Crime Crackers
Crime Crackers[lower-alpha 1] is a video game developed by Media Vision and published by Sony Entertainment for the PlayStation's Japanese launch lineup. A sequel, Crime Crackers 2, was released in 1997.
| Crime Crackers | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Masato Kanamono | |
| Developer(s) | Media.Vision |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Producer(s) | Takashi Fukushima |
| Designer(s) | Akira Satou Toshiyuki Miyata Yukio Nagasaki |
| Programmer(s) | Michelle Ahiko Yuji Takahashi |
| Artist(s) | Akemi Isagawa Keiko Matsushita Yūichirō Suzuki |
| Composer(s) | Noriyuki Asakura |
| Series | Crime Crackers |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing, first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Crime Crackers is a first-person shooter with role-playing elements.[2]
Development and release
The music was composed by Noriyuki Asakura, who would gain notoriety through his work on the Rurouni Kenshin anime adaptation and the Tenchu series.[3][4]
It was re-released on PlayStation Network on October 24, 2007.
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Consoles + | 68%[5] |
| CVG | 53%[6] |
| Famitsu | 23/40[7] |
| Next Generation |   [2] |
| Electronic Entertainment | [8] |
Crime Crackers garnered mixed response from critics since its release, most of which reviewed it as an import title.[9][10][11] Next Generation wrote that "Crime Crackers may, in the future, find an audience with younger gamers who're looking for their first taste of role-playing adventure, but the game is unlikely to make a significant mark elsewhere."[2]
References
- "PlayStation Soft > 1994-1995" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- "Finals - PlayStation - Crime Crackers". Next Generation. No. 7. Imagine Media. July 1995. p. 64.
- "Interview: Inside The Music Of The Tenchu Series". Gamasutra. February 24, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- "Interviews: Noriyuki Asakura". RocketBaby. Archived from the original on 2002-01-09. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- Roure, Maxime (January 1995). "PlayStation Review (CD+): Crime Crackers". Consoles + (in French). No. 39. M.E.R.7. p. 134.
- "CVG Review (Tekno) - Crime Crackers (PlayStation)". Computer and Video Games. No. 159. EMAP. February 1995. p. 35.
- "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: クライムクラッカーズ (PS)". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 312. ASCII Corporation. December 9, 1994. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2021-06-05 at the Wayback Machine).
- Olafson, Peter (August 1995). "CD Console Games: Saturn and PlayStation Head for the Home - Crime Crackers". Electronic Entertainment. No. 20. Infotainment World. p. 75.
- "Stop Info: Les Premiers Jeux PlayStation - Crime Crackers". Player One (in French). No. 49. Média Système Édition. January 1995. p. 15.
- Phoenix, E. (June 1995). "Import Impressions - Crime Crackers -- Media Vision". Game Zero Magazine. Game Zero. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- Salmon, Mike (July 1995). "World View - Imports: PlayStation - Crime Crackers". Game Players. No. 73. Imagine Media. p. 86.