Crime Stories

by DreamCatcher Games

Product Features

• Play a brilliant young FBI agent in this cinematic thriller game
• Investigate a dark and disturbing tale of betrayal and murder
• Beautifully detailed 3-D graphics and rich, colorful environments
• 3rd-person gameplay with numerous inventory items to discover
• Loads of characters to talk to; creative, challenging puzzles

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E6NF5C
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 14, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,102 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

As a brilliant young FBI agent, you have been called upon to investigate the savage murder of the highly reputed scientist, Professor Eulemberg. What sensational secret has Eulemberg uncovered that has made him the victim of such a heinous crime?

Your investigations into the murder will take you all over the world as you are confronted with many dangerous and exhilarating adventures. Only you will be able to solve this horrific crime--that is if you act fast... and keep your wits about you!

Features:

• A cinematic investigative thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat for hours!
• Beautifully detailed 3-D graphics with rich, colorful environments to explore.
• Third-person gameplay with numerous inventory items to discover and interact with.
• Creative and original puzzles that will challenge you!
• Loads of characters to talk to and assist you with your investigations--you choose what you want to say to them.
• A dark and disturbing tale of betrayal and murder!
• A rich atmospheric soundtrack accompanies gameplay and adjusts to your surroundings.

Product Description

As a brilliant young FBI agent, you have been called upon to investigate the savage murder of the highly reputed scientist, Professor Eulemberg. What sensational secret has Eulemberg uncovered that have made him the victim of such a heinous crime? Your investigations into the murder will take you all over the world as you are confronted with many dangerous and exhilarating adventures. Only you will be able to solve this horrific crime – that is if you act fast… and keep your wits about you!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-so game, April 2, 2006

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aka_m_1 "Michele" (San Antonio, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Crime Stories (CD-ROM)

The graphics are beautiful. However, the plot/objective of the game is a bit confusing and the dialog is horrible. I can only guess it was translated from something else into English by someone whose first language is not English.

Personally, I find it annoying that I can click on things that have no effect on the game. It's a time waster and makes the game a bit frustrating when trying to complete a task whose solution has nothing to do with what has come before or any type of logic.

Overall, it's an okay game once you understand the game environment and that the conversations/dialog often won't make any sense.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great graphics with a clunky storyline and weird characters., April 4, 2006

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P. Ryan "peryteran2" (Braintree, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crime Stories (CD-ROM)

This game was obviously taken from another language. The dialogue is strange and, at times, oddly stilted. You are a rich detective with the oft-mentioned name Martin Mystere (get it? nudge nudge!).

Your mission is to find the reason behind another crazy-wealthy academic's (aren't they all rolling in the money) murder. Between many strange noises (eg., Mh! Mn?), you will travel to far away lands and get clues as to his death and what he was researching. Many of these clues are not useful. Some are just tedious. Overall, the game is pretty frustrating.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ow, that was painful! Heh, heh, heh, September 1, 2006

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A. North "Alix North" (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crime Stories (CD-ROM)

I've been playing adventure games for 25 years; I'm definitely patient with older technology. But this game stretched my patience beyond endurance. The storyline is ridiculous and the problems you have to solve are annoying and tedious--not at all engaging or thought-provoking. Dialogue is a mess--poor scripting, bad translation, generally awful voiceover work (except Erika), and bizarre presentation. Dialog is broken into pieces (even within sentences) and then is recorded in those pieces. Resulting in. Stilted dialogue that. Grates. A seemingly endless monologue in the middle of the game had me clawing the walls; around that time I realized that this game was too painful to play. Adventure gaming should not be a test of your tolerance of poor storylines and bad presentation. Please, love yourself enough to pass this one by. (Oh, and why the "heh, heh, heh" in my title? Because all the characters laugh like that in their dialogue. Over and over. Creepy.)