The hit sci-fi fantasy video game and TV series is back to deliver an epic, immersive RPG experience on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. What if what you do as a player in a game impacted your real world? What is reality? .hack has pursued this innovative concept in the previous 4-part series where “The World” was ultimately destroyed. Years after the events of the first .hack series, “The World” was rebuilt.

As a new player, you are saved on your first day in “The World” from several PKs (Player Killers) by a mysterious man. From this day on, you have dedicated your time to hunt down PKs, and have become known throughout “The World” as the feared “Terror of Death.”

Word in “The World” is that the legendary PK you have been searching for has surfaced, and you must now set out to find “it.” Your world is thrown into chaos when you finally encounter this PK, and are defeated by him…

• Delve deeper into “The World” – Featuring an enthralling storyline that builds upon the excitement of the first .hack series
• Special items for .hack fans – Utilize your save data from the first .hack series and unlock a special surprise
• Realistic interactions – Communicate with your partners using the all-new communication features and an upgraded interface
• Hack the game - All new features allow for greater hacking abilities. Manipulate “The World” to your advantage
• Strengthen your alliances! – Form a guild with other PCs; share information, trade items, and reap the benefits of their knowledge

.hack, den populære science fiction / fantasy TV-serien, er tilbake på PlayStation 2. I de første fire delene av serien ble The World, et spill om en virtuell virkelighet som hadde en mystisk påvirkningskraft på den virkelige verden, ødelagt. .hack//G.U. Vol.1: Rebirth markerer begynnelsen på et nytt kapittel i dette episke rollespillet når det nettbaserte rollespillet for svært mange mennesker, The World, blir gjenbygget, og over 12 millioner mennesker logger seg på.

På den første dagen som ny spiller blir du reddet fra en farlig Player Killer (PK), en spillerdreper, av en mystisk fremmed. Denne hendelsen fører til at du i slår inn på en kurs for å bli den fryktede PK-jegeren Terror of Death.

Når en legendarisk PK dukker opp, legger du ut for å jakte på ham, men verdenen din blir snudd opp ned når du blir beseiret ...

• Fordyp deg i .hack gjennom en engasjerende handling
• Nye funksjoner tillater større hackemuligheter for å manipulere The World
• Dann en organisasjon med andre PC'er - del informasjon, utveksle gjenstander, og oppnå fordelene av kunnskapene deres