Averted in the original though, where you had free, open-world-like control over your vehicle.You do have a map system in PQI VGA and PQIII, which does help a little. The problem is that it can get quite tedious and boring after a while, and it gets quite droning when you have to go back and forward on destinations. The problem isn't so much that it wasn't programmed well (though it could have been like PQII or a later game: PQIV, where you just have to type in or choose a destination, or PQI where you have greater control over your driving), and the music that accompanies the mechanic is quite good.Driving in the remake of the first game wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs either.In the end it's better to just drive at very low speed. Too often, you'll end up driving off road or missing your street/parking entrance. The map only gives your overall position and doesn't tell how close or far you are to a turn.
The rest of the screen is filled with a useless view of you driving, without the windshield. Your car is displayed inside a small square. Sound easy? At least until you realize you have no idea what's ahead of you. Each click either increase or decrease speed by 5 mph. To slow down, click at the rear of the car. To accelerate, click in front of the car. Scrappy Mechanic: Driving in Police Quest III.Failing to deal with the dog in one of the final areas of the game results in the dog jumping at your character, but instead of the sting, it plays fairly realistic sounds of a dog mauling your character and him screaming. Most of the game overs in 4 play a short musical sting as the screen turns red before the game over screen appears.The skull on the game over screen in the remake.Investigating the basement reveals an underground grave yard for babies! Naturally, they're more evil than the terrorists. Moral Event Horizon: There is one level in SWAT 4 that involves a cult.Ho Yay: Implied with Carey and Nobiles if you click the hand icon on Nobiles in certain screens.In PQ SWAT 2, he has done a much better job in following procedure, and even commands a SWAT unit in 4.
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In PQI VGA (this probably depends on the version), when you get into a car accident, the game informs you that you died, but instead of a game over, the game rewinds about a dozen seconds prior to the crash.A minor bug in the original game means it's possible to score 246 out of 245.That's pretty handy when about half the missions take place in wide open areas. In SWAT 2, training a terrorist to 100% rifle skill and having him kneel-fire will give him laser accuracy clear across the map.Selling the sidearms of your unused team members in SWAT 2 will solve all your financial problems.The below bug about selling off sidearms to make a profit became a different sort of humorous when the Los Angeles SWAT team got caught doing exactly that around 2010.The unpause option on the screen? The words: " Let's roll !" It doesn't seem like much until you happen to pause the game as you try to defeat the terrorists on the airplane. In PQ2 when you hit pause you get a screen saying that every cop needs a break now and then.Might be why the opening level to its FPS sequel is more or less an exact rehash of this one. Arresting the sniper and clearing the level without a shot fired and top marks is Easier Than Easy. Hands down the easiest level in the game, the most difficult part is trying to apprehend the woman who is with the sniper, or whether or not to authorize paying a ransom. Breather Level: After a tough training level in SWAT 2 and several call outs including one based on the North Hollywood shoot out your element is called out to a airport sniper.