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Summary: Glad I found it cheap
Review: I found this game about 2 nights ago at EBGames for $9.99... deffinatly glad that I did not get this before when it was $30... It is a fun game and deffinatly challanging, but like others have said once that case is over... Thats it... There is only one game to do... and a hint if you do get this game in the beginning when it asks you what your strong qualities are its best to put the two that you are the worst at... Cause whatever you chose are the two that you gets hints for... Cause when I first played this I had it on questioning and finding evidence.... On evidence you get a magnifying glass that appears over top of stuff you need... Questioning filters out useless questions... While that was good and all... I am one that once I get stuck I kinda get frustrated so, what I wanted was a few in game hints to lead me in the right direction... so, when I clicked on the chalkboard I found out I could only get them by checking teamwork... So, like I said check the two you will have more problems with as those are the ones you get the hints for...
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Summary: i felt like suicide
Review: i got this game for christmas, and boy was i happy. i had heard only the best about it. i put it in and played and played and played for 9 hours straight. i finally won and got my conviction and i was so happy, i couldn't wait to get to my next mission. then i didn't know how to, and then i went to all these sites and they talked about one mission, then i read one on amazon confirming my thoughts. there is only one mission. now i dont know about all of you, but when i get a game i like it when you can do more than one thing. the mission was fun, and it took time and patience to complete, but when your done you sit there for a second and go wait...I, (or a relative) just spent thirty dollars on a game where you can only do one thing. you can do this thing as much as you want, but still it is just that one thing with minor differences. i felt like suicide. i'm warning you, if you are going to buy this, buy it used or borrow it from a friend, because it may be fun and the show is fabulous, but when you finish you wont be happy at where your money went
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Summary: Great game!
Review: I just finished Law & Order 2, and while it took me a couple of tries to get a guilty verdict, I was able to finish the game with a 98%! Woo Hoo! The acting is great and the story was just what you'd expect to see on TV. It was easy to learn how the game worked, and it really kept my interest. I liked finding new people to talk to and more places to look for clues. I don't want to give anything about the case away (it has lots of surprises!), but it is definitely of the ripped from the headlines variety that I love the show for.
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Summary: Definitely Better!!!
Review: I received Law & Order: Dead on the Money last Christmas and was very excited about it. I am a big L&O fan and couldn't wait to get my hands on the game. Unfortunately, I ran through a few bugs here and there, but was able to get through them with the downloadable patches.
I must say, with this new Christmas gift received - I am very satisfied! Not only did I have no technical problems with the game - it had much better graphics than the previous one and a much more engaging case.
I admit I couldn't solve all the puzzles myself and had to find some solutions over the Internet, but had a really good time overall.
One thing I would like to see improved is having more cases to solve. I know it's a lot to expect but I simply don't feel that this game was enough for me. I sure hope there's another one in the works.
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Summary: Definitely Better!!!
Review: I received Law & Order: Dead on the Money last Christmas and was very excited about it. I am a big L&O fan and couldn't wait to get my hands on the game. Unfortunately, I ran through a few bugs here and there, but was able to get through them with the downloadable patches.
I must say, with this new Christmas gift received - I am very satisfied! Not only did I have no technical problems with the game - it had much better graphics than the previous one and a much more engaging case.
I admit I couldn't solve all the puzzles myself and had to find some solutions over the Internet, but had a really good time overall.
One thing I would like to see improved is having more cases to solve. I know it's a lot to expect but I simply don't feel that this game was enough for me. I sure hope there's another one in the works.
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Summary: realy enjoyed
Review: i'm playing this game right now and so far its really easy im not stuck on any parts. its really allot of fun it plays just like the tv show.this is the most fun ive had in a long time.this game is more of a 10 star rateing.when i play other games i get stuck on a part and i just quit playing.this game is easy for me to play theres not allot of action such as jumping,kicking,or punching. i hope they make more of these games.
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Summary: Mind Numbingly Dull
Review: If you enjoy the TV series, then you'll like this game, as if follows all the stylings of the show. For non fans, however, the game comes off as a dull point-and-click mystery that really offers no incentive to keep playing it after a few hours. While there are tons of different scenes to gather evidence at, it's always the same experience, you click on objects to pick 'em up and put 'em in your dossier. Then you send them off for processing at the lab or other relevant department. The storyline has plenty of twists to keep fans playing the game, but most gamers will just get tired of the little surprises and jump from scene to scene, hurridly collecting clues. The environments are doen in a quicktime VR type of format, which means you can't really walk around them at all. You just spin in place, point to an object, click and pick it up. Or you point to a car, for example, and click to enter it. If you're not pointing and clicking to gather evidence, you're dragging and dropping it into a research folder. Graphically, it's not all that hot, as characters are blocky and movement is marionette-like, even in the cinematic sequences. The two high points are the storyline and the voice work. The story was done by a staff writer, and the voices were actually provided by the show's cast. In the end, I could see this being worth $10, maybe $20, but certainly not $29.99. Wait for it to hit the bargain bin if you're really interested in it.
