Crime Scene
Crime Scene (also known as Criminology) is an adventure game for the Nintendo DS.
Crime Scene
- Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- SouthPeak Games
- Genre
- adventure video game
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Crime Scene (also known as Criminology) is an adventure game for the Nintendo DS.
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Key facts
• Title — Crime Scene • Developer — White Birds Productions • Genre — Adventure • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Nintendo DS
Plot
Plot
Newly appointed forensics detective Matt Simmons must solve his first case, which is the double murder of a co-worker and his wife.
Gameplay
Gameplay
Players use the touch screen to access certain features which can be used to solve crimes, including a messaging system which allows the player to be told clues from NPCs. The player can also interview NPCs that they encounter. The stylus can be used to scan the crime scene and the color of the cursor will change to indicate that the player has found an important object. Collecting evidence requires the player to pick up the piece of evidence and put it in a bucket of solution, and pressing a button when a meter appears to try to get the object to stay in the solution. The players have the ability to dust for fingerprints by using a brush to leave powder over the prints and blowing into the microphone to remove excess dust. DNA can be analyzed by using a pipette to put the material onto a slide. The stylus can then be used to remove unwanted cells so that only the evidence is present. The player also has a credibility meter which will change depending on the players actions throughout the game.
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Crime Scene is associated with France.
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Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Randy Nelson of Nintendo Power said that while the game was able to replicate the feel of crime scene investigations, it falters with unimaginative case files, "poorly translated" writing and basic game mechanics.
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- 1.Webedia. Criminology. Jeuxvideo.com.
- 2.Tong, Sophia. Crime Scene Hands-On. GameSpot. Fandom. October 27, 2009.
- 3.Bozon, Mark. Crime Scene Comes to DS this Spring. IGN. Ziff Davis. February 13, 2009.
- 4.Fandom. Crime Scene (2009). Metacritic.
- 5.Naser, Bodo. Test: Kriminologie. 4Players. 4Players GmbH. December 4, 2009.
- 6.Beulink, Astrid. Crime Scene review. Adventure Gamers. May 18, 2011.
- 7.Billiotte, Julien. Test : Criminology passé au peigne fin. Gamekult. TF1 Group. July 24, 2009.
- 8.Logan. Test: Criminology. Jeuxvideo.com. Webedia. July 27, 2009.
- 9.Nelson, Randy. Crime Scene. Nintendo Power. Future US. 253. 89. April 2010.
- 10.Boykin, Josh. Crime Scene (DS) Review. 411Mania. March 6, 2010.
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