CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Mar 26, 2003
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  • Summary: A murdered woman...a slain police officer...a mysterious arson case. What do these crimes have in common? Enter the gritty world of CSI and search for the truth with Grissom, Catherine, and the entire Crime Scene Investigation team. Armed with high-powered forensic equipment and razor-sharpA murdered woman...a slain police officer...a mysterious arson case. What do these crimes have in common? Enter the gritty world of CSI and search for the truth with Grissom, Catherine, and the entire Crime Scene Investigation team. Armed with high-powered forensic equipment and razor-sharp wits, delve deep into the mysteries of 5 baffling crime scenes to reveal the truth. Don't just watch the action. Live it! [Ubi Soft]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 4 out of 19
  1. GameZone
    83
    A wonderful cerebral exercise, and is also addictive and fun. There are some load times between scenes, the mapboards are not large, but this game is well done.
  2. IGN
    82
    Realistic graphics, good voice-overs featuring the stars of the show, a simple interface and point and click set-up and gameplay that doesn't leave you pulling your hair out come together beautifully.
  3. Four Fat Chicks
    75
    If you're a fan of the show, like me, this may be a "required purchase" for you. If you are more of an adventurer, looking for complexity and character-related puzzles, as well as decent length (more than seven hours), then CSI will likely disappoint.
  4. Quandary
    60
    CSI is quite a fun game and will keep you busy detecting and collecting evidence. Considering the intricacies of these actions the interface is very well designed and the individual stories are interesting and typical CSI fare.
  5. GameSpy
    59
    The game falls short of its potential, serving more as a sort of interactive blueprint for a few decent episodes that would probably be more entertaining on TV.
  6. PC Gamer
    51
    It's too shallow for gamers, and the stars' lackluster effort may disappoint the show's fans. [July 2003, p.78]
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  7. All Game Guide
    40
    As an adventure, CSI should be considered DOA -- its gameplay, clueless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. UWO.
    Oct 27, 2005
    10
    Great Game but I agree with u all. It was too short. (Havn't played the bonus game yet).
  2. MissJ.
    Mar 30, 2004
    10
    Great GAME!
  4. ReginaF.
    Jan 2, 2005
    9
    I thought it was an excellent game but needs more harder cases! other than that it was great fun!
  5. LohKwokH.
    Jun 10, 2003
    7
    It is just like the movie.
  6. MafiaGuy
    Nov 1, 2003
    6
    For 3 CDs, the game's too short. The 5 cases were fun to solve.
  7. DerekW.
    Jun 23, 2003
    6
    Pros: Exactly like the show, voice overs, easy gameplay, interesting, fun, one of a kind game. Cons: Short, as in couple of hours short. Pros: Exactly like the show, voice overs, easy gameplay, interesting, fun, one of a kind game. Cons: Short, as in couple of hours short. It's also 3 CD's. The sound and graphics take up a lot of space. Can't really go wrong, very linear (mouse highlights over important evidence). Understandable because if you gave the user 100% freedom it would be impossible unless you were an actual CSI. No replay value. Overall: Buy it used or as cheap as possible. I love the show, and loved the game despite completing it in a single day. I did get stuck a couple times. If you like the show, and get a good price on it, you shouldn't have a problem. But be warned that it is a little disappointed to be finished and wanting more.… Expand
  8. JamieJ.
    Mar 14, 2004
    1
    CRAP... it is very true that the game is just like the show... it has great animation and voice overs... however if you are gonna spend all CRAP... it is very true that the game is just like the show... it has great animation and voice overs... however if you are gonna spend all that time making a game have such great animation then why ruin the whole thing by making it sooooo short and so stupidly easy... there was no fun in it at all... waste of my two hours and a huge waste of money... i mean really there is no thinking required and the actual crimes are no where near as intersting as the ones on the show... no twists or turns... nothing....… Expand

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