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Description

As a LAPD homicide detective, you must find the serial killer loose on the streets. The killings seem randon and clues, some valuable and some not, must be collected with true to life police procedure.

Alternate Titles

  • "חקירה משטרתית 4 (Police Investigation 4)" -- Israeli title
  • "PQ4" -- Informal abbreviation
  • "Police Quest 4" -- informal title

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User Reviews

A bad game (but not due to its realism) that lamentably takes 'Police Quest' title Mr. Clark Bronze Star Contributing Member (14) 2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars
Realism counts from now on. Black Wolf (37242) unrated
Fun, but challenging M M (47) 2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars
Realism can be a boring thing Isdaron Bronze Star Contributing Member (695) unrated

The Press Says

Abandonia Jun 07, 2004 5 out of 5 100
MikroBitti Feb, 1994 83 out of 100 83
Svenska Hemdatornytt Feb, 1994 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 83
Pelit Feb, 1994 81 out of 100 81
Adventure Classic Gaming Apr 10, 1998 4 out of 5 80
High Score Jul, 1994 4 out of 5 80
Just Games Retro Nov 19, 2006 75 out of 100 75

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Trivia

"PQ4" was re-released in a CD version which had new music, full speech (done by different actors than those who played the characters), numerous bugs removed, and many changes to graphics. The cursors were redesigned and their size decreased, all objects in the inventory were redrawn or rephotographed in a higher resolution, and many backgrounds and objects in background were reshot in higher resolution (and thus higher quality) again. You could also play arcade games in the Hollywood/Vine bar. The CD included a short promo film on the game's making.

This superb game was severely and often unjustly criticised by some players after its release (many wanted the colourful though less realistic world of Sonny Bonds back). It has been reported that such protests were one of the reasons why Sierra decided to abandon the Police Quest adventure line altogether and move to the SWAT strategy/simulation games.


This entry was contributed by Andy Roark (257) and Tomas Pettersson (13381)
 

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