Description:Sonny Bonds is a small town policeman who must fight against the rising tide of drugs in his city. The game is based on real police procedure and adheres carefully to following the rules of police work. Beginning as a patrol officer and working into detectives, Sonny will chase down the infamous Death Angel and put an end to his crimiSonny Bonds is a small town policeman who must fight against the rising tide of drugs in his city. The game is based on real police procedure and adheres carefully to following the rules of police work. Beginning as a patrol officer and working into detectives, Sonny will chase down the infamous Death Angel and put an end to his criminal underworld.
A typical Sierra parser game built with the popular AGI engine, Police Quest differs from the others release by the company in the realism of the setting and travelling, that is done by car, controlled by the player using a overhead view (instead of the cabbie of Leisure Suit Larry or walking around in Space Quest). Some sections of the game require the player to be efficient driving the car (as there are a fair number of chases, and traffic rules also apply to the player).... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Sierra Release date : 30 November 1987 EAN: 0020626312455 UPC: 020626312455
"Because I loved Larry games that much I also had to buy the Police Quest box, they didn't hit me as hard as Larry, but I still played quite alot of PQ 1.
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The Doctor added this to a list 1 year, 2 months ago
"1987: Designed by Jim Walls, the original Police Quest was the most realistic Sierra adventure game of the 80s, taking the adventure gamer thru actual proper police procedures."
"Series: 1987 - 1995
Wikipedia: Police Quest
Listal: Police Quest series
This police-themed adventure series from Sierra was designed by former cop Jim Walls and was praised for its story line and puzzles featuring proper police procedures. For many, this popular series died off after Police Quest 3 when Jim Walls left Sierra for unknown reasons and Daryl F. Gates took over the game series. Police Quest IV and and its sequel, Police Quest: SWAT, were failed experiments made during the short-liv"
Prelude added this to a list 5 years, 4 months ago
"Release: 1986
Genre: Police Adventure (AGI text parser)
Developer: Sierra / Jim Walls (former cop)
Fondest Memory: you got to drive around from scene to scene! (really revolutionary at its time)"
Prelude added this to a list 5 years, 5 months ago