Calling

Calling (CALLING～黒き着信～) in Japan, is a survival horror video game developed by Hudson Soft exclusively for the Wii console. The game was released in Japan on November 19, 2009, in North America on March 9, 2010 and in Europe on March 19, 2010.

Gameplay
From a first-person perspective, players explore the Mnemonic Abyss' haunted locations such as a doll-filled house, a high school, an internet cafe, a hospital, a bedroom, and a hair salon. Players use the Wii Remote's pointer function to interact with objects and move around. The controller also acts as a mobile phone in which ghosts speak to the player character via the speaker. In addition, the player can also use the phone to warp around to different locations, as well as take pictures and record ghostly voices.

The ghosts also confront the player in featured "fright events". The player has to fight the ghosts off by swinging the Wii Remote and following button commands.

Plot
Rin Kagura, Shin Suzutani, Chiyo Kishibe, and Makoto Shirae visit "The Black Page", a website with only a counter that is said to show the number of people who have died after visiting the website. Rin is drawn there because six years ago, she promised a little girl in a hospital over an online chatroom that she would come visit her. When she got there, the girl wasn't anywhere to be found. Rin thought "The Black Page" might hold answers. Shin loves the supernatural and was drawn to "The Black Page". After Chiyo Kishibe's grandson bought her a laptop, she heard rumors of "The Black Page". She thought she might be able to meet her late husband. Makoto Shirae's friend died under circumstances considered mysterious by him. He investigated the death, which resulted in him being led to the website. After entering a chatroom on the website, Rin, Shin, Chiyo and Makoto are soon drawn into a void that lies between life and death, which manifests the memories of the dead and is known as the Mnemonic Abyss. Using their mobile phones, these people must try and escape from it.

Development
The game was originally unofficially unveiled when gameplay footage was leaked onto the internet in October 2008. Hudson reported that the footage was stolen from a PR company's servers. The game was officially revealed in Famitsu in July 2009.

Reception
Calling has received mostly mixed reception from critics. Based on 28 reviews, Calling holds a Metacritic score of 49/100 and 51.40% on GameRankings based on 20 reviews.