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The hottest MMORPG in the year 2010 is "The World," a 100% interactive fantasy world where people become warriors, sorcerers,
etc... They can trade stuff, talk with each other and go on adventures. Tsukasa is a player who uses "The World" to
escape the real world (like most players). The thing is... he (or she, it isn't really shown what gender Tsukasa is
until the very end) got his/her wish. Tsukasa can't log out. Someone is taking an interest in him/her, giving
him/her a blob that can affect character on-line and off-line, a cat creature to pal around with, and a floating girl in a
white dress to visit whenever things get too hot. But Tsukasa comes to realize that he/she needs to break out of his/her
mental shell if he/she's having any hope of logging out.
Review: .hack (pronounced dot hack) is unlike anything you have ever seen before. The series is multiformat meaning
the entire .hack story can be found in not just the anime series, but in the four video games for the Playstation 2 as well
as other media venues. Basically, it's a big moneymaking scheme to get you to spend all your money on stuff. But
it's worth it because what you get in return is an in-depth story about finding who you really are. .hack//Sign (pronounced
dot hack sign) sets the stage for the video games and other .hack adventures to follow. The characters can get a little
one-dimensional at times, but they're real deep and each has his or her own problems to deal with which causes them to play
"The World." Since they're only out in DVD format, you don't have much of a choice. But it's worth it because
they often include free stuff such as CDs, stencil boards, even a bonus DVD which... well, you probably won't understand unless
you play the games as well.
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