As a result, he created a dark scenario that generated controversy within Spike due to the amount of violence displayed among students. The game originated from writer Kazutaka Kodaka's idea to generate a new type of game, as he believed the original adventure games were no longer popular. Combining elements from dating simulations and third-person shooters, Makoto interacts with other students to solve 'class trials' by shooting at arguments displayed on the screen. The player controls a high school student named Makoto Naegi who finds himself involved in a battle royale in Hope's Peak Academy, where the robot bear Monokuma gives the 15 students the chance to escape from the establishment if they murder another student and are not voted as the killer in a trial. Danganronpa was localized and published in English regions by NIS America for multiple platforms. The game was originally released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable in November 2010 and was ported to Android and iOS in August 2012.

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is a visual novel adventure game developed and published by Spike as the first game in the Danganronpa series.

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