S.C.I.: Special Criminal Investigation

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Description

Three girls have been reported missing including the mayor's daughter, and Chase Special Investigations has asked you to track down five vehicles, mentioned in the mission briefing, who are believed to be involved in the kidnapping. Using a heavy-designed machine with a V6 DOHC 3000CC Twin Turbo Engine, five sets of nitro-fuel boosts, and a gun attached to the steering wheel (which you can use to damage the target vehicle), your mission is to patrol the streets and find these vehicles.

The gameplay is similar to Chase H.Q., but there are a few differences. For example, cars travel in both directions instead of one, and some of them will catch up to your car and shoot at you. At least once in every stage a helicopter does a fly by and drops you some grenades you can use to further damage the target vehicle. A guy on a motorcycle will catch up to you and throw grenades at your car. And, most importantly, as mentioned earlier, you can shoot at the target vehicle rather than just bumping into it.

Have fun driving around, but remember, there is a strict time limit, so I wouldn't waste time or keep crashing into things if I were you.

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Alternate Titles

• "S.C.I." -- Sega Master System media title
• "Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation" -- Amiga/Atari ST/C 64/ZX Spectrum title

Part of the Following Groups

• Chase H.Q. series
• Genre: Car / motorcycle combat
• Theme: Law enforcement

User Reviews

A better conversion that the original, but still mediocre at best

Amiga

Martin Smith (66830)

Critic Reviews

Your Sinclair	Arcade	Mar, 1990	94 out of 100	94
Commodore User	Arcade	Jan, 1990	86 out of 100	86
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	TurboGrafx-16	Apr, 1991	85 out of 100	85
Play Time	Commodore 64	Apr, 1991	84 out of 100	84
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amiga	Feb, 1991	840 out of 1000	84
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Dec, 1990	81 out of 100	81
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	Dec, 1990	79 out of 100	79
Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1991	74 out of 100	74
ST Format	Atari ST	Aug, 1993	61 out of 100	61
Mean Machines	SEGA Master System	Nov, 1992	26 out of 100	26

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• Commodore Format
  • July 1993 (Issue 34) - Modern Classics: Driving Games (Check 'em out)