CSI: Miami

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Play as CSI - Miami personnel - CSI - Miami includes all of the show's characters and exclusive voice-over by the cast. Play as Horatio Caine, Calleigh Duquesne, Tim Speelde, Erik Delko, Medical Examiner Alexx Woods, Detective Yelina Salas or Valera in the lab
• Authentic storylines and scripts - Critically acclaimed CSI author Max Allan Collins wrote scripts and all five new cases, taking players to a virtual CSI - Miami crime scene. Cases include - human remains found in an alligator, a suspicious night club death, a deceased millionaire and a sex surrogate found dead on a yacht. Each tangled case weaves together to create a surprising conclusion.
• Four CSI - Miami locations - Authentically reproduced from the set, CSI - Miami includes four interactive locations. Examine evidence in the crime lab, interview suspects in the interrogation room, sit-in on autopsies in the morgue, and follow-up on leads in the homicide detective's office.
• Forensic reconstructions and re-enactments - Forensic reconstructions taken directly from archived CSI - Miami footage puts players 'in the show'. Re-enactment cut scenes graphically portray key events as they are uncovered by the player.
• New hands-on puzzle assembly - More intimate interaction with the evidence, including re-assembling torn or broken evidence and deciphering encrypted information.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002AL2AU
• Item Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 16, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,748 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Lose yourself in the sun drenched world of CSI: Miami.

The No. 1 selling PC crime-adventure series returns with the latest release in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series by Ubisoft. Inspired by the hit show on CBS, CSI: Miami gives players the opportunity to experience forensic investigation first hand. As a member of the south Florida team, CSI loyalists play alongside the investigators and must use both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes amid the steamy tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami.

Key Features

• CSI authenticity - The only officially licensed CSI: Miami computer product, CSI: Miami offers the ultimate CSI experience, including music, sounds, video and cast likenesses from the show, as well as crimes written by critically acclaimed CSI writer Max Allan Collins.
• New case files - Players explore a virtual CSI: Miami world complete with five new cases, from a severed limb found in a gator, to a woman found dead on a yacht. Each tangled case weaves together to create a surprising conclusion
• New "Hands-on" puzzle assembly – More intimate interaction with the evidence, including re-assembling torn photographs and "hacking" computer data.
• Enhanced player assistance - New gameplay features allow players of all skills to solve the game. Selectable options include hints for finding hidden evidence and what forensic tools to use where.
• Solve crimes using 15 tools – CSI: Miami players use high-tech crime solving tools to find, gather and analyze crime scene evidence including fingerprint powder, magnifying scope, UV lights and DNA database comparisons.
• CSI: Miami is one of the hottest shows on television – CSI: Miami ranked in the top 10 for the 2003-2004 television season, and consistently holds the No. 1 position on Monday nights.
• CSI is a top franchise for CBS - In the recently concluded 2003-2004 season, CBS had 7 primetime shows which reached 100 million+ unique viewers (unduplicated viewers), more than any other network. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation reached 117.6 million unique viewers, while CSI: Miami reached 105.5 unique viewers.

Product Description

Put the heat on Miami's criminalsProduct InformationWatch the Show. Play the Game.The No. 1 selling PC crime-adventure series returns with the latest release inthe CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series by Ubisoft.   Inspired by the hit show on CBS CSI: Miami gives players the opportunity toexperience forensic investigation first hand. As a member of the South Floridateam CSI loyalists must use both cutting-edge scientific methods andold-fashioned police work to solve crimes amid the steamy tropical surroundingsand cultural crossroads of Miami.Join the entire cast of CSI: Miami featuring the actual voices of LieutenantHoratio Caine Caleigh Duquesne Eric Delko Tim Speedle Medical ExaminerAlelxx Woods Detective Yelina Salas and Lab Tech Valera.  Explore Miami'scrime scenes - from a staged death in a nightclub to a woman found strangled ona yacht CSI: Miami story-writer Max Allan Collins takes you through a tangledprogression  of crime scenes all culminating in a surprising conclusion.Crime always has a price.  Somebody's got to play!Key Features Include CSI authenticity - The only officially licensed CSI: Miami computer product CSI: Miami offers the ultimate CSI experience including music sounds video and cast likenesses from the show as well as crimes written by critically acclaimed CSI writer Max Allan Collins. New case files - Players explore a virtual CSI: Miami world complete with five new cases from a severed limb found in a gator to a woman found dead on a yacht. Each tangled case weaves together to create a surprising conclusion New "Hands-on" puzzle assembly – More intimate interaction with the evidence including re-assembling torn photographs and "hacking" computer data. Enhanced player assistance - New gameplay features allow players of all skills to solve the game. Selectable options include hints for finding hidden evi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Eh. That sums it up. Eh., December 27, 2004

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Meg "Livin la vida loca in Maine!" (Caribou, ME, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: CSI: Miami (CD-ROM)

Among other things! First off, let me tell you I'm a huge fan of CSI, and will buy anything that comes out with the CSI moniker on it. I've played both of the CSI Las Vegas games, and have had fun playing those.

