==================================================================== The FAQ/WALKTHROUGH for SPECIAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, v0.9 Based on the Sega Master System version Written and maintained by Torro (aka SubSane) Last Updated October 5, 2004 ==================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Game Details 1.2 Story 2.0 BASICS 2.1 Game Start 2.2 Status Screen 2.3 Controls 2.4 Items 2.5 Mission Brief 3.0 WALKTHROUGH 3.1 ST-1: Red Sports Car 3.2 ST-2: Station Wagon 3.3 ST-3: Bob Black's Limousine 3.4 ST-4: Stolen Patrol Wagon 3.5 ST-5: Mr. Raymond's Convoy 3.6 ST-6: Rush to the Warehouse! 4.0 CODES & SECRETS 5.0 LEGAL / MISC. 5.1 Version History 5.2 Guide Credits 5.3 Contact Information 5.4 Legal Stuff ==================================================================== ===== 1.0 INTRODUCTION ============================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1 Game Details -------------------------------------------------------------------- Developed and released by Taito Corporation in 1992. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 Story -------------------------------------------------------------------- You are a part of Special Criminal Investigation (SCI); a police force dedicated to solving the most difficult and dangerous cases. With your trusty sports car (packin' a T-bar roof, V6 DOHC 3000CCs, and a twin turbo engine), and the best headquarters in the world, you must rush to the scene and track down criminals before they can commit more heinous crimes. Get to it, SCI! ==================================================================== ===== 2.0 BASICS =================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Game Start -------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Start Button ================== Start the game. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.2 Status Screen -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCORE ===== You get points for destroying enemies, driving, and beating stages within the time limits. TURBO TACHO =========== You get three turbos per stage, and they become really useful when you're getting close to the time limit. Save the turbos for the end of the stage. TIME ==== The remaining time in the stage. DISTANCE ======== The remaining distance between you and the target. DAMAGE ====== The amount of damage you've inflicted on your target. SPEED ===== The bar on the left is the speed bar. It'll rise as you gain speed. The km/h on the right shows exactly how many kilometers per hour you're going. ST-X ===== The stage you're in. X represents the stage number. SHOT ===== The number of special shots you have. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3 Controls -------------------------------------------------------------------- Command | Action | Other ---------------------------------------------------------------- Start | Pause | Select Left | Move left | - Right | Move right | - Up | Accelerate | - Down | Brake | - 1 button | Shoot | - 2 button | Turbo boost | Select -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4 Power Ups -------------------------------------------------------------------- Item | Purpose ---------------------------------------------------------------- Rocket launcher | 5 shots, dropped by a helicopter -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5 Mission Brief -------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the main screen before each stage. The blonde chick will describe your target and where to find him. ==================================================================== ===== 3.0 WALKTHROUGH ============================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 ST-1: Red Sports Car -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission Brief: A sports car with one of the missing girls aboard is fleeing toward the suburbs. Get moving. Over. ============== You heard the lady, get moving! Hold up and take off as soon as the stage begins. Honestly, this first stage is easy. Never let go of the Up button, and shoot any vehicles that get in the way. There aren't any difficult turns, but I suggest staying away from the edges and any dirt and grass. When you reach the fork in the path, stick to the right side. Use a boost when you reach the second tunnel, and another one if the time is nearly ended. Use the 5 rockets you got from the helicopter to damage the target car at the end, then keep shooting with normal shots to finish it off. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2 ST-2: Station Wagon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission Brief: A station wagon has been spotted on the coast line free-way with a girl aboard. She could be the missing Joyce. Get on it immediately. Over. ============== Start up and accelerate. The stage starts off pretty slowly, so just ride along at full speed and shoot any cars that get in the way. You'll eventually come across a section of freeway with ocean on the side. DO NOT get near the water or you may fall in and waste valuable time. Start weaving left and right when the first helicopter appears, as that one will drop bombs from above. The second helicopter will give you 5 rockets. Go ahead and use a turbo right after the first ocean part, then keep along and shoot any cars until you reach the red station wagon. This guy is actually pretty good at dodging, so stay on his tail and keep firing. Be careful when going near the water. