Starsky & Hutch

by Nintendo

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0001NBNHA
• Item Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 24, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,299 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Take the wheel of the Zebra 3 with two of the coolest undercover cops in town. Join the soft-spoken Hutch and the street-wise Starsky, as they solve the toughest cases in the roughest neighborhoods--battling the hard-nosed but lovable Captain to fight crime in their own unconventional way. And with the assistance of the always suave and cool Huggy Bear, they stop the criminals every time.

• The only game that truly captures the action and excitement of the hugely successful TV series "Starsky & Hutch"
• Over 25 square miles of free-roaming driving action in "Bay City"--the actual city from the Starsky & Hutch TV series has been meticulously reproduced in stunning detail.
• Addictive mission-based driving and shooting gameplay
• Variety of control methods--steering wheel driving and lightgun shooting at the same time is possible--in either one or two player mode!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rushed game tried to capitalize on Starsky & Hutch "mania"., December 9, 2004

By 

Brett Johnson - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Starsky & Hutch (Video Game)

Early in 2004, we were subjected to a big-screen version of "Starsky & Hutch". This game has nothing to do with the movie and instead is mostly based on the actual TV series.

You spend the entire game in your car and it reminded me a bit of the video game of "The Italian Job". That was a rather poor game but it shines like a diamond compared to this dumb title. I just had to laugh and laugh and LAUGH when I read that this features "high-speed" driving and "addictive" gameplay. Your car is a piece of junk. It is sooooo slow and handles horribly. You can unlock other vehicles by finding a hidden key in each level. Those are pieces of junk too.

Anyway, you chase badguys and wait for your auto lock-on circle to target the badguy and you shoot them. Boy oh boy...I can hardly stand the excitement. In order to make gameplay more thrilling they give you a few power-ups such as a (temporarily) upgraded weapon or a turbo boost. They also have police cars smash into you constantly. Why? After all, you're the good guys and they should be shooting/chasing the criminals, right? Well, that's what any intelligent person would think but the cops' SOLE purpose in this game is to spin out your car and get in your line of fire. Who's great idea was that? Thanks guys!

Most games have a "gimmick" and the one in this game is that you are playing actual episodes of a TV show. You have a TV rating showing how popular your show is. As you drive around, your rating keeps dropping and you have to jump off of ramps and shoot criminals and some other stuff in order to keep your viewership level up. In essence, it makes every single mission a timed mission which gets frustrating quickly. There's no time to pause or explore at all.

"Starsky & Hutch" is a tremendously annoying and boring game. Collision detection is pathetic. I was constantly driving completely through other vehicles. Graphics on a discounted title aren't expected to be ground-breaking but there is a lot of pop-up when you are driving around and the scenery is way too blocky. Cutscenes? Heh...right. They do that whole 2D, hand-drawn, cheap-looking still shot thing. On the audio side of things, they were kind enough to come up with, like, maybe a half dozen phrases which they repeat ad nauseum. I don't know if they came out with this game to show spite for video game players everywhere but it sure feels like no effort was actually put into it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than I thought, December 12, 2005

By 

Darren Dunham (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Starsky & Hutch (Video Game)

The only reason I picked this one up was because it was in the cheap bin, so I din't have very high expectations.

However once I started, I found it very playable. The city is huge. I still haven't managed to memorize where everything is.

Obviously this isn't one of the premier titles. You drive around, you shoot bad guys, you complete the puzzle for each episode. I found it much better than some ported games where the graphics are bad. Far and away the best $10 game I've found.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing flashy but it's fun., December 9, 2010

By 

Mark Shoe "slowdowner" (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Starsky & Hutch (Video Game)

It's true this game doesn't show off the graphic power of the gamecube and the missions do get a bit repetitive but I'm not a serious gamer and I like that I don't have to study a Brady book to play it. The cartoon segments are true to the 70's and the game is true to the show. If you are looking for a game you can sit down and play for a half hour a day and actually get somewhere without outside help I'd suggest this game. And for the price you can't go wrong.