Fatal Frame on WiiU using GamePad as camera to capture ghosts. Immersion and scares well managed, oppressive Japanese atmosphere. Combat mechanics via touch screen ingenious. An original and effective survival horror.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
Photographer Yuri Kozukata dives into the spirit world using her Camera Obscura to photograph and battle ghosts in a cursed lake of medieval Japan. Published by Nintendo and Koei Tecmo, released in 2014 in Japan and 2015 in Europe. Wii U exclusive in the Fatal Frame franchise, with the GamePad held physically toward the TV screen as a Camera Obscura to capture ghosts.
Project Zero - Maiden of Black Water review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾15,5 GB📅30/10/2015
Published by Nintendo
Project Zero - Maiden of Black Water (Wii U) price, value & rarity
A cornerstone of Wii U regional scarcity: Project Zero Maiden of Black Water shipped physically in PAL while North America received only the download version. That makes the Europe edition the sole official boxed copy outside Japan, pursued by survival-horror collectors and Fatal Frame fans who want a disc. The GamePad-as-Camera-Obscura ties the title inseparably to the console as a true exclusive.
Is Project Zero - Maiden of Black Water still worth playing in 2026?
A survival horror from Koei Tecmo and Nintendo, Project Zero Maiden of Black Water, released in Japan as Zero Nuregarasu no Miko, plunges several characters into a haunted, water soaked mountain where you exorcise spirits with the Camera Obscura. The GamePad acts as a camera to aim and capture ghosts, heightening the immersion. The damp, oppressive atmosphere stays striking, despite an uneven pace and repeated locations. A good horror game for fans of Japanese atmosphere and of the Fatal Frame series.
