Routes (visual novel)

Routes
Cover art from the visual novel Routes
ルーツ (Ruutsu)
Genre	Romance, Action
Game
Developer	Leaf (PC) Aquaplus (PS2, PSP)
Genre	Visual novel Bishōjo game Eroge (PC)
Platform	PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Released	28 February 2003 (PC-CD) 28 November 2003 (PC-DVD) 25 January 2007 (PS2) 25 January 2007 (PSP)

Routes (ルーツ, Ruutsu) is an adult visual novel originally produced by Leaf for the PC. It was the fourth volume in the Leaf visual novel Series, and was released in 2003, six years after the third, To Heart. The CD-ROM version was released on 28 February 2003, whereas the DVD version, which contained additional CGs, was released on 28 November 2003.

A remake of the game was released by Aquaplus on 25 January 2007, for the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation Portable. The remake for PlayStation 2 was entitled RoutesPE (Routes PE in Japan) while the PlayStation Portable port of the remake was named Routes PORTABLE in Japan. The new version had voice acting and was no longer rated 18+.

Yuasa Satsuki is featured as a partner character in Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match, a fighting game developed by Aquaplus with characters from various Leaf games.

The story takes place in 21st Century Japan (approximately at the end of April 2010). The main character Nasu Souichi (那須 宗一) is a perfectly ordinary high school student, who tries to do as little as possible everyday, and sleeps though most of his classes, only ever to be woken up by his friend Yuasa Satsuki (湯浅 皐月). They believe they are living in a peaceful time, where no large wars are occurring.

However, these peaceful days are destroyed, when a number of large ships disappear at sea, almost instantly, and with no explanation as to why. A strange woman named Lisa Vixen (リサ＝ヴィクセン) suddenly appears and attacks Souichi... however Souichi also has his share of secrets.