Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1

K-A

6.3

1990-08-03

2018-07-03 12:52:30

Description:

Retrace the steps of Dick Tracy, the world famous comic strip detective, in this superb computer conversion of the blockbuster movie. Grab that famous hat and coat and hit the streets in search of Big Boy Caprice and his gang. Big Boy, Flattop, Pruneface and The Brow are at the Ritz planning their next assault on the city. Dick Tracy arrives at the Ritz only to find the gang has made a break for it. Track down the ugly mobsters to their various hideouts and brace yourself for the fight of your life!

NES version:

Bandai released their version of Dick Tracy in August 1990, which was developed by Realtime Associates. The game was loosely based on the comic strip, and not the movie. The objective is to solve several mysteries without accusing the wrong person or shooting too many unarmed villains.

Each level starts out with a case to solve and some possible clues. The player drives Tracy’s vehicle through the city, avoiding snipers and other cars, to various locations mentioned in the clues, where the action shifts to a side-scrolling adventure game. If the player goes to the right location, he will find, during the course of his side-scrolling fighting, a clue icon that provides additional clues for the case, or the player will be able to speak with a character from the comics who gives clues. There is one car chase in each level. Once the player has collected enough clues, he can drive to the location where the perpetrator is and arrest him. The game will end if Tracy’s energy meter is depleted, or if Tracy commits three abuses of power in one case, such as interrogating someone who was not involved or arresting someone without complete evidence.

• Side-scrolling mode

In the side-scrolling mode, Tracy can jump, duck, punch, shoot from his pistol, or collect more powerful weapons (with limited ammo). These include full-auto Tommy guns and tear gas, the latter of which eliminates all on-screen enemies. If the player shoots unarmed crooks, then some life energy is lost. The game provides two ways to restore health. One, if the player is down to half a life point, he can visit one of the police stations and recover an additional half-point. The second requires a ”first aid”, an icon found in some levels that looks like a heart and is used by pressing B and Select at the same time. The game is considered very difficult to win, but there is a password feature to help players continue at a later time, as the game does not have any extra lives or continues.

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Bandai

045557072704

1

United States

8-bit

Cartridge

1

Cardboard Box

~$12.34

2026-03-12

2018-07-03 12:52:30