Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Guide Review - Ghost in the Shell


In the year 2029, man has developed a new relationship with computers. The net has become a new, "borderless" reality and humans, altered by the same technology can reside in a new universe, a virtual universe. Here memories can be stolen and replaced. Humans can download themselves into another shell. And the ghost, the soul, is left to question its very existence. Enter Major Motoko Kusanagi, top cyberspace agent for Sector 9, a government agency responsible for eliminating criminal activity. Kusanagi is a warrior, half human and half cybernetic, and is charged with the assignment of what could be the world's greatest criminal yet. Known as Project 2501, this secret agent was created by the government as the ultimate spy. Entirely a virtual personality, Project 2501 can travel the net without a shell, hacking into the brains of top officials from rival governments. Having recognized his own consciousness, Project 2501 has an offer for Kusanagi that she can't refuse? Or can she?

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