If you've played Unsolved Crimes for DS, then Crime Scene will instantly feel familiar. So familiar, in fact, that at first I thought they were developed by the same team. Basically, you play as a rookie investigator and must use your evidence collecting and analytical skills to help solve various cases from murders to terrorist attacks.
The gameplay is a point-and-click at heart, but the spin here is a huge focus on evidence-based mini games, for lack of a better term. In other words, you must dust for fingerprints, swab for blood and compare ballistics information to identify what gun shot which bullet, and so on. Although some of these games can be a little silly (you use a laser to destroy unwanted cells in your microscope, for example), overall the entire process is engaging and fun. That is, when the controls work.
Game Freaks 365 writes: "I first heard of Crime Scene from a video on YouTube. It showed investigators combing through evidence, collecting fingerprints and using lab scientists to solve the crime. Sounds interesting, right? I thought so too until I actually tried it. This is one of those games that sounds good on paper but just was not executed right to make for an entertaining experience."
The game begins with Matt Simmons' first day on the job of the police forensics team. You'll have to help him prove his worth to superiors while learning the ins and outs of being a crime scene investigator. Primarily, the game involves discovering, collecting and analysing evidence.
411mania writes: "Southpeak's Crime Scene puts you in the shoes of Detective Matt Simmons, a new member to the police force responsible for crime scene investigation. Like his Capcom-published counterpart Phoenix Wright, Simmons is responsible for solving crimes by combing over crime scenes and talking to witnesses. Crime Scene's focus lies in evidence procurement and analysis, requiring you to look over scenes and find bullet fragments, take blood samples, and lift fingerprints among other tasks while solving the case."
Sounds like it suffers from some of the things many DS games do...poor detection. Oh well. It looked kind of cool!
ouch not gonna pick this one up..
This game seems like a crime in and of itself.
That's the most disappointing aspect of a game, when the controls itself are broken. u_u Sounds like a waste because not many games give you the feeling of really "solving" it yourself, too, you usually feel strung along in a lined up scenario where you just do X to proceed to Y.