aren't point-n-clickers dead?

User Rating: 6 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Dark Motives PC
i love watching csi. the game is kind of a letdown.

the screens are nice to look at, but the resolution leaves something to be desired. the sound is fantastic, and the eerie background music sets the tone. the original cast does all of the voice work, but they don't seem terribly enthusiastic about the project. well, either that, or the voice director was really crappy. plus, greg taunts you when you use the wrong piece of equipment.

navigation through the different modes/locations is kind of non-intuitive. finding clues is surprisingly difficult, and though the cursor changes when there is something of import to be seen, collecting the evidence isn't as easy as it would seem.

while you are able to go to the lab/crime scenes/pd at will, the gameplay is fairly linear in the order of evidence collection/processing leading to new locations/old locations, etc. i'm looking forward to a ps2 version that's less point-n-clicky.