CrimeWave (video game)

CrimeWave
Cover art of CrimeWave
Developer(s)	Eidos Interactive
Publisher(s)	Eidos Interactive Virgin Interactive (Japan)
Artist(s)	Joe Groombridge[1] David Banner[1]</ref>
Composer(s)	Joe Myers Mike Ash
Platform(s)	Sega Saturn
Release date(s)	JP June 27, 1997 NA February 28, 1997 EU 1997
Genre(s)	Driving/Car combat
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Kids-Adult
Media/distribution	CD-ROM

CrimeWave (not to be confused with the sidescroller Crime Wave by Access Software) is a Sega Saturn exclusive video game developed by Eidos Interactive in 1997. As a bounty hunter, the player's task is to shoot down criminals within a given time limit, earning the currency, "Meks", as he does so. Earning enough Meks allows him to travel to different regions of the map to score more points.

The game takes an isometric overhead view, the cars being pre-rendered sprites but the buildings and scenery being represented in 3D. There was also a playable demonstration disc released in Europe.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} MobyGames
2. ^ CrimeWave Playable Demonstration Disk Information (Europe)