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Apple Games has posted a new feature article, this one examining CSI: Hard Evidence, a new mystery solving game based on the popular TV series. In Hard Evidence players must use forensics and interrogation techniques to get to the bottom of five cases. Apple Games' article includes an overview of the game's features as well as a history of the TV franchise, a list of the unsolved cases in the game, and directions for unlocking every case.

Your initial fieldwork yields clues that point you in a general direction. Start talking to witnesses and possible suspects as you piece together the puzzle, obtaining search and questioning warrants as necessary. You’ll likely need to return to the lab and garage several times as you collect more evidence and build a case. Eventually, the connections you create will enable you to ask Captain Brass for an arrest warrant. Just make sure you nab the right suspect.

At the conclusion of a case, supervisor Gil Grissom presents an evaluation of your work and gives you a rank. To deserve the title of Master Investigator, you must earn all Thoroughness Points awarded for completely searching all locations, collect all evidence, and never ask your partner for hints. You must also collect all of the insects hidden throughout a case’s locations; Grissom is an avid entomologist and appreciates the specimens.

As you progress through the game, you’ll unlock a variety of bonus items, including trailers, character concepts, and storyboards for the game. If you complete all five cases with a Master Investigator ranking, you’ll unlock a blackjack game, which is prefect for relaxing after unraveling those convoluted Sin City mysteries.

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