CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Dark Motives (Windows)

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Description

Once again, become a detective and solve 5 new crime cases with the members of the Crime Scene Investigation team in CSI 2: Dark Motives. This game, like the one before it, features likenesses and voices from the cast of the television series.

In this suspense-filled mystery/detective game, interrogate witnesses, search crime scenes for clues, find evidence and then analyze it with the latest forensic tools. Several difficulty levels let you customize the game to your playing style and experience. Bonuses for the player include pre-production sketches, a trivia section and "behind the scenes" footage.

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Alternate Titles

• "犯罪现场调查：黑暗动机" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
• "Les Experts: Meurtres à Las Vegas " -- French title
• "CSI: Kryminalne Zagadki Las Vegas - Mroczne Motywy" -- Polish title
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Oscuras Intenciones" -- Spanish title

Part of the Following Groups

• Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) series
• Inspiration: TV series
• Middleware: Bink Video
• Setting: City - Las Vegas
• Software Pyramide releases
• Theme: Law enforcement
• Ubisoft eXclusive releases

User Reviews

Excellent! Keep 'em coming!	Jeanne (76182)
Brilliant again, but second to its predecessor	MAT (235305)

Critic Reviews

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	May, 2004		80
GamesFire	May 02, 2004	80 out of 100	80
Przygodoskop	Nov 03, 2007		70
GameZone	Apr 27, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Gamesmania.de	Jun 01, 2004	65 out of 100	65
GameSpot	Mar 23, 2004	6.3 out of 10	63
Aventura y Cía	Jun 11, 2004		60
Gamekult	Jun 02, 2004	5 out of 10	50
Next Level Gaming	Apr 05, 2004	50 out of 100	50
Withingames	Jun 15, 2004	2 out of 5	40

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Trivia

Cancelled Macintosh version

A Macintosh port of CSI: Dark Motives was in the works and announced by Aspyr Media, but was cancelled. The cancellation appears to have been caused due to problems obtaining the PC source code.

References

• During case 5, it is discovered that the name Jeffrey Deschamps was used as foundation member for a fake company. Deschamps was a murder victim in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Domic Petrenko, a witness involved in case 5, was seen as animal attendant in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Related Web Sites

• CSI 2: Dark Motives (Official Ubi Soft page)
• Moonsaver's Walkthrough (Another step by step guide)
• Solution Guide (Walkthrough by Frederic Hutow)