Law & Order: Double or Nothing
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| Developer(s) | Legacy Interactive |
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| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer, online multiplayer |
Law & Order: Double or Nothing (also known as Law & Order II: Double or Nothing) is the second 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 2003, a year after the release of Law & Order: Dead on the Money.
Cast
- Law
- Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Player as Detective
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Order
- Player as Executive ADA
- Elizabeth Rohm as ADA Serena Southerlyn
- Victor Brandt as DA Douglas Wade
Plot
The game's plot revolves around the murder of a noted geneticist is his car on a city street. The player and Detective Briscoe investigate the crime and gather the evidence to make the arrest. Once accomplished, the player joines forces with ADA Serena Southerlyn and tries to crack a case that combines traditional desires with almost futuristic means. DA Douglas Wade, played by Victor Brandt, is a character created exclusively for the game who does not appear in the main show.[1]
Controversy
The game caused controversy in the United Kingdom after it was discovered that an in-game image depicting a fictional child abduction was in reality a genuine CCTV still of murdered toddler James Bulger being kidnapped by his killers. Because of this, the game's distributors withdrew it from the shelves for a short period of time. A spokesman for the game's developer, Legacy Interactive, said they were only made aware of the offending picture on June 17, 2007. "Obviously the game was out almost five years ago and this is the first time we knew anything about it otherwise we would never have put it out," the spokesman said. An update patch was later released, which removes the image of Bulger from the game for anyone with an offending copy.[2]
Critical reception
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Double or Nothing was met with average to mixed reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 69.45%,[3] while Metacritic gave it 74 out of 100.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386589/
- ↑ "Game pulled over Bulger complaint". BBC News. June 19, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Law & Order II: Double or Nothing for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Law & Order II: Double or Nothing for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ King, Tom (October 7, 2003). "Law & Order II review". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ Navarro, Alex (October 14, 2003). "Law & Order II: Double or Nothing Review". GameSpot. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ Rgerbino (October 7, 2003). "Law & Order II: Double or Nothing - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 3, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Law & Order II: Double or Nothing". PC Gamer UK. February 2004.
- ↑ Jackson, Jonah (February 25, 2004). "'Law & Order II: Double or Nothing' (PC) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on March 11, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2014.