Software:Super Chase: Criminal Termination

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 let players to drive the car from a first-person view, and have different vehicles available to drive. Nancy, the dispatcher from Chase H.Q. returns, this time, on a video screen inside the car before the start of the stage on a video screen inside her car.

Stages

1. Beverly Hills, California - A gang of drug heads are fleeing after trashing and robbing a jewelry store and must be stopped.
   Player vehicle: Red Porsche 928
   Enemy vehicle: Blue Buick Skylark convertible

1. 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.
   Player vehicle: Red Jeep Wrangler Renegade
   Enemy vehicles: Sikorsky S-70 helicopter, green Jeep Wrangler Sahara

1. New York City - The Gangrene Gang has robbed a wealthy man and held his girlfriend for ransom. They are fleeing on a suburban highway.
   Player vehicle: Red Porsche 928
   Enemy vehicles: Harley-Davidson Fat Boy, Red Buick Skylark convertible, Purple 1970s Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

1. Texas - A multi-vehicle drug running convoy has crashed through the border.
   Player vehicles: Red Porsche 928, Yellow Kenworth tractor-trailer
   Enemy vehicle: Blue Kenworth tractor-trailer

1. Chicago - The serial killer Arnold is escaping towards the suburbs of Chicago after shooting some guards for a politician in an unknown vehicle!
   Player vehicle: Red Porsche 928
   Enemy vehicle: Dark Grey Porsche 928

Differences with the prototype

The prototype version of Super Chase features several differences from the final version released in arcades. Some differences include:

• The introduction features Nancy summarizing the first assignment before being cut off to the scene where Tony Gibson (the player) shifts into gear. In addition to this, there is no text that summarizes the car and the player's goal. Finally, the intro doesn't have the transition effects seen in the final version of Super Chase.
• The order of the stages are switched. After the player beats the Beverly Hills stage, the player immediately goes to Texas, New Orleans, and then finally New York.
• The main theme used in the entire game is an updated version of Chase H.Q.'s main pursuit theme from the original game.
• At the end of Stage 4, the game ends.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Super Chase: Criminal Termination on their April 15, 1993 issue as being the third most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month. In North America, Play Meter listed Super Chase to be the eighteenth most-popular arcade game at the time.

References

• Arcade history: Super Chase - Criminal Termination