Oldschool game: Crime Fighter

Crime Fighter is a game that was first released in 1993, made by German programmer Peter Steffen. The player controls a gangster who can walk through the city and commit various sorts of crime at different locations, including hotels, mansions, train stations and banks. The goal of the game is to be as successful as possible, since your rank will then increase until you are the boss of the underworld.

It is basically a mix of strategy, action and tactical role-playing game. Once you have reached a certain status you can hire other gangsters for your gang. They have different values of strength, intelligence etc. You can buy weapons as well as transportation vehicles for your characters.

The game can be played by up to four human players. There is also a mode that allows you to fight another gang.

Crime Fighter is definitely one of the best free games from the 1990s era. It can be played using the DOSbox emulator, and nowadays there is also a version for mobile phones. The official website is: https://www.pssoft.de/

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