[DalTXColtsFan]

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I actually BOUGHT this game in the early 90s - it was part of a 6-CD Value Pack that included Ultima I-VI on CD - I couldn't believe I could actually buy all 6 Ultimas for $20!!!! I installed Crime City and didn't get very far - it wasn't until I found the hints on the net that I was able to solve it.

The game was actually pretty good. I like games that you don't have to spend 10 years learning how to play before you play it, and this was a reasonably simple and immersive world. I liked the music actually - I felt it added to the experience.

Anyway, one of my major complaints, unless I'm missing something, is what was the connection between Gordon Chambers and David Walker? I figured out that Gordon hired Phil to kill David, and I guess the insinuation was that it was Gordon who stole the files from Techno Logique. I SUPPOSE we're to assume that David Walker was investigating the crime and was getting too close. But there were so many unanswered questions:

Who the bleep was Bill Warschlock?
Who were the two guys in the photo?
What were they doing?
Why was David Walker taking that picture?
How did Gordon Chambers know to frame Henry White for the murder?
What was the evidence against Henry White other than the argument? How could they even ARREST him, let alone CONVICT him, without a MURDER WEAPON?
Did they ever even SAY what exactly the date and time of the murder was? I guess you're to assume it was July 3rd (since the game starts July 4th) sometime after 6pm.
Bill Warshlock - just a name out of nowhere, he works for TechnoLogique and Gordon Chambers has Nick Hobson kill him. Following Nick led to Gordon Chambers's office.

Again, I guess the assumption is David was investigate the TechnoLogique theft and got too close so Gordon had someone take care of him, but I wish they'd connected the dots a bit better.

The "red herring" about the affair with Debbie was a little dumb too. HENRY pretended he had the affair, but Patricia (his wife) only knew about a rumor that DAVID was having the affair? I guess there's just the assumption that David had the affair because he was upset about the botched bank job.

All in all I think they could have done a better job with the story and still fit under the technology constraint they had.

I also hated the tedium of having to play the stock market every day (unless you knew the cheat), and how *(@#(*$@# long it can take to finally break into Stancrowe ---- TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and how long it can take to break into Gordon Chambers's house.

Overall I'm glad I finished it but I can't say I'd actually recommend this game to anyone. There are better mystery games out there.