6.8 /10 1 Votes
70% Metacritic Developer Legacy Interactive Mode Single-player video game | 6.5/10 GameSpot Initial release date 24 September 2002 Genre Adventure game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems Publishers Legacy Interactive, The Adventure Company, Aspyr Media, Akella Similar Legacy Interactive games, Adventure games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law & Order: Dead on the Money is the first in a series of video games based on the television series Law & Order. The game was developed by Legacy Interactive and was first published in September 2002.
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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. DA Douglas Wade, played by Victor Brandt, is a character created exclusively for the game who does not appear in the main show.
Reception
Dead on the Money received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
