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'''Police Quest IV: Open Season''' was the fourth game in the [[Police Quest series]]. It was the first game by ex-LAPD police chief Daryl F. Gates, who would act as the principal consultant for the SWAT series. Rather than focusing on Sonny Bonds from fictional Lytton, CA, Police Quest IV follows a Los Angeles police homicide detective named John Carey. He has to investigate a series of murders which seem to be completely random and not connected to each other. | '''Police Quest IV: Open Season''' was the fourth game in the [[Police Quest series]]. It was the first game by ex-LAPD police chief Daryl F. Gates, who would act as the principal consultant for the SWAT series. Rather than focusing on Sonny Bonds from fictional Lytton, CA, Police Quest IV follows a Los Angeles police homicide detective named John Carey. He has to investigate a series of murders which seem to be completely random and not connected to each other. | ||
==Simultaneous speech and subtitles== | |||
Certain CD versions of Sierra SCI games had both speech and text resources. In ScummVM, it is possible to enjoy a combined mode, where both speech and text are shown at the same time. | |||
Either speech only or text only can be selected from the game's settings dialog. Only ScummVM's audio options can be used to enable text and speech mode. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Quest:_Open_Season Wikipedia article on the Police Quest: Open Season series] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Quest:_Open_Season Wikipedia article on the Police Quest: Open Season series] | ||
Revision as of 07:19, 24 January 2021
| Police Quest IV: Open Season | ||
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| First release | 1993 | |
| Also known as | Police Quest 4 PQ4 | |
| Developed by | Sierra | |
| Published by | Sierra | |
| Distributed by | (unknown) | |
| Platforms | MS-DOS, Macintosh | |
| Resolution | 320x200 or 640x480, 256 colors | |
| Engine | SCI | |
| Support | Since ScummVM 2.0.0 | |
| Available for Purchase |
Yes | |
Police Quest IV: Open Season was the fourth game in the Police Quest series. It was the first game by ex-LAPD police chief Daryl F. Gates, who would act as the principal consultant for the SWAT series. Rather than focusing on Sonny Bonds from fictional Lytton, CA, Police Quest IV follows a Los Angeles police homicide detective named John Carey. He has to investigate a series of murders which seem to be completely random and not connected to each other.
Simultaneous speech and subtitles
Certain CD versions of Sierra SCI games had both speech and text resources. In ScummVM, it is possible to enjoy a combined mode, where both speech and text are shown at the same time.
Either speech only or text only can be selected from the game's settings dialog. Only ScummVM's audio options can be used to enable text and speech mode.