Become real po-lice with Interpol, now on the XBLA

by Xav de Matos { Jan 7th 2009 at 10:00AM }

If throughout the night you were dreaming of wielding a virtual magnifying glass to help solve fake crimes then Xbox Live has made your wishes come true. Today on the Arcade, dream makers at TikGames have released Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos, which is entirely too cool a name for the game it's attached to. Clocking in at 135MB, Interpol is basically an eyesight test that up to four people can play online. Players are given a list of items and using an over-sized magnifying glass they pick them out of a static HD screen shot.

You know, let's not poo-poo this one right out of the gate. Apparently the series is quite popular on PC and does offer a nice relaxing change of pace ... for 800MS points. Plus, where else can you play as an internationally respected agent who solves crimes by standing 30 yards away from a scene holding a giant magnifying glass? You know, like real po-lice.

Click here to download the free trial of Interpol

Tags: interpol, the-wire, tikgames, xbla, xbox-live-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

joeybeast @ Jan 7th 2009 10:16AM

I keep thinking it's the band Interpol for Rock Band.

RockerAnimeFreak @ Jan 7th 2009 10:18AM

Interpol-antics? fly me to the moon!

Studley @ Jan 7th 2009 10:41AM

Intriguing, will certainly download the trial (although I'll wait for the XBLA In Brief review first!)

And, yay for The Wire. :)

helghast102 @ Jan 7th 2009 11:01AM

the pic says "trail of dr chaos", article says "trial".just pointing that out

Kevin @ Jan 7th 2009 11:30AM

Don't knock it till you've tried it. Just sayin'.

Xav de Matos @ Jan 7th 2009 11:57AM

I have. I am.

Tyrone Rugen @ Jan 7th 2009 2:16PM

@Xav: Ah, Far Cry 2, the game that lets you treat malaria with a magic pill. You know, like real medicine.

I want to tell you to editorialize less, or that if this game doesn't appeal to you maybe someone else should have reported it (operative word: report), or that not all games are for "us" (hardcore, not-casual, whatever you want to call it), or that knocking one genre for not conforming to reality is a little preposterous given how few video games—in their purported strive for realism—actually do.

I'm not a big fan of search-and-find games, but the genre certainly does have its fans, and lots of them, and probably none of them appreciate being told implicitly that their choice is somehow a bad one.

Neuromancer @ Jan 7th 2009 3:43PM

I'm sorry, I missed the Far Cry 2/malaria pill relevance?

Xav de Matos @ Jan 7th 2009 4:25PM

Wait, in the post I wrote that we shouldn't crap on it because the series was popular. That was written after I reported it was available and cost 800MS Points. Did you miss that?

In the comments I wrote that I would knock it because I have tried it.

Two very different things.

Tyrone Rugen @ Jan 7th 2009 8:21PM

@Xav: Yes, I read that, but I felt that your writing was dismissive of the game's worth--and thereby its fans' taste--nonetheless: "help solve fake crimes", "basically an eyesight test", "You know, like real po-lice".

cosmic @ Jan 7th 2009 1:53PM

Hey! I found Waldo!

Fafhrdd @ Jan 7th 2009 2:52PM

I completely agree with Tyrone Rugen. Just because someone does not lik it does not mean the game needs to be bashed like that.

Me personally would not buy this game, I am more into the hardcore gaming... however my wife will end up getting this because she likes these types of games and more then likely as long as its an easy 200 points I will finish it off as well..... I have done WAY worse for 200 points :)