Metropolis Crimes

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Metropolis Crimes casts you as Red Johnson a hardboiled detective navigating a seedy city riddled with corruption. Solve four cases by poking through crime scenes swapping between puzzle solving and witness interrogations. Use the DS touchscreen to examine objects and piece together evidence while dialogue choices shape the investigation. The point and click interface adapts to the hardware letting you zoom in on details or sort through case files on the go. The game leans into its visual novel roots with branching storylines and multiple endings based on your decisions. Puzzle mechanics vary from straightforward object searches to logic based challenges though some require precise touchscreen inputs. With a 72% critic score on Metacritic it connects most strongly with players who enjoy methodical detective work over action driven narratives. The 15 hour runtime offers solid value for casual mystery fans looking for a portable case to crack.