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Summary: Looks Like It Will Be Good
Review: If you were a fan of the first L&O game, you will like this one even better. They have made some major improvements. If you didn't play the first though, the improvements will seem minor, but trust me, these improvements are great. First off, they got rid of the time limits so you can investigate without fear of being removed from the case. You can now redo interviews with suspects and witnesses so if you missed something, you don't have to go back to a save point. And with your choice of skills you now gain a "case organization" skill you can pick. This provides you with hints on how to organize your case file for warrants, tests, and subpeonas. This game is gonna rock in my opinion.
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Summary: Good plot and acting, lousy length and evidence controls
Review: Law and Order 2 brings a decently twisted murder plot along with 3 regulars from the series (Briscoe, Van Buren, and Sotherlyn) but has about only 6 hours of effective gameplay and serious issues with controlling characters and items. Essentially, you start off in the 'law' side as the junior partner to Briscoe in a murder investigation of a doctor working on a mysterious cloning project. The interview process is actually not bad; if you miss a question you can always return to the witness later, and you don't seem to get penalized for asking the questions that don't advance the plot (you can tell as the witness answers a simple 'yes' or 'no' rather than a sentence.) The second half has you in the 'order' side playing the ADA (its not clear, but arguably Sotherlyn herself, as she seems to be the one jumping up to object). This was significantly more challenging than the law side as you have to know something about the rules of procedure in court - and if you don't, the defense attorney will get away with a ton of jury swaying. Still, there's enough of a briefing so you have some idea of what you should be objecting to and what questions you're allowed to ask. The plot was fun and satisfying. Where I knock two stars off is on two grounds. First, the game was far, far, far too short. Effectively, you can win this in 5-6 hours total - 3 for the investigation, and maybe 2 for the trial if you know what you're doing in court. Second, and more annoyingly, there is no effective control for evidence material. I have no objection to having to figure out what makes the best argument (although you can turn on the hints if you need help with that) but the problem is the evidence folder fills up very quickly and you can easily discard a crucial piece of evidence with no idea that its necessary, making you have to replay that section of the game to even have a chance at winning. That last thing made me spend another 4 hours on this gritting my teeth.
Still, worth it for $15.
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Summary: Fabulous -. But Too Short
Review: Law and Order is an amazing show, and a damn fine game. I expected it to be lots of short missions, but alas it was one long case - which was great, except I finished it in a week and a half and the replay value is nil.
There are two parts to the case - part 1 partners you with Lenny Briscoe from the show, building the investigation from the ground up. In Part 2 you pair up with D.A. Serena Southerlyn and go to court, as well as continuing the investigation Lenny and you started. At the beginning of each part you can choose 2 of 4 skills to help you out in the game - 1) interviewing witnesses 2) searching for clues 3) Teamwork (allows you to get hints along the way from your superiors). And 4) Case Organization.
There is a short detective and lawyer tutorial, and although it can seem complex at first, the learning curve is very low. If you've ever watched a law and/or detective show, you'll know what to do. Search for evidence, interview witnesses, submit possible clues to the lab or research department, order surveillance, request pscyh exams. It's very free reign, and the more you discover, the more locations open up for you.
I'm a big fan of sims, rpgs, and adventure games and this game combines all three aspects magnificently. I was wondering how they would manage the interviewing witnesses part, but its very nice and smooth with 3 different questions you can ask, all changing and developing every time you ask one or get new evidence. When you are in locations searching for clues it is VERY realistic, with lots of garbage and junk. It's up to you to decide if it could possibly be relevant and send it in to the lab or research department, or to just leave it alone. You have limited evidence space, so you can't have too many empty soda cans, bagels, or atm receipts you found laying on the street clogging up your evidence. I've seen the game criticized for this but I think this adds a touch of realism, as in real life you have to scour the scene from top to bottom and decide what could possibly be used and what can't. You are a detective after all. The game gives you a lot more trial and error room than real life, but still manages to make you feel like you ARE a detective or a lawyer.
In the courtroom you have the ability to object anytime the defence is asking a question, and sometimes when they object to something you said you will get multiple choices on why the judge should go in your favour. At your law office, there is a computer with lots of information on law and how to be a lawyer in general. Very educational! The second part includes quite a few aspects from the first part gameplay; you have very little physical evidence when you start out in court, so you gotta keep on doing the dirty detecting work. But that's a lot of the fun!
Both parts have a GREAT plot - written like a mystery novel with interesting characters, multiple suspects, and a secret human cloning project. There are puzzles sprinkled throughout the game, like an encrypted email, a shredded letter etc. But the biggest puzzle of all is "who dunnit?" And there are breadcrumbs galore leading in all directions.
The graphics are FAB - some of the most realistic looking people I've seen in awhile. Lenny and Serena look very good in game. And the voices! Some of the characters actually had such personality between the voice and face that I really hated some, and felt for others.
Very rarely have I played a simulation this good. It would get 5 stars except...what to do after you finished the case? Where to go? Have to wait for the next one I guess.
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