Crimewave

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Crimewave

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Eidos Interactive (US/EU), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (JP)

Developer: Eidos Interactive

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer Joystick

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-06-27	¥6,8006,800	T-7018G
US	1997-03-10		T-8807H
EU	1996-11-08^[1]		T-8807H-50
BR	199x		191x11

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

USK

Tectoy

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.

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.

Promotional material

Crimewave Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg

US print advert

Print advert in GameFan (US) #0504: "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

63

^[6]

Edge (UK)

PAL

40

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

61

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

45

^[9]

Gambler (PL)

52

^[10]

Game Power (IT)

73

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[12]

Gry Komputerowe (PL)

80

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

82

^[14]

LeveL (CZ)

71

^[15]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

48

^[16]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

86

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

54

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

80

^[2]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[19]

Player One (FR)

55

^[20]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[21]

Secret Service (PL)

56

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

76

^[23]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

73

^[24]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[5]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

94

^[26]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

94

^[27]

Ultra Game Players (US)

66

^[28]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

38

^[29]

	64
Based on 26 reviews

Crimewave

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

References

↑ File:CVG UK 180.pdf, page 49
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_14.pdf, page 82
↑ File:SSM_JP_19970516_1997-16.pdf, page 173
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 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
↑ 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 10
↑ Edge, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-27), page 92
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 57
↑ Famitsu, "1997-07-04" (JP; 1997-06-20), page 1
↑ Gambler, "7/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Power, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
↑ GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 79
↑ LeveL, "Březen 1997" (CZ; 1997-03-01), page 73
↑ MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 84
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 76
↑ Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 91
↑ Next Generation, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 119
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 128
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 16" (JP; 1997-08-xx), page 90
↑ Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67
↑ Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 58
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 82
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-16 (1997-05-16,23)" (JP; 1997-05-02), page 173
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 28
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 18
↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 78
↑ Video Games, "3/97" (DE; 1997-02-19), page 95

[:File:CVG_UK_180.pdf_p49-1] File:CVG UK 180.pdf, page 49

[:File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p73-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_14.pdf_p82-3] File:SSM_UK_14.pdf, page 82

[:File:SSM_JP_19970516_1997-16.pdf_p173-4] File:SSM_JP_19970516_1997-16.pdf, page 173

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16-5] 5.0 ^5.1 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

[:File:576KB_HU_1997-02.pdf_p10-6] 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:Edge_UK_041.pdf_p92-7] Edge, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-27), page 92

[:File:EGM_US_091.pdf_p57-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 57

[9] Famitsu, "1997-07-04" (JP; 1997-06-20), page 1

[10] Gambler, "7/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePower_IT_57.pdf_p69-11] Game Power, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 69

[:File:GamePro_US_101.pdf_p86-12] GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 86

[13] Gry Komputerowe, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Joypad_FR_058.pdf_p79-14] Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 79

[15] LeveL, "Březen 1997" (CZ; 1997-03-01), page 73

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-04.pdf_p84-16] MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 84

[:File:MegaForce_FR_54.pdf_p76-17] Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 76

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-03.pdf_p91-18] Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 91

[:File:NextGeneration_US_32.pdf_p119-19] Next Generation, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 119

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_069.pdf_p128-20] Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 128

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-16.pdf_p90-21] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 16" (JP; 1997-08-xx), page 90

[:File:SecretService_47_PL.pdf_p67-22] Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:SegaPower_UK_87.pdf_p58-23] Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 58

[:File:SSM_UK_14.pdf_p82-24] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 82

[:File:SSM_JP_19970516_1997-16.pdf_p173-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-16 (1997-05-16,23)" (JP; 1997-05-02), page 173

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_02.pdf_p28-26] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 28

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p18-27] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 18

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_094.pdf_p78-28] Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 78

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-03.pdf_p95-29] Video Games, "3/97" (DE; 1997-02-19), page 95

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Crimewave

From Sega Retro

Promotional material

Physical scans

References