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.3 ST-3: Bob Black's Limousine -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission Brief: Bob Black, the syndicate gang boss, is in a limousine speeding toward the mountain area. Get him. Over. ============== Speed off and start by avoiding the landslide barriers. There won't be that many before you reach the first tunnel, which won't have any obstacles. Drive on for a while after that and shoot all cars that pop up. There won't be much for a while. Eventually a lot of blue cars will appear right after the helicopter, but I suggest you avoid them and save your rockets. Use a turbo right after the sea of blue cars and avoid the huge vans up ahead, and use another turbo if time is running low. Start shooting the limousine when it appears and be careful as you drive over the water-covered road. The barriers won't hold you up too much, but the rocks and poles along the side of the road can seriously trip you up. Stay in the middle as much as possible and keep shooting the limo until damage is maxed out. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.4 ST-4: Stolen Patrol Wagon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission Brief: A patrol wagon with Bob Black aboard has been stolen by an unknown perpetrator. You may use the shotgun now. Over. ============== Start by avoiding the barrels and shooting any cars that get in the way. Drive along until the buses start to appear. Drive around them, even if you have to drive over dirt, or you'll be seriously delayed. Shoot through the vehicles in the tunnel and keep speeding along. Use two turbos after the tunnel and shoot all vehicles along the way, which will be mostly weak vehicles. Keep driving along and save your rockets through the second tunnel. Use a final turbo to reach the blue patrol wagon, and start shooting! There will be some brown-colored hills along the way, but all they do is make you jump into the air. Just aim for the road and keep shooting until you take out the wagon. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.5 ST-5: Mr. Raymond's Convoy -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission Brief: Tony Raymond is fleeing with his convoy toward the desert. Bring him to justice. Over. ============== Drive along any cars that appear, though there won't be many. Take the road on the right side when it splits and keep driving until the helicopter drops off some rockets. Soon after this you'll come across a large truck. Start shooting the truck and be careful when you zig-zag across the two roads, because hitting the poles in the middle will cause you to slow down. Time your zig-zagging and keep shooting and eventually the road will join up again. The truck will disappear, and in it's place will appear a helicopter of doom! This thing doesn't really shoot, but it will fly away every few seconds. This means you need to shoot the chopper as many times as possible when it approaches. Keep shooting QUICKLY in order to beat the stage before time runs out. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.6 ST-6: Rush to the Warehouse! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission Brief: The girl is hidden in a warehouse somewhere in the suburbs. Find her and save her! ============== SPEED! This part is just a mad rush towards the warehouse at the end, so hit your turbo and do your best not to bump into any of the cacti scattered on the side of the road. Take the turns by starting on the inside of the curve or going AROUND the cactus, even if you have to cut across the sand. --- If you reached the warehouse you just beat the game. Great job, SCI! ==================================================================== ===== 4.0 CODES & SECRETS ========================================== Sorry folks, I got nothin'. Feel free to e-mail a brother with any cool secrets or codes. ==================================================================== ===== 5.0 LEGAL / MISC. ============================================ -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.1 Version History -------------------------------------------------------------------- October 5th: Version 0.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - SCI is in the bag. Score! -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.2 Guide Credits -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to... 1. Taito Corporation and Sega for creating the game. 2. Wilson Lau, whose Bart vs. the Space Mutants guide inspired me to write video game guides. 3. Masamune3 and the rest of the SMS-lovin' cats. Good shtuff. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.3 Contact Information -------------------------------------------------------------------- The address is: darksub01(at)yahoo(dot)com The issue of too many e-mails isn't a problem, so I'll most likely respond to any questions (for now). But, I do delete e-mails without a subject. Put 'Special Criminal Investigation FAQ' or something similar in the subject line. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.4 Legal Stuff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. "Special Criminal Investigation" is copyright © 1992 Taito Corporation. 2. This guide copyright © 2004 Torro (AKA SubSane). This guide may be distributed freely as long as it remains in it's ORIGINAL and UNALTERED form. It is only for private use and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes. If I should discover that this guide has been altered in any way and is being displayed publicly, I reserve the right to have the guide removed from that location. 3. The following sites will always have the latest version: GameFAQs: http://www.gamefaqs.com IGN FAQs: http://faqs.ign.com