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Too much fun to be this short

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First off, the game is totally worth the price - the plot is good, it's challenging without being too hard and the voice acting is way above what you find in most games.
My only real complaint is the length - I played this one in just a few sittings (and that was even with panicking for half an hour thinking I had thrown out crucial evidence).
But you can't beat the fun you get for the price. The story is compelling, and I enjoyed using interrogation, evidence collection and surveillance to solve the case.
I'll be first in line to buy any more Law & Order games that are released; I just hope there's a little more to them.

Fun game, but now that I'm done, what next?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: December 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The answer is there isn't any next! The game has one thread, and that's it. When I received it for Christmas, I though it would sorta mix things up - that you could play it several times with different results. Unfortunately, once you get the guilty verdict, that's it. And this is very disappointing to me.

Otherwise, it was fun. I thought it was difficult to see all of the clues in some scenes (like the scrap yard, it took me forever to find the crowbar). It was interesting to put together all the parts for a search warrant and arrest warrant. The graphics and characters were good too (Lenny even gets in some of his famous one liners).

I've never played the first Law & Order game, but this one was fun. Very few technical glitches; in fact, it comes with a couple of patches in the event you have some problems.

As Seen on TV

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Having only played a few computer games, (I liked my old DOS Transylvania tour on the big old floppies that really were floppy,) I can't compare this to a whole lot. What I can tell you is that I installed it on a Friday evening at 6:00 P.M. and was still playing at 6:00 AM. I played it several times. Like Real Life, different choices result in different outcomes.

The theme music from the long-running popular TV show is here, and even the "Cha-chink" noise one hears on the TV show everytime they set a new scene. The player is first presented with the discovery of a homicide. Then, in Part I, with a little (or a lot of) help from Lennie Briscoe (the real voice and face of Jerry Orback,) Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson,) and some guys in Research and Records, Surveillance, the Morgue, and the Lab, the player wanders around NYC gathering stuff that may or may not be useful and interviewing folks who may or may not have "Done it." The Player should eventually, with the help of all those friends above-mentioned and Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm,) arrest a suspect. And then, just like in Real Life and TV, the game moves on to Part II, prosecution and trial. During this phase, the player continues to gather evidence and also conducts the trial. I have a few issues with the programmers at this point (questions going to the credibility of a witness *are* allowed on cross-examination. And the options presented the player do not heed Professor Irving Younger's Cross Examination Commandment: "Never Ask a Question to Which You Don't Know the Answer!") But it's a fun way to test one's objection trigger finger. Much more fun than a Bar Exam! /TundraVision, Amazon Reviewer

A Grown-up Nancy Drew Adventure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Although I do not particularly like the show Law and Order, I was impressed by this game and would strongly recommend it to anyone that enjoys playing the Her Interactive Nancy Drew PC adventure series. I would make this recommendation on the basis of 3 factors: 1) a worthy storyline; 2) educational value and 3) smooth interface.

With regard to the storyline, it involves finding and convicting the killer of a famous scientist who was murdered with a gunshot wound to the head on a busy New York street. As the game progresses, you have to solve the crime by finding clues and interviewing witnesses. There is a good deal of realism in the game, as you must follow police procedure in handling evidence, obtaining warrants, making arrests, etc. There is plenty of educational value in the game for those wanting to learn about probable cause and legal terminology. Finally, the interface is intuitive and very smooth.

The games charachters are enjoyable from the suspects to the witnessses. You will also be kept on your toes as you continue to guess about motives for the killing.

On the downside, there is really not enough bang-for-the-buck here. Like the Nancy Drew Adventures, you only get one case to solve, and then its over. Diehard gamers might also find that the game is a little on the easy side. Some may also find the gameplay somewhat linear, especially in that the questions that you may ask any possible suspect or witness are really multiple choice. Still, it's an immersive experience very similar to the Nancy Drew series, but dealing with somewhat more mature subject matter.

Law and Order: Double the Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Being a big fan of the TV show, I was psyched when I finally bought this game. I couldn't wait to play it. I had a great time interviewing the suspects, following the leads, submitting search warrants, and finally making an arrest. The trial, part II, was much more difficult. On my first try, the defense was objecting to almost everything I said, and I got to excited and did the same to them. It took me several tries to get a guilty verdict, and there is one major key to sucess. WATCH THE CUT-SCENES, or you will undoubtedly fail. The game pretty much resembles the show, although you don't get to make the closing arguments, they are automatic based on what evidence and witnesses you have presented. Overall, tricky, too single-threaded, but great game. A+

Short, hard, but fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is really short compared to an average adventure game. I spent about 6-8 hours to complete it. However, the game itself is pretty hard.

At the beginning of the game, you can choose 2 strengths for your character, out of 4 possibilities. WIthout the one for "evidence collection", you'll probably go crazy going pixel-hunting for all the items that you can collect. Only 1 out of 10 items you collected are useful, and you won't know until the lab results come in.

Another strength you can choose is Interviewing witnesses. Whenever you talk to someone, you have 3 options to choose from. If this strength is chosen, the game will help you out on what to pick to talk about. Unlike many adventure games where what you choose don't matter (as long as you talk about every topic available), what you choose in your dialogue matters in this game. Early on, the correct answer is rather obvious, but as you get deeper into the case, the correct choice is hard to be distinguished from the incorrect ones.

The graphics in this game are decent, but because of the low resolution (640X480 I think), some graphics look a bit blocky. Finally, one very unique aspect of the game is that you can play as the District Attorney in the court trial. You choose which witnesses to call to testify and what evidence to submit. This part can get really tricky, especially for people like me who don't know much about the legal procedures.

The Biggest Bust Ever!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: August 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was the biggest waste of twenty bucks I have ever spent in my life. The gameplay was insanly easy and I finished the game in under six hours. After that, you don't get any more cases to solve. That is it. Two days of light playing and it goes to the road side. If you want any value for your money, go pick up a copy of anything but this. I will never buy a Legacy Interactive product again in my life.

Bugs

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: May 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Don't bother trying to play this game on a laptop -- it never started on mine (a new, high-end dell). I checked the tech support board for legacy interactive and it seems other people have the same problem. Extremely frustrating.

A BIG Headache.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 19
Date: January 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I enjoy detective games. CSI, Nancy Drew, etc. However, I did not like Law & Order 2. First for the large cost the graphics are stiff and appear cheap. But my BIGGEST complaint (it may not be a problem for others) is that in order to search for evidence, the scene pans around. I found my self nauseated and had a severe headache. I am unable to complete this game because of this problem. In CSI and Nancy Drew games if you wanted to turn left you could move the mouse left and the screen will move slowly with the cursor moving on the screen. In this game if you move the mouse left, the cursor on the screen does not move....the whole picture moves in entirety giving you the sensation of the rug being pulled out from under you. Please do not think I am "fragile", I am not.

This may not be a problem with most people. But please be aware, if you experience motion sickness, ( I never have before) then this game may not be for you.

Too slow

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When you get stuck and think you've done everything you need to do, there is no help button to get a clue and keep going. I got about 3/4 through it and gave up because it was too time consuming to keep trying the same old things over and over.

I loved the game, but when you get stuck, you stay stuck.

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