Super Chase: Criminal Termination
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Super Chase: Criminal Termination is an arcade
racing game
, released in 1992 by Taito
. It is the third release in the Chase H.Q.
arcade series, and the sequel to Special Criminal Investigation.
While running on similar hardware as the prior two games, Super Chase differentiated itself by using an updated 68EC020 main CPU, and improved raster graphics.
It also was the first in the Chase H.Q. series to have the protagonist command the car from a first-person view, and have different vehicles available to drive. Nancy, the dispatcher from Chase H.Q. and SCI returns, this time, on a videoscreen inside the car before the start of the stage.
- A gang of bank robbers are fleeing and must be stopped.
Protagonist vehicle: Red Porsche 928
Enemy vehicle: Blue Dodge Charger
convertible
2. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Terrorists have set off a bomb, blowing up a house. Sources have revealed to Nancy the location of the hideout, and it's up to the player to pursue the leader.
Protagonist vehicle: Red Jeep Wrangler Renegade
Enemy vehicles: Sikorsky S-70
helicopter, green Jeep Wrangler Sahara
3. New York City
- The Gangrene Gang has robbed a wealthy man and held his girlfriend for ransom. They are fleeing on a suburban highway.
Protagonist vehicle: Red Porsche 928
Enemy vehicles: Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
, Red Dodge Charger
convertible, Purple 1970s Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
4. Texas
- A multi-vehicle drug running convoy has crashed through the border.
Protagonist vehicles: Red Porsche 928
, Yellow Kenworth
tractor-trailer
Enemy vehicle: Blue Peterbilt
tractor-trailer
5. Chicago
- The serial killer Arnold is escaping towards the suburbs of Chicago in an unknown vehicle!
Protagonist vehicles: Red Porsche 928
Enemy vehicle: Black Porsche 928
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
racing game
Racing game
A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
, released in 1992 by Taito
Taito Corporation
The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix. Taito has their headquarters in the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, sharing the facility with its parent company....
. It is the third release in the Chase H.Q.
Chase H.Q.
is an arcade racing game, released in 1988 by Taito. The player assumes the role of a police officer named Tony Gibson, member of the "Chase Special Investigation Department." Along with his partner, Raymond Broady, he must stop fleeing criminals in high-speed pursuits.The game was well received in...
arcade series, and the sequel to Special Criminal Investigation.
While running on similar hardware as the prior two games, Super Chase differentiated itself by using an updated 68EC020 main CPU, and improved raster graphics.
It also was the first in the Chase H.Q. series to have the protagonist command the car from a first-person view, and have different vehicles available to drive. Nancy, the dispatcher from Chase H.Q. and SCI returns, this time, on a videoscreen inside the car before the start of the stage.
Stages
1. Beverly Hills, CaliforniaBeverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
- A gang of bank robbers are fleeing and must be stopped.
Protagonist vehicle: Red Porsche 928
Porsche 928
The Porsche 928 was a sports-GT car sold by Porsche AG of Germany from 1978 to 1995. Originally intended to replace the company's iconic 911, the 928 attempted to combine the power, poise, and handling of a sports car with the refinement, comfort, and equipment of a luxury sedan to create what some...
Enemy vehicle: Blue Dodge Charger
Dodge Charger
The Dodge Charger is an American automobile manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler. There have been several different Dodge vehicles, built on three different platforms and sizes, all bearing the Charger nameplate...
convertible
2. New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
- Terrorists have set off a bomb, blowing up a house. Sources have revealed to Nancy the location of the hideout, and it's up to the player to pursue the leader.
Protagonist vehicle: Red Jeep Wrangler Renegade
Jeep Wrangler
The Jeep Wrangler is a subcompact four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle and an off-road vehicle manufactured by American automaker Chrysler, under its Jeep marque – and now in its fourth generation. It is a successor to the famous World War II 'Jeep' vehicle by way of the Willys civilian...
Enemy vehicles: Sikorsky S-70
Sikorsky S-70
The Sikorsky S-70 is a medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was developed for the U.S. Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Blackhawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service...
helicopter, green Jeep Wrangler Sahara
Jeep Wrangler
The Jeep Wrangler is a subcompact four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle and an off-road vehicle manufactured by American automaker Chrysler, under its Jeep marque – and now in its fourth generation. It is a successor to the famous World War II 'Jeep' vehicle by way of the Willys civilian...
3. New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
- The Gangrene Gang has robbed a wealthy man and held his girlfriend for ransom. They are fleeing on a suburban highway.
Protagonist vehicle: Red Porsche 928
Porsche 928
The Porsche 928 was a sports-GT car sold by Porsche AG of Germany from 1978 to 1995. Originally intended to replace the company's iconic 911, the 928 attempted to combine the power, poise, and handling of a sports car with the refinement, comfort, and equipment of a luxury sedan to create what some...
Enemy vehicles: Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
, Red Dodge Charger
Dodge Charger
The Dodge Charger is an American automobile manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler. There have been several different Dodge vehicles, built on three different platforms and sizes, all bearing the Charger nameplate...
convertible, Purple 1970s Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
4. Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
- A multi-vehicle drug running convoy has crashed through the border.
Protagonist vehicles: Red Porsche 928
Porsche 928
The Porsche 928 was a sports-GT car sold by Porsche AG of Germany from 1978 to 1995. Originally intended to replace the company's iconic 911, the 928 attempted to combine the power, poise, and handling of a sports car with the refinement, comfort, and equipment of a luxury sedan to create what some...
, Yellow Kenworth
Kenworth
Kenworth is an American manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb of Seattle. It is a subsidiary of PACCAR, and is also a former manufacturer of transit buses and school buses.-History:...
tractor-trailer
Enemy vehicle: Blue Peterbilt
Peterbilt
Peterbilt Motors Company is an American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty Class 5 through Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1939 Peterbilt operates manufacturing facilities in Denton, Texas , and Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec...
tractor-trailer
5. Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- The serial killer Arnold is escaping towards the suburbs of Chicago in an unknown vehicle!
Protagonist vehicles: Red Porsche 928
Porsche 928
The Porsche 928 was a sports-GT car sold by Porsche AG of Germany from 1978 to 1995. Originally intended to replace the company's iconic 911, the 928 attempted to combine the power, poise, and handling of a sports car with the refinement, comfort, and equipment of a luxury sedan to create what some...
Enemy vehicle: Black Porsche 928
Porsche 928
The Porsche 928 was a sports-GT car sold by Porsche AG of Germany from 1978 to 1995. Originally intended to replace the company's iconic 911, the 928 attempted to combine the power, poise, and handling of a sports car with the refinement, comfort, and equipment of a luxury sedan to create what some...