Crimewave

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Crimewave

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Eidos Interactive (US, Europe), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Japan)

Developer: Eidos Interactive

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer Joystick, Mission Stick (JP)

Genre: Drive Shooting (ドライブシューティング)^[1], Shooting^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

Italiano

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-06-27^[2]	¥6,8006,800	T-7018G
US	1997-03-10^[3]		T-8807H
EU	1996-11-08		T-8807H-50
DE	1996-11-08		T-8807H-50
PT	199x
UK	1996-11-08^[4]	£44.9944.99^[5]	T-8807H-50
PL	1997	199zł199
AU	199x		FCRI01SSC
BR	199x		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

Development

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^[6].

Artist Joe Groombridge managed to sneak in "risqué artwork" in the red light districts in the game, as the publishers never noticed^[6]. 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^[6].

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^[6].

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^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Crimewave/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

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

^[13]

Edge (UK)

PAL

40

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

61

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

45

^[16]

Gambler (PL)

52

^[17]

Game Power (IT)

73

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[19]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[20]

Gry Komputerowe (PL)

80

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

82

^[22]

LeveL (CZ)

71

^[23]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

48

^[24]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

86

^[25]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

54

^[26]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

80

^[5]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[27]

Player One (FR)

55

^[28]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[29]

Secret Service (PL)

56

^[30]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

76

^[31]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

73

^[32]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[33]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[34]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

94

^[35]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

94

^[36]

Ultra Game Players (US)

66

^[37]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

38

^[38]

	64
Based on 27 reviews

Crimewave

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT

Saturn, AU
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Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

66,164,112

CD-ROM (EU)

T-8807H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

65,893,632

1997-03-15

CD-ROM (JP)

T-7018G V1.003

References

↑ File:Crimewave Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)
↑ http://www.sega-saturn.com/software.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-06-06 05:45)
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-09), page 49
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 73
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Interview: Jim Blackler by Segacollection.com
↑ File:Crimewave sat us manual.pdf, page 14
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 76-77 (76)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 82/83 (82)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-16 (1997-05-16,23)" (JP; 1997-05-02), page 171 (173)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14 (16)
↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 76
↑ 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
↑ Game Informer, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
↑ 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
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
↑ 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:Crimewave_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:Crimewave Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

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[:File:CVG_UK_180.pdf_p49-4] Computer & Video Games, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-09), page 49

[:File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p73-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 73

[Interview:_Jim_Blackler_by_Segacollection.com-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Interview: Jim Blackler by Segacollection.com

[:File:Crimewave_sat_us_manual.pdf_p14-7] File:Crimewave sat us manual.pdf, page 14

[:File:MegaForce_FR_54.pdf_p76_.2876-77.29-8] Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 76-77 (76)

[:File:SSM_UK_14.pdf_p82_.2882.2F83.29-9] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 82/83 (82)

[:File:SSM_JP_19970516_1997-16.pdf_p173_.28171.29-10] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-16 (1997-05-16,23)" (JP; 1997-05-02), page 171 (173)

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16_.2814.29-11] Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14 (16)

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_094.pdf_p76-12] Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 76

[:File:576KB_HU_1997-02.pdf_p10-13] 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:Edge_UK_041.pdf_p92-14] Edge, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-27), page 92

[:File:EGM_US_091.pdf_p57-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 57

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

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

[:File:GamePower_IT_57.pdf_p69-18] Game Power, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 69

[:File:GamePro_US_101.pdf_p86-19] GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:GameInformer_US_045.pdf_p52-20] Game Informer, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52

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

[:File:Joypad_FR_058.pdf_p79-22] Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 79

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

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-04.pdf_p84-24] MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 84

[:File:MegaForce_FR_54.pdf_p76-25] Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 76

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-03.pdf_p91-26] Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 91

[:File:NextGeneration_US_32.pdf_p119-27] Next Generation, "August 1997" (US; 1997-07-22), page 119

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_069.pdf_p128-28] Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 128

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-16.pdf_p90-29] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 16" (JP; 1997-08-xx), page 90

[:File:SecretService_47_PL.pdf_p67-30] Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:SegaPower_UK_87.pdf_p58-31] Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 58

[:File:SSM_UK_14.pdf_p82-32] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 82

[:File:SSM_JP_19970516_1997-16.pdf_p173-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-16 (1997-05-16,23)" (JP; 1997-05-02), page 173

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16-34] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_02.pdf_p28-35] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 28

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p18-36] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 18

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_094.pdf_p78-37] Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 78

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-03.pdf_p95-38] Video Games, "3/97" (DE; 1997-02-19), page 95

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Crimewave

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References