. I recommend reading Tokyo Games first, then of course, this one. This is definitely one of those absolutely chilling stories, with murder and mayhem at the hands of a rogue player. It is full of action, and a lot of twists and turns, that keep you on the edge of your seat, and also if you're into VR, maybe wondering if you dare play a game. Yurie Kiri is a magnificent author, and is a master at writing edge-of-your-seat stories, savoring every word as to not miss anything. Osaka Games is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. I read this book to give my unbiased and honest review. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews recommends that anyone who reads this book, to also write a review.
May 12, 2024
So, the follow on the Tokyo Games, and it’s just as good. How the author blends all the different elements of the book all together is simply amazing. The action always switches from one to the other again. Highly recommended.
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