CSI: Hard Evidence

Title: CSI: Hard Evidence
Platform Played On: e
Release Date: September 26, 2007
Date Played: August 2008
Time Played:  6 hours
Completed (Y/N): Yes
Score: 3/5


Opinion:
CSI: Hard Evidence is a modern point and click adventure that bases its plot on a popular TV show.

The game features 5 cases, each taking about an hour to complete. Being a CSI agent and dealing with CSI things it is not surprising that all of the crimes involve either murder or assault with intention of murder. This means one thing... CSI being CSI has a set of procedures which need to be followed every time. Look around the room, collect DNA samples and fingerprints, run them against the database etc etc... basically each case ends up being very similar as you engage in repetitive tasks throughout them.

The game was clearly made to be on current and last gen consoles, as the graphics are not impressive and the in game "cinematics" are FMV clips from the show.

Overall CSI: Hard Evidence is an OK point and click game, each case plays out like an episode of the show. Someone gets murdered or attacked, you go in and investigate, get the evidence together and in the end make an accusation. If you take into account that there are basically no other contenders in the point and click genre Hard Evidence may be worth a look if you are jonesing for solving a CSI case.