Law & Order: Dead on the Money

Dead on the Money

Developer(s) Legacy Interactive
Publisher(s) Windows
Mac OS X
  • NA Aspyr Media
Platform(s) Windows, Mac OS X
Release date(s) Windows
  • NA September 24, 2002
  • EU November, 2002
Mac OS X
  • NA December 2003
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single player

Law & Order: Dead on the Money is the first in a series of computer games based on the popular television series Law & Order. The game was developed by Legacy Interactive and was first published in September 2002.

Cast

Law
Order

Plot

The game's plot revolves around the murder of a Wall Street stock broker who is murdered in Central Park whilst jogging. The player and Detective Briscoe then question a number of people related to the incident, including a park cleaner, coffee vendor, the broker's employer, her lawyer, daughter, and her associates. The player must assess who is the murderer and then take them to trial. The game, like the original format of the show, is separated into two parts. During the first half, the player assumes the part of Junior Detective, working as the partner of Lennie Briscoe, who is tasked with gathering enough evidence to make an arrest. During the second half, the player assumes the part of executive assistant district attorney, who is partnered with DA Serena Southerlyn, with the object of convincing a jury that the defendant is guilty.[2] DA Douglas Wade, played by Victor Brandt, is a character created exclusively for the game who does not appear in the main show.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings63.69%[3]
Metacritic70/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Adventure Gamers[5]
GameSpot6.5/10[6]
GameZone7.9/10[7]
IGN8/10[8]
PC Gamer (UK)37%[9]
PC Gamer (US)40%[10]
X-Play[11]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[12]

Dead on the Money was met with average to mixed reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 63.69%,[3] while Metacritic gave it 70 out of 100.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363760/
  2. ↑ http://www.gameboomers.com/wtcheats/pcLl/law_and_order.htm
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Law & Order: Dead on the Money for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Law & Order: Dead on the Money for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ King, Tom (November 21, 2002). "Law & Order: Dead on the Money review". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ Dulin, Ron (October 10, 2002). "Law & Order: Dead on the Money Review". GameSpot. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ Hollingshead, Anise (October 6, 2002). "Law & Order: Dead on the Money Review - PC". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ Komili, Onur (February 19, 2003). "Law & Order: Dead on the Money Review". IGN. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Law & Order: Dead on the Money". PC Gamer UK. 2003.
  10. ↑ "Law & Order: Dead on the Money". PC Gamer: 114. January 2003.
  11. ↑ Urbanek, AM (November 4, 2002). "'Law & Order: Dead on the Money' (PC) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  12. ↑ Brooks, Mark (October 4, 2002). "Law & Order: Dead On The Money Review". Entertainment Weekly (675-676): 158. Retrieved June 7, 2014.

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