Law And Order Game
Law and Order 1 Flash Game - Over 20,000 free online games and adding 10 more every Monday - Friday! Game: Directed by David Platt. With Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal. The squad is at a loss on what to do with a violent homicide when Stabler's son points out that the event is straight out of a video game.
TV shows that end up as video games are becoming more popular these days. Developers have found ways to successfully recreate of the popularity of these shows and we've already seen it with CSI and in previous Law and Order games. TV based games have one advantage as they can basically walk you through an episode of your favorite TV show and take the experience to a new level. Law & Order: Justice Is Served meets these expectations easily as it plays out almost exactly like an episode including all the associated actors and plot lines you've come to expect.
Law & Order: Justice Is Served opens with the murder of a tennis star in a locker room. The story unfolds as two other bickering tennis players discover the body and the investigation begins. The gameplay follows that same formula as other CSI and Law and Order games. Basically it's a point and click adventure style of game as you collect evidence, move to different locations, and talk to witnesses or other officials. There are puzzles along the way to solve in addition to the mystery itself. In addition, there's a solid and easy to use interface that guides you though the game and the graphics and audio both offer quality interpretations of the TV show.
This type of adventure game is not for everybody however as it takes time to collect evidence, talk to people, and move locations. The gameplay is inherently slow by design so those of us that have short attention spans should be wary. If you like the TV series however, Law & Order: Justice Is Served offers an entirely new way to enjoy the show. Also, Law and Order: Dead on the Money is included for free, which is always appreciated.
Law and Order is arguably the most successful crime and justice series on television today. Not only successful in its original iteration, the series has spawned a pair of highly successful sister shows in Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent, as well as the obligatory video game titles. In Law and Order: Criminal Intent, you'll take the role of Vince D'Onofrio's Detective Goren and solve the same homicides and mysterious crimes he'd work with on the show.
So let's get to brass tacks. Most mystery titles of this sort haven't changed the basics of gameplay since before Monkey Island: Explore your surroundings, find clues or items, check other areas, etc. In a purely cosmetic sense, this could be an accurate description of this title. However, there's added nuance and other items of interest that flesh Criminal Intent out a bit more from other adventure titles. Your character will move about in most crime scenes and areas with the tried and true click and move interface, and discover clues and items along the way. These items can be stored in the PDA Detective Goren carries as evidence for building a case against suspects, eliminating others from suspicion, and the like. Although the interface is a bit marred by some odd walking paths and small errors, it will be second nature for most intuitive gamers. I enjoyed the voice work a lot, too (mainly because I've been a fan of D'Onofrio since Full Metal Jacket), and other sounds are well used.
Some other features bear mentioning. Rather than forcing you to use canned responses while interviewing candidates, the game allows you to choose the methods of interrogation, and allows Goren to use his trademark questioning skills in a more natural manner. Whether you want to use the iron fist or the velvet glove, Criminal Intent will allow you some freedom without devolving into a dialogue click-fest. The four cases presented in this game allow for a lot more freedom of gameplay than other titles in this series as well.
All in all, Law and Order: Criminal Intent Imagenomic noiseware for mac free download. is a very good adventure title, only a shade below the Recommended Buy category. This is definitely one for the mystery and adventure gaming crowds, but may quickly become a novelty for gamers of other genres.
