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System:
Nintendo NES
Publisher:
Bandai America
Developer:
Realtime Associates
UPC: 45557072704

Released: 1-01-90
Players: 1

Game Genre:
Action
Game Perspective:
Platform, Side-Scrolling, Top-Down
Genre Sport:
Comics, Detective / Mystery, Puzzle-SolvingComics, Detective / Mystery, Puzzle-Solving
Genre Non-Sport:
Comics, Detective / Mystery, Puzzle-SolvingComics, Detective / Mystery, Puzzle-Solving
Game Misc:
Licensed TitleLicensed Title

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Dick Tracy

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Rating: 6.6
(23 votes)
Plays: 1,828
M:99%
F:1%
Filesize: 84kb

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Dick Tracy Featured Review

Dick Tracy Review by: NovemberJoy - 5/10

Tracy, you're off the case!
Dick Tracy is probably best known for its comic, which is one of the longest-running comics in American history, and for the live-action film released in 1990. The film did a great job translating the kind of action and mystery seen in the comic strip to the big screen, and it received a relatively positive reception from critics and consumers alike. The comic strip took an interesting angle that wasn't seen very often in the comic books of the time, and it's still running even to this day. But, like every other popular film of its time, Dick Tracy had to be turned into a Nintendo game. How well did they do?

To start with, the graphics clearly had a lot of effort put into them. They're dark and stylish, and make excellent use of the limited NES color palette. Every location has its own individual look to it, which helps to make each location feel like an actual location instead of a bland backdrop. If you enter a nightclub, there'll be a lot of bars and barstools, as well as chairs in the background, and a garage will have a lot of vehicles in the background that can be used as platforms.

The sound, on the other hand, didn't see as much attention as the graphics. The songs fit perfectly to their respective situations, and are great to listen to...until you realize that they're the only songs in the game. There's only one song for fighting, one song for driving around the streets of the city, one song for the police station, etcetera. It gets a bit tiring to hear the exact same song for every combat section, no matter how fitting it is to the situation. The sound effects are decent, but nothing to write home about - everything sounds just like it should, and nothing more.

The first problem comes as soon as you leave the first police station. The driving feels awkward, and the car shares the same life bar as Tracy himself, which doesn't make much sense. You have to constantly be on the watch for snipers on the rooftops, which are tiny, indistinct objects on the roofs of buildings. The first time you see them, you probably won't realize they're supposed to be enemies! They do a great job of draining your life really quickly unless you get out of the car and shoot them, which is a chore because of their tiny size. The snipers were honestly a useless addition to the game.

The sidescrolling isn't the greatest, either. You have two options for most encounters in the game: punching or shooting. There isn't much variety in weaponry, and the game limits you even more by draining a large amount of life if you ever shoot someone who isn't armed. The game also focuses on platforming, which is awkward to do because of the stiff jumping controls.

For the most part, the case-solving is well-done, but there's a few issues that I had. I really didn't like that the game sometimes makes you repeat entire areas to be able to arrest the culprits of each case. The car chases, which are required to progress, are guaranteed to make you take damage, especially if you didn't make sure to clear out all the nearby snipers first. Some of the cases also expect you to do completely off-the-wall things that you'd never think of doing otherwise, like exploring an out-of-the-way pier to find a hypnotism booklet.

There's also some issues with Tracy's notepad. It's there so that you can check the clues you've collected up to that point, in case the clue contains some information that you missed, but it doesn't record everything that it should. If you interrogate a criminal, you'd better remember what they tell you, because Tracy doesn't think to write it down in his notepad, and you need that information to continue.

Now, with the snipers and gunfights draining your life, is there a way to restore it? Yes, there is, but it just showcases the boneheaded design decisions even more. You can find first aid, in the form of a heart, in some areas of the game, although it's rare. Question is, how do you use the first aid? You can't use it with B like the rest of the items in the game, so what do you do? Hold B and push Select! Now how would you guess that? Not only is it difficult to guess, but it's incredibly awkward to do in the middle of a gunfight!

Now, the clues are there to lead you in the direction of the culprit of each case, and they tend to do a decent job of doing that...but this game wants you to be as thorough as possible for no good reason. You have to make sure to get EVERY clue, or else you won't be allowed to arrest the culprit, no matter what evidence you have. Even if you have a bunch of evidence that proves that the culprit is the only one who could possibly have done it, you'll be rejected and told to collect more evidence.

