CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Hard Evidence

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Description

Hard Evidence is the fifth game in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series, but the first time released simultaneously for the PC and Xbox 360.

As in previous games, there are 5 cases to be solved with Gil Grissom, Catherine Willows and the other Las Vegas crime lab squad members. Questioning suspects and witnesses, collecting evidence and piecing together the puzzle of the cases are all part of the gameplay.

Additional forensic and investigation tools have been added including a large impound area where vehicles and boats can be searched for evidence. Players will also find more interaction with the lab equipment as well as improved in-game hints.

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Alternate Titles

• "Les Experts: Morts Programmées" -- French title
• "CSI: Отягчающие обстоятельства" -- Russian spelling
• "CSI: Pruebas Ocultas" -- Spanish title
• "CSI: Prova Schiacciante" -- Italian title
• "CSI: Kryminalne Zagadki Las Vegas - Niezbite Dowody" -- Polish title
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Eindeutige Beweise" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) series
• Inspiration: TV series
• Portability Engine: Cider
• Setting: City - Las Vegas
• Theme: Law enforcement

User Reviews

Hard Evidence: I'm not getting tired to play a rookie...

Windows

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Critic Reviews

Nintendo-Online.de	Wii	Mar 28, 2008	7 out of 10	70
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Oct 31, 2007	68 out of 100	68
Adventure Gamers	Windows	Oct 24, 2007		60
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Windows	Oct 09, 2007	59 out of 100	59
Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Oct 25, 2007	57 out of 100	57
Games4Mac	Macintosh	2008	55 out of 100	55
Game Informer Magazine	Xbox 360	Dec, 2007	4 out of 10	40
Gamekult	Windows	Oct 12, 2007	4 out of 10	40
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Xbox 360	Oct 13, 2007	4 out of 10	40
MS Xbox World	Xbox 360	Oct 24, 2007	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

Mini game

If you manage to solve all five cases with a "Master" rating from Grissom, you unlock a special award: a simple blackjack simulation.

Product placement

CSI: Hard Evidence contains massive product placement.

• HP: all notebooks and most TV screens in the game are HP models and clearly feature the HP logo.
• Dyson: one piece of evidence is a Dyson Root 6 vacuum cleaner, which has to be scrutinized closely on the examination table and turned on to witness it in action.
• Chrysler: the car under scrutiny in the CSI garage in case 4 is a spotless Chrysler Town & Country. The inspection includes an automated cutscene fly-through of the interior, with the backsides of all seats sporting big, bright Chrysler logos.
• Visa: the Visa logo is prevalent through the entire game, most notably during a jigsaw sequence in which players have to reassemble a broken glass pane from a store counter marked with a big Visa sticker. As part of one investigation, players have to track account data of a credit card. Brass relates the results, stating: "Good folks over there at Visa!"

Related Web Sites

• CSI: Hard Evidence (Ubisoft product page)
• TLC's Hard Evidence Walkthrough (posted on Gameboomers.com)
• Wikipedia: CSI: Hard Evidence (Article in the open encyclopedia)
• Work the Mean Streats of Sin City (An Apple Games article about the Mac version of Hard Evidence (November, 2008).)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Hard Evidence)