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I got this game two days ago and immediately I installed it on my PC and started playing it. From the game title, you’ll know this is a game based on one of the famous american TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. This one is produced by Legacy Interactive

The game control is like the CSI games I’ve played a long time ago, where you move the mouse cursor around the screen to search for evidence, then a Nokia PDA is on the screen to let you view all the collected evidence, analysis report, suspects, logs, locations and voice messages. I can even make a phone call from the PDA to ask questions from people that I didn’t meet. Some of the locations are much larger and more complicated than the ones I played in previous CSI games, which is pretty exciting.

I completed the game in two days. Well, I could have done it in a shorter time, but then I’ll not be able to sleep. It took so long also because the time it took to load each scene is too long, and the character I’m controling (Detective Robert Goren) moves too slow. Although I can double click to make him run, but I think the game should be designed to make him run by defauly to speed up the gameplay.

Overall, I like the game (as much as I like the other 3 CSI games), and if you like the show or like playing the CSI games, this is a game not to be missed.

These is the walkthroughs I used when I am stucked:

1. Walkthrough @ Gameboomers

The other CSI games I’ve played and completed

1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (by UBI Soft) 2002
2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2 Dark Motives (by UBI Soft) 2003
3. CSI: Miami (by UBI Soft) 2004

Source: Amazon.com

Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Debuting for the first time as a PC game is Law & Order: Criminal Intent. A different game engine from the previous Law & Order games, Law & Order: Criminal Intent lets the player take on the role of Detective Robert Goren (Vincent D’Onofrio) and experience the game from a third-person point of view. With multiple cases to solve, the player will investigate crime scenes, search for valuable evidence, and interview witnesses and suspects. Law & Order: Criminal Intent offers the player an innovative and psychologically oriented interview technique, to help with breaking down potential suspects. Innovative puzzles ranging from easy to mind-bending are woven into the compelling storyline. Before solving each case, the player must build a profile based on real-life criminal profiling techniques to help track down the killers.

Product Description
The world of the hit television show Law & Order: Criminal Intent comes to life on the PC as players take on the role of Detective Robert Goren to investigate four all-new murder cases while taking the on the role of Detective Robert Goren. Actor Vincent D’Onofrio voices the character while you scrutinize the crime scenes, analyze evidence and interview witnesses and suspects. With beautifully rendered graphics and voices just like members of the show’s cast, this thrilling 3rd person mystery adventure game will have players feeling like they’ve stepped into an actual episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Interrogate suspects in hopes of tracking down the elusive killer by utilizing Goren’s instincts for interrogation by intimidating potential suspects into talking or take another approach. Requires Windows 98 or higher.

Source: Gamezone.com

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Description
The world of the hit television show “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” comes to life on the PC as players take on the role of Detective Robert Goren to investigate four new murder cases. Players scour thecrime scenes for evidence, interview witnesses and interrogatesuspects in hopes of tracking down the elusive killers. With beautifully rendered graphics and voices and likeness from members of the show’s cast, this thrilling third-person mystery/adventure game will have players feeling like they’ve stepped in an actual episode of the hit television show.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Requirements
Windows® 2000/XP Processor: 800 MHz Pentium® III processor or equivalent RAM: 128 MB RAM Hard Drive: 2 GB available hard disk space Processor: Sound card, keyboard and mouse Video Card: 64 MB DirectX® 9 compatible video card CD-ROM: 12x CD-ROM drive