CSI Miami is technically the same game as the previous CSI PC games. When there's a sequel to a game, you hope that the user interface hasn't changed much, but the gameplay has. This game plays exactly like the other ones to the point it's formulaic. You play 5 cases, 4 with CSIs and 1 with the Lead CSI. The last case always incorporates the previous 4 cases. I spent about 10 hours playing this game, and I've played it before. It wasn't that it was hard, just how should I put this gently, ridiculously nitpicky. What I mean by this is, you can pass up huge pieces of evidence and it not cost you any points, but the smallest task you don't do, will hold up the game for an infinite amount of time while you go back and re-check all your steps. This happened to me in the 2nd case and it was a stupid fingerprint that had been checked on earlier evidence, but not another piece of earlier evidence. It was maddening.

The voice acting was done by the original actors, but the only one who managed to speak with any sort of believability was Horatio Caine. Speedle was the worst offender, sounding at times like a Ben Stein stand in "Wow."

I did enjoy playing the game - the story lines were excellent and believable, and tied up well in the final case with Horatio. (After playing this game, I have learned never to join a country club). I found no bugs in the game which is a relief after the mess that CSI Dark Motives was when they put it out earlier this year. Upon further inspection, there's a patch on www.ubi.com, for bugs, but I played it through with no problem, but I suppose it would be better to install this and head off any problems before they occur.

So in the end, the game wasn't a bad way to spend a snowed in Sunday, but if I had my druthers, the game would be much better. If you're not a die hard fan of the show, don't bother with it and invest your money in the upcoming Season 2 DVDs releasing shortly. Die hards pick it up with the understanding that it isn't that great.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Familiar and enjoyable, April 24, 2005

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Lynellen Perry "lynellenDOTcom" (Dumfries, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: CSI: Miami (CD-ROM)

System requirements:
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Pentium 3 or AMD Athlon 750 Mhz
256MB RAM
DirectX 9 compatible sound card
16x CDROM or better
650MB available harddrive space
16MB DirectX 9 compliant graphics card

Rated "M" for Mature and suggested only for those over the age of 17. The rating is for blood, gore, violence, and sexual themes.

From the game manual: "Story: You are a CSI intern assigned to work under Horatio Caine at the Miami Date Crime Scene Investigation Unit. To discover the truth behind the crimes, you must visit crim scenes, interview suspects, and collect and analyze physical evidence. Luckily, you have the help of some of Miami's top CSI agents and support team."

From the game manual: "Object of the game: In CSI:Miami, your goal in each case is to gather enough evidence and information to lead to the arrest of a suspect. Using high-tech forensic tools as well as your own puzzle-solving and interrogation skills, you must close the evidence trinity by identifying the relationship between the suspect, the victim, and the crime scene. Only then will you be able to make an arrest and ensure that justice ahs been delivered to the victims."

This latest installation of the CSI game franchise is relatively good. The game manual seems to have more information in it, so that you aren't wondering how to use tools.

New to this game is a cryptogram puzzle where you have to decode a scrambled text message. Very enjoyable. I also enjoyed the "assembly table" in the lab where you get to reconstructed torn pictures and broken lamp glass. I was suprised at the number of pieces you have to work with .. these werent simplistic puzzles.

Otherwise, this game is essentially the same as the previous CSI games. Collect evidence, double check it for additional details, go back and forth to the locations and requiz the witnesses/suspects, check the dark places with your flashlight, search every pixel on the screen to find any zoom shots that you missed before, and it all falls together nicely. If you feel you need a hint, just take a look at the hint questions that you could ask your partner (but dont actually ask the question) ... merely looking at the question itself can lead you to re-examine something without losing points on actually asking for hints.

If you're familiar with how to play these CSI games, this will be a pretty quick play. I think overall the cases in this edition are simpler than the CSI:Las Vegas games. Note to parents: one of the cases is extremely sexual and not recommended for children.

--lynellen.com

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you wanting more, October 28, 2004

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Grayeyes "C.C." (Brooklyn, New york USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: CSI: Miami (CD-ROM)

I couldn't wait for this game to be made. I miss the character of Speedle played by Rory Cochrane. If you really like role-playing and solving whodunits than this is the game for you. Its like being on the show with the characters. I give it two thumbs up.

C.C.