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==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
 
The game has the player drive one of eight vehicles around a city destroying criminals. The city is split into sections, which can only be accessed when crime levels have fallen to a certain value.
 
The game has the player drive one of eight vehicles around a city destroying criminals. The city is split into sections, which can only be accessed when crime levels have fallen to a certain value.
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==History==
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''Crimewave'' was developed with the Sega Saturn in mind, simply because Sega Saturn development kits were cheaper at the time than those of the [[PlayStation]]{{intref|Interview: Jim Blackler by Segacollection.com}}.
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Artist Joe Groombridge managed to sneak in "risqué artwork" in the red light districts in the game, as the publishers never noticed{{intref|Interview: Jim Blackler by Segacollection.com}}. A Confederate flag on the top of a car was spotted, however, and was removed from the North American release in fear of offending customers{{intref|Interview: Jim Blackler by Segacollection.com}}.
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The Japanese version supports the [[Arcade Racer Joystick]] and [[Mission Stick]] as there was an opportunity to develop the game further between ''Crimewave'''s Western and Japanese releases{{intref|Interview: Jim Blackler by Segacollection.com}}.
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==Production credits==
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{{creditsheader|EIDOS UK}}
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*'''Program and Game Director:''' Jim Blackler
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*'''Art Work:''' Joe Groombridge
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*'''Levels and Additional Artwork:''' David Banner
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*'''Music Composition:''' Joe Myers, Designed by the Crimewave Team
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*'''Sound Effects and Additional Music:''' Mike Ash
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*'''Packaging and Manual Design:''' Diana John
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{{creditsheader|EIDOS US}}
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*'''Producer:''' Tom Marx
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*'''Squad QA:''' Mike McHale, Matt Miller, Philip Baker, Brian Schorr, Mike Schmitt, Frank Hom
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*'''Marketing Squad:''' Paul Baldwin, Gary Keith, Sutton Trout, Kelly Zavislak, Lee Wilkinson
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*'''Special Thanks to:''' Anamaria Hernandez, James Poole and T Mann
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| pdf=Crimewave sat us manual.pdf
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==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Revision as of 08:23, 16 September 2018

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Crimewave
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Eidos Interactive (US/EU), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer Joystick, Mission Stick (JP)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥6,8006,800 T-7018G
Sega Saturn
US 		T-8807H
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-8807H-50
Sega Saturn
AU
Sega Saturn
BR 		191x11

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Crimewave (クライムウェーブ) is a car-based shoot-'em-up developed and published by Eidos Interactive for the Sega Saturn in 1996. It is a Saturn exclusive, and not to be confused with the similarly titled "Crime Wave" seen on Amiga, Atari ST and DOS computers in 1990. Likewise it should not be confused with the 1983 Apple II "Crime Wave" game.

Gameplay

The game has the player drive one of eight vehicles around a city destroying criminals. The city is split into sections, which can only be accessed when crime levels have fallen to a certain value.

History

Crimewave was developed with the Sega Saturn in mind, simply because Sega Saturn development kits were cheaper at the time than those of the PlayStation[3].

Artist Joe Groombridge managed to sneak in "risqué artwork" in the red light districts in the game, as the publishers never noticed[3]. A Confederate flag on the top of a car was spotted, however, and was removed from the North American release in fear of offending customers[3].

The Japanese version supports the Arcade Racer Joystick and Mission Stick as there was an opportunity to develop the game further between Crimewave's Western and Japanese releases[3].

Production credits

EIDOS UK
  • Program and Game Director: Jim Blackler
  • Art Work: Joe Groombridge
  • Levels and Additional Artwork: David Banner
  • Music Composition: Joe Myers, Designed by the Crimewave Team
  • Sound Effects and Additional Music: Mike Ash
  • Packaging and Manual Design: Diana John
EIDOS US
  • Producer: Tom Marx
  • Squad QA: Mike McHale, Matt Miller, Philip Baker, Brian Schorr, Mike Schmitt, Frank Hom
  • Marketing Squad: Paul Baldwin, Gary Keith, Sutton Trout, Kelly Zavislak, Lee Wilkinson
  • Special Thanks to: Anamaria Hernandez, James Poole and T Mann
Source:
US manual
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Magazine articles

Main article: Crimewave/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in GameFan (US) #0504: "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №41, p92
45 №446, p32
73 №50, p57
48
80 №50, p73[2]
86 №54, p76-77[5]
55 №69, p128
73 №14, p82/83[6]
53 №1997-16, p171[7]
58 №, p14[8]
66 №94
Sega Saturn
 62
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
63
[9]
Edge (UK) PAL
40
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
61
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
45
[12]
Gambler (PL)
52
[13]
Game Power (IT)
73
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
60
[15]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
80
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
82
[17]
LeveL (CZ)
71
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
48
[19]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[5]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
54
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
80
[2]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[21]
Player One (FR)
55
[22]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
50
[23]
Secret Service (PL)
56
[24]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
73
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[27]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[8]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
94
[28]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
94
[29]
Ultra Game Players (US)
66
[30]
Video Games (DE) PAL
38
[31]
Sega Saturn
 64
Based on
26 reviews

Crimewave

Saturn, US
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Cover
Crimewave sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
Crimewave Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
Crimewave Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
Crimewave Saturn JP Box Back.jpgCrimewave Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Crimewave Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Crimewave Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, BR
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
66,164,112 CD-ROM(EU) T-8807H-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
65,893,632 1997-03-15 CD-ROM(JP) T-7018G V1.003

References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 180.pdf, page 49
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Interview: Jim Blackler by Segacollection.com
  4. ↑ File:Crimewave sat us manual.pdf, page 14
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:MegaForce FR 54.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaForce FR 54.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ File:SSM_UK_14.pdf, page 82
  7. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19970516_1997-16.pdf, page 173
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 10
  10. ↑ Edge, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-27), page 92
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 57
  12. ↑ Famitsu, "1997-07-04" (JP; 1997-06-20), page 1
  13. ↑ Gambler, "7/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  14. ↑ Game Power, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
  15. ↑ GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 86
  16. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  17. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 79
  18. ↑ LeveL, "Březen 1997" (CZ; 1997-03-01), page 73
  19. ↑ MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 84
  20. ↑ Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 91
  21. ↑ Next Generation, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 119
  22. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 128
  23. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 16" (JP; 1997-08-xx), page 90
  24. ↑ Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67
  25. ↑ Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 58
  26. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 82
  27. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-16 (1997-05-16,23)" (JP; 1997-05-02), page 173
  28. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 28
  29. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 18
  30. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 78
  31. ↑ Video Games, "3/97" (DE; 1997-02-19), page 95
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