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Legal Crime

It's the Roaring