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I've own the game before the system once before and it was Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. On Friday I got Spirit Camera The Cursed Memoir just because it's a spin off to Fatal Frame. I don't own a 3DS (yet) but I'll have one soon enough. But for right now... I'll just use my cousin's 3DS Lol.
I believe some may think it's a bad idea and some may think it's a way to motivate you to get the system if you do (which totally is).

So anyway, have any of you own the game before the system before?
If not, what do you think when people do that?

For some reason I couldn't sleep again, this has happened 2 weeks ago. I would stay up all night if Im willing to stay up (only once a year, most likely in the summer) but now it has been to a point to where I can't fall asleep till 3 or 2 in the morning.
I don't want to take sleeping pills because I know that will only make it worse but I don't know what else to do. I stopped drinking soda and eat at a late time for 2 weeks now and I still have this problem. I got school today and stayed up all night last night so I'll be acting like a zombie today, it is bad on my part because I have five 2 hour classes and Im not sure if I am able to survive today, I survived without falling asleep in class last time but Im not sure about it this time. In 3 hours I would be awake for 24 hours. I guess I have Insomnia or what ever is similar to that.

EDIT:
My parents are aware of my problem but nothing seems to work. I could go to bed at 9 and would still be awake at 3 in the morning.

I've been trying to burn the backwards comparability for Original Xbox games to play on the 360 I found here but I can't. I tried ImgBurn but when ever I select the default.xex a message shows up saying "Invalid or unsupported file format!". I followed a tutorial here and I copied all of the settings and I still have this problem. I do have Power2Go that is pre-installed into my computer but I don't know how to use it that much.
Is there any other program that supports xex files so I can play Fatal Frame on my friend's 360? ;_;
(If your wondering this is official Microsoft software that has been removed for some reason)

EDIT:
I have a Vista and I have no knowledge of 360 stuff except for how to login and put the game into the system >_>

I asked Shabby if I can post reviews here a few months ago and said it's fine so please enjoy :)

Story (5/5)
Fatal Frame or also known as "Project Zero" in Europe and "Zero/Rei" in Japan, follows a teenage girl Miku Hinasaki during her visit in Himuro Mansion without knowing what shes getting herself into while looking for her brother that goes missing. There are five chapters in all including the Intro chapter that follows Miku's brother Mafuyu. Miku finds the Camera Obscura, a special camera that takes pictures of ghost and helps you defend yourself against the ones that want to do you harm.

Graphics (5/5)
For a PS2 game released in the early 2000's the graphics must be the best for it's time. I am someone who doesn't care for graphics but this is mainly for those who are curious about them.

Music (5/5)
The music adds to the tension and paranoia the player must be feeling the first time playing the game like how the first Silent Hill did. Depending on what ghost you encounter you will notice the music is different between ghost.

Gameplay (5/5)
Depending on which control option you choose (default is recommended) you use the left analog stick to move and press O to switch to camera mode. While in camera mode you can press X or R1 to take a picture of ghost. You charge the power of the camera by focusing on the ghost you encounter, the more you charge the more powerful the damage will be.

Voice Acting (5/5)
The voice acting is decent for it's time and shouldn't be compared to the voice acting we have now. I must admit, the voice acting is a bit mehh.

Is it scary?
For a game released in the early 2000's I would have to say yes; this game is scary the first time around. This is the first video game to scary the first 20 minutes of it and believe me it is not easy to scare me. To be honest this game makes Silent Hill and Resident Evil look like a early childhood rated game (no bashing intended).

XBOX Version?
There is a XBOX version released later with detailed graphics, more ghost, and more costumes. With some puzzles the Japanese characters that represent numbers are replaced with actual numbers.

Is it recommended?
If you like survival horror especially Japanese horror I do recommend it.

History
From what I can understand from the Zero Wiki, Fatal Frame has an interesting background, the "Based On A True Story" is to gain interest from the North American market. Most of the things in the game are inspired/based on real events. There is no real person named Miku Hinasaki nor she is based on a real person. Himuro Mansion does have a real life counterpart but it isn't cursed or haunted in anyway shape or form. There is a real place where you can see ghost in the day and dead bodies found there with rope marks but there hasn't been any real reports found to support it, it's been said people who live near there are cursed or cursed if they leave their windows open at night (I forgot which one). Another story is about a woman in white who hung herself on a tree due to the lost her lover and people can hear crying from that same tree, a man one day cut down the tree and who ever has a piece of it is cursed then dies, the man who has cut it down disappeared without a trace.

Localization
Miku's appearance is a little different in the localized version. Miku's hair is light brown then black, her skirt was originally a three panel skirt like the ones you see in anime, her skin and lips are changed to a healthy looking color, her eyes are a little smaller in the localized version too with some more differences.



Final Words
Fatal Frame has an interesting history, it is a type of game that is a bit hard to find especially the XBOX version. If you end up finding it at a GameStop, yard sale, or anywhere else that sells used and new games please give it a try.

I give Fatal Frame a perfect 5/5