Special Criminal Investigation
Special Criminal Investigation, also known as S.C.I. for short or as Chase HQ II: Special Criminal Investigation in some home versions, is a 1989 vehicular combat racing game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It is the sequel to the 1988 game Chase H.Q.
Also recorded as S.C.I. · Chase HQ II: Special Criminal Investigation
Special Criminal Investigation
- Date
- 1989.
- Publisher
- Taito.
- Genre
- racing video game and action game.
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Special Criminal Investigation, also known as S.C.I. for short or as Chase HQ II: Special Criminal Investigation in some home versions, is a 1989 vehicular combat racing game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It is the sequel to the 1988 game Chase H.Q.
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Gameplay
Gameplay
Instead of the black Porsche 928 of the first game, the player commands a red example of the just-introduced (at the time) Nissan 300ZX Z32 T-Top Turbo. Unlike the first game, the player is able to fire at offending vehicles, with some cabinets containing buttons on the steering wheel, and others having a fire button on the gearshift, along with a button to activate the nitrous boost. The game brings back protagonists Tony Gibson and Det. Raymond Broady of the first game, and their second game appearance. Broady has taken over the driver's seat this time, while Gibson, as the passenger, serves as the gunman. Also, instead of Nancy, Karen is the officer delivering reports of whom the criminal is pursuing, and what they are driving.
Ports
Ports
Conversions for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum were released in 1990 by Ocean Software, developed by Glasgow's ICE Software. A conversion for the PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) was released exclusively in Japan by Taito on January 25, 1991. Natsume Co., Ltd. ported it to the Master System in 1992. An Amstrad plus/GX4000 version was written but never released, and only a small number of cartridges are known to exist. In 1996, Taito released an emulation of the arcade original for the Sega Saturn in Japan, bundled together with Chase H.Q. on one disc.
History of the object
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History of the object
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1989
Special Criminal Investigation published.
1989
Special Criminal Investigation is recorded as published in 1989.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Special Criminal Investigation as the second most successful upright arcade unit of November 1989. It went on to become Japan's third highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1990, below Super Monaco GP and Winning Run Suzuka GP. The arcade game was also a major hit in Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom, where Taito shipped 1,500 units by January 1990.
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- 2.EMAP. Preview: Special Criminal Investigations. Computer and Video Games. 105. 95. August 1990.
- 3.Future plc. Future Shocks: SCI. Your Sinclair. 60. 101. December 1990.
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- 8.Special Criminal Investigations review.
- 9.Special Criminal Investigations review.
- 10.Special Criminal Investigation review from CU Amiga (Feb 1991) - Amiga Magazine Rack.
- 11.Special Criminal Investigations review from Computer + Video Games 109 (Dec 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack.
- 12.Special Criminal Investigations review from Computer + Video Games 109 (Dec 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack.
- 13.https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-113/CVG113_Apr_1991#page/n78/mode/1up
- 14.RAZE - Issue 09 (1991-07)(Newsfield Publishing)(GB). July 1991.
- 15.Special Criminal Investigations review.
- 16.Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 51. March 1990.
- 17.Your Sinclair, issue 63
- 18.Zero Magazine Issue 04. February 1990.
- 19.Chase HQ 2: Special Criminal Investigation review from Zero 15 (Jan 1991) - Amiga Magazine Rack.
- 20.Chase HQ 2: Special Criminal Investigation review from Zero 15 (Jan 1991) - Amiga Magazine Rack.
- 21.Hogg, Robin. Arcades. Zzap!64. 59. 38–40. March 1990.
- 22.Chase H.Q. 2: Special Criminal Investigation review from Zzap 68 (Dec 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack.
- 23.Chase H.Q. 2: Special Criminal Investigation review from Zzap 68 (Dec 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack.
- 24.Caswell, Mark. Arcade Action. Crash. 73 (February 1990). 25 January 1990.
- 25.Amusement Press, Inc. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos). Game Machine. 369. 29. 1 December 1989.
- 26.Amusement Press, Inc. "Tetris" Has Still Earned More Than "Final Fight". Game Machine. 396. 22. 1 February 1991.
- 27.International News: London Preview. RePlay. 15. 4. 140, 142. January 1990.
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