J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues is the Playstation & Saturn version (released only in Japan) of the MSDOS & PC Engine CD game called J.B. Harold Murder Club that is a murder mystery adventure game for the DOS and the TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM (TurboDuo) by NEC. The CD-ROM version featured still photographs, text and audio voices and the option to select the language; (English or Japanese).
Story & Gameplay:
A horrible murder has taken place in the sleepy little town of Liberty. Bill Robbins, a wealthy man known for his wild womanizing ways is the victim and, list of possible suspects keeps growing. As J.B. Harold you must figure out the who, what, where and why of the case. To solve the mystery you will need to travel to various locations, interview people and search for clues. (Video Games and Computer Entertainment. July 1991. Pg. 44).
J.B Harold Murder Club is the fourth in a Japanese franchise of murder mystery adventure games, "Kiss of Murder", "Manhattan Requiem", and "D.C. Connection", but is the first to be released in the United States. Two sequels were also produced.
Following Murder Club, this is another detective story about the fearless private investigator J.B. Harold. This time, an unknown woman in a red dress was murdered in Chicago. A female detective who began investigating the murder was killed as well, and this time the killer made it look like a suicide. J.B. Harold arrives at Chicago and has now to work together with the local police and to solve the mystery.
J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues is an interactive movie. Most of the player's time is spent watching movie footage (with real actors and scenery). At certain points, the movie freezes, and the player is presented with a screen with two or more choices. Each choice advances the clock, so it is necessary to plan well in order not to run out of time and to successfully solve the case.
Manufacturer's description:
Criminal "J · B · Harold" working to challenge the real mystery adventure happened to murder mysteries set in the city. The real mystery is expanded based on a real reality, introduce a real advance over time for each investigation. Interpretation to find the real culprits within four days ??? mysterious complex interwoven relationships.
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Prerendered graphics
- Detective, Police, Mystery & Murder themes.
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