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Not a CSI game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I thought it would be in the same vein as the CSI games when I bought it, and was very discipointed. I hate to admit it but I sometimes get a little stuck playing Nancy Drew games and need some help, and I finished this game in 30 minutes. It was SO easy a five year old could do it.

I'd give zero stars if possible.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you are a fan of this show and watch regularly you have already seen the solutions to each of these cases. A major disappointment. Go buy a CSI, L&O, heck even a Nancy Drew adventure game, it will challenge you way more than this waste of time.

Cold Case Files

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Very unhappy about this game. It was very easy not worth the money.

Too Short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was entertaining, but it was way too short. I got through all of the cases in about three hours, faster if I wouldn't have been interrupted, but the cases were entertaining. I do recommend this game if you just want to fill up a a few hours, but not if you're looking for some intellectual stimulation.

Save your money for a new CSI game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: April 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is absolutely awful. I don't even know where to start. The graphics are completely uninspired and all the characters look alike. The only way you can tell the men and women characters apart besides hair length is from the voice talent. Both men and women have wide shoulders and hulking frames--it's quite off-putting to see that so little effort was put into character design. Second order of business--what's up with all the script typos? Activision should be absolutely mortified over the unprofessional amount of typos in this game. The game programmers/writers must have dropped out of school in the fourth grade for the script to be as bad as it is. There's no other excuse. In each case that you have to solve, you'll be able to spot at least 30 typos during the questioning of suspects or while reading item descriptions, evidence, etc. Actually, I found that playing 'find the typo' was way more fun than playing the actual game itself. As to the cases--they were pitifully easy. It took me approximately 45 minutes to solve every case. Then I downloaded the "bonus case" from the A&E website and it took me longer to download the file than it did to solve the case. All in all I would have to give this game a HUGE thumbs down and would recommend that no one ever buy a game made by any team at Activision if this is what their standards are. I too can only wish that I had read the reviews before I bought the game.

Horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I had to shell out $20 for this piece of sludge. The people despicable enough to package this thing should be drawn and quartered. Repeatedly. It is 10 minutes worth of idiocy that even a comatose monkey could solve. If you value your sanity and pocketbook, please do not buy this game.

For the very young or beginner gamer

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: January 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game will get trashed in reviews by people used to adventure games like SYBERIA and the like.
COLD CASE FILES is probably best suited as an introduction to adventure games for the very beginner or relatively young.
COLD CASE FILES-THE GAME is VERY, VERY LINEAR and VERY VERY short.
You can easily solve all 6 games (plus the free bonus game) in under 90 minutes with full success.
None of the games are very hard.

COLD CASE FILES: The Game would give a total beginner a "taste" of what adventure gaming is like without overwhelming them.... on the otherhand, the experienced gamer will find it very dissapointing.

I would also recommend Dracula Resurrection and Dracula Sanctuary as adventure games for the first-timer (who is a bit more serious about getting into adventure games) as these are both excellent.
In fact, I liked the Dracula series better than the critically acclaimed Syberia I&II..... probably because of the darker atmosphere and themes, though they were a bit easier.

trust the reviews!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

believe all the reviews! i wish i had seen them before i purchased it...boring, requires no thought or skills whatsoever. each case "solved" in 10 minutes. not worth even buying it used. CSI rules!

THE WORST GAME EVER!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the absolute WORST game I have ever played. It is nothing but a cheap infomercial to plug the TV show. The lab tech in the game does close to nothing and the so called computer research is so skimpy I have to laugh. Stay FAR FAR away from this bomb!!!

Biggest waste of money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was so excited to get this game as I love to watch the cold case files on aetv. That was my mistake. Every case in this game is based on an episode I've seen. I could play this game in my sleep! After having played the csi and law & order games I was extremely disappointed. My 12 yo special needs child could play this game and succeed. Very disappointing with no real challenges to it. Don't pay full price and if you can avoid it, don't bother buying it at all. I'm sorry I did.

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