CSI: NY – The Game
Adventure Games, Hidden Object Games, Puzzle Games April 8th, 2009
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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We have seen several hidden object games patterned on solving crime in the past but when it comes to TV, there’s nothing more known in solving crime than the CSI drama series. Now, we get to see one of the CSI series in a casual installment with CSI: NY – The Game, a point and click drama depicting the heroes of the hit TV series.
The game follows the story of four different crime scenes that will surely baffle the best of the crime lab. Starring Detectives Mac Taylor and Stella Bonasera, you get to play as these popular TV characters as you try to solve homicide cases trouble the whole of New York. And just like in TV, you get to have a taste of the whole drama too, while there’s not much voice-acted dialogue, you get to have your fill of action from the text, just like any typical hidden object TV series depictions.
CSI: NY – The Game follows a unique hidden object gameplay where the first phase of each scene is to find hidden objects, but this time, items are listed first as empty photo paper, and as time go by, the paper develops a silhouette of the item you need to find. The game is not timed, and there are no penalties for misclicks. However, you do need to solve the in-scene interactive situations, which is sometimes exasperating since you’ll be given little to no clue on how to use collected inventory items.
In my case, there’s a scene in the second case which I spent hours trying to solve. Eventually, I gave in and consulted the Big Fish Games’ Strategy Guide. Well, I know that’s called cheating, but how in the world will I know that you need to put gas in a fire extinguisher-looking torch at the corner of the screen, and then after getting the torch, use it against a locked cabinet? When all I get when trying to click items is a pop-up window saying: “this doesn’t look right”.
Don’t get me wrong though, CSI: NY – The Game is really presented beautifully and the items are easy to recognize (aside from that torch perhaps). All the characters in the TV series are represented really well by the artwork done on the game. Even in their dialogues, you can already feel that you’re just watching the actual CSI: NY team at work. But this time, of course, you’re at the helm of the investigation since you’ll be doing most of the dusting, analyzing and processing yourself.
What this means is that the game is a real challenge. As a matter of fact, the greatest feature presented in this installment is the number of mini-game puzzles that pop-up during the course of your investigation. Most of the mini-games are unique and fun to play. There are also recurring ones available, especially on lab works, fingerprint dusting and various other day to day CSI activities.
When I say CSI: NY – The Game only has four crime scenes you need to fulfill, this is far from the fact that the game is considerably long. You’ll certainly have your fill of examining evidence, interrogating suspects and gathering clues. All you have to remember though is that even though you don’t need to play fast, you have to play smart. The game awards you for right choices made and right questions asked, and after the level is complete, all your points will be tallied and scored with either a bronze, silver or gold star in categories ranging from evidence collection to lab evidence analysis.
All in all, the game is engaging and challenging to play. Definitely worth the buy if you like the TV series or just plain love solving crime-themed games while playing detective in the comfort of your own home.
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