This game gets really hard really fast. After the first three levels, the difficulty spikes upwards like you wouldn't believe. The cases become a bit more cryptic, and the gunfights become far more difficult, with most enemies either having machine guns or incredible speed that you can't get away from. At the same time, you only have one life, and it's game over as soon as Tracy dies. You can use a password to start from the beginning of a case, but you won't have any of the items you need to survive. Despite all that, the final boss is a complete disappointment whose only difference from the average thug is that he takes 20 shots to kill.

Overall, Dick Tracy represents a lot of wasted potential. It could've been a hidden gem on the NES, with its emphasis on crime-solving along with crime-fighting, but its numerous issues prevent it from being one of the NES greats. With the annoying snipers, Tracy's faulty memory, the pickiness of the game when it comes to evidence, and many other issues, I can't really recommend this one to the average player. Don't go for this one unless you really like sidescrollers and crime-solving gameplay similar to L.A. Noire. The AVGN reviewed this game, and I agree with him that it's really not worth your time.

Final Rating - 5 annoying snipers out of 10
  Graphics 7   Sound 5   Addictive 6   Depth 7   Story 6   Difficulty 10

Dick Tracy Game Description

You play as square-jawed detective Dick Tracy as he tries to solve five different crimes that vary in difficulty. This game is mostly a platform game with some overhead driving to get to the different buildings in search of clues.There are five different weapons in the game: hand gun, tommy gun, super punch, tear gas and Tracy's plain fists. There are also medical kits that can be found. Enemies can be armed or unarmed. If Tracy shoots an unarmed thug, he loses health.The main goal of the game is to collect five clues; enough to be able to arrest the culprit. Clues are scattered all over town in various buildings, usually full of Tracy-hating thugs. You start by viewing the mug shots of known criminals, going to there last whereabouts and interrogating them.

Dick Tracy Reviews

Overall 6.6    Graphics 6    Sound 4    Addictive 3.5    Story 5.5    Depth 5    Difficulty 10


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Tracy, you're off the case!   NovemberJoy
Dick Tracy is probably best known for its comic, which is one of the longest-running comics in Ameri...
  Graphics 7   Sound 5   Addictive 6   Story 6   Depth 7   Difficulty 10

      Review Rating: 4.3/5     Submitted: 05-07-16     Review Replies: 1

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A second life wasn't an option?   totaldramaman2
Oh crap, not THIS game. This is one of the worst games I've ever played. With a name like Dick Tracy...
  Graphics 5   Sound 3   Addictive 1   Story 5   Depth 3   Difficulty 10

      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 10-31-11     Updated: 10-31-11     Review Replies: 3

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Jordanv78 12-15-15 - 03:53 PM
 I should do a stream of this game soon and see how long it takes to get RAGED lol
MechaMento 01-02-14 - 07:32 AM
 Those Dam Snipers!!
Dahaka 06-28-13 - 12:10 PM
 Ah!, the childhood.
Jangfei 06-15-13 - 12:06 PM
 The game is not that hard once you know how to play it. The hearts are first aids than can be used pressing select + b and they respawn. The snipers can be killed if u get out of the car when u see them
godzillaguy2000 06-06-13 - 03:51 PM
 @Ultra Wario Most of us do have appreciation for classic games, just not this pile of crap.
bluecat2012 02-03-13 - 03:11 PM
 This game=yolo
ryansworld66 07-28-12 - 12:48 PM
 WHY ARE THERE NO CONTINUES?!
Ultra Wario 09-02-11 - 12:39 AM
 Press the select button.
tru3gam3r 08-26-11 - 06:24 PM
 how do u get out of the car?
Ultra Wario 03-14-11 - 02:55 PM
 Wow. No appreciation for classic games.
captainp 04-03-10 - 12:05 PM
 what do you do when the chief say that you have the assignment? do u just wait?
nes gamer55 10-04-09 - 07:02 AM
 the game sucks
yoshi1098 07-21-09 - 07:29 PM
 how can someone beat this game when you got hit by the snipers

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