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Revision as of 17:08, 17 October 2015

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

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

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

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №41, p92
73 №50, p57
48
80 №50, p73[1]
55 №69, p128
73 №14, p82/83
66 №94
Sega Saturn
62
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
63
[2]
Edge (UK) PAL
40
[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
61
[4]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
45
[5]
Gambler (PL)
52
[6]
Game Power (IT)
73
[7]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
60
[8]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
72
[9]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
80
[10]
Joypad (FR) PAL
82
[11]
LeveL (CZ)
71
[12]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
48
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
54
[15]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
80
[1]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[16]
Player One (FR)
55
[17]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
50
[18]
Secret Service (PL)
56
[19]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
73
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[23]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
94
[24]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
94
[25]
Ultra Game Players (US)
66
[26]
Video Games (DE) PAL
38
[27]
Sega Saturn
64
Based on
27 reviews

Crimewave

Saturn, US
Crimewave Saturn US Box Back.jpgCrimewave Saturn US Box Front.jpg
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
Crimewave BR cover.jpg
Cover
  1. 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 10
  3. Edge, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-27), page 92
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 57
  5. Famitsu, "1997-07-04" (JP; 1997-06-20), page 1
  6. Gambler, "7/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  7. Game Power, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
  8. GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 86
  9. Game Informer, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
  10. Gry Komputerowe, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  11. Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 79
  12. LeveL, "Březen 1997" (CZ; 1997-03-01), page 73
  13. MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 84
  14. Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 76
  15. Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 91
  16. Next Generation, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 119
  17. Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 128
  18. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 16" (JP; 1997-08-xx), page 90
  19. Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67
  20. Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 58
  21. Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 82
  22. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-16 (1997-05-16,23)" (JP; 1997-05-02), page 173
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
  24. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 28
  25. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 18
  26. Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 78
  27. Video Games, "3/97" (DE; 1997-02-19), page 95