CSI: Crime Scene Investigation review

Gallery

Verdict:

Review Date: 21 Jul 2003

Price when reviewed: (£20)

Reviewed By: Karen Brown

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

Review
Specs

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a game based on the hit TV program currently running on Channel Five.

It's based around a team of forensic detectives working for the Las Vegas Police Department, and uses the characters from the show. Voices are provided by the actors from the programme, lending additional authenticity to the macabre proceedings.

You take the role of a new recruit in the department, and with each case you investigate, you learn more about forensic science. There are five cases in all, and each introduces you to a new crime scene investigator.

CSI is one of my favourite games so far this year. It allows you to use your grey matter rather than your trigger finger. The cases differ in crime and complexity, and the storylines and dialogue are well written (although if I'd heard "We can't use that here" one more time as I chose the wrong forensic instrument yet again, there may have been a sixth case to investigate...)

All the forensic equipment available to the TV investigators appears in the game. However, several of the crime scenes are so dark that clues are hard to spot. A torch would have been handy. Unless you follow an exact order of clues (which isn't always logical), the game gets bogged down as suspects refuse to talk, and police chiefs demand more evidence. Poirot or Miss Marple never had it this hard!

If you prefer cerebral challenges to braindead shoot-'em-ups, or you like your violence sinister and creepy, rather than in-your-face, this game will more than satisfy your detective urges.

Prev Next

Get more reviews, tutorials and in-depth advice, every month with Computer Shopper.
Click here to try 3 issues for £1

< Previous Reviews : Games Next >

Sponsored Links

Be the first to comment on this article

You need to Login or Register to comment.