Unsolved Crimes

For crimes that have not yet been solved, seeCategory: Unsolved crimes.

Unsolved Crimesis anadventurevideo game forNintendo DS,developed byNow Productionand published byEmpire Interactive.

Unsolved Crimes
European packaging artwork
Developer(s)	Now Production
Publisher(s)	Empire Interactive
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	NA:September 30, 2008 PAL:October 24, 2008
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

The game is set in 1970sNew York City.The player is a rookie detective from thehomicidedivision. There are eight cases in the game, and one larger case divided into sections which occurs as an overarching narrative across the game. In this case, a former model named Betsy Blake goes missing. She is the sister of the player's partner, Marcy Blake.

Gameplay

The DS offers a variety of things on the touch screen. Memos,evidence,profilesofsuspectsand movements are done through the touch screen.

In almost every case players must answerqueries.These are often multiple-choice. If the player answers wrong they lose confidence from their partner. The game is over when Marcy loses trust in them completely, or when all cases are solved.

In one case, some queries can be skipped. However, all queries must be answered to unlock a case after the player finds Betsy.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	69/100

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameSpot	6/10
IGN	6.9/10

Unsolved Crimeshas received a mixed critical reception.IGNcalled it "a solid graphic adventure with some unfortunate blemishes", praising the "variety of game mechanics" and calling the cases "genuinely engrossing", while criticising the presentation and graphics.GameSpotcalled the visuals "unremarkable", criticised the use ofmultiple choicequestions which "makes the investigations too simple." and the absence of suspect interrogations, while praising the cases as "quite engaging", the environmental sound effects, and the occasional variety provided by action sequences, concluding "There's a series of interesting crimes to solve in this DS adventure, but uncovering the truth is just too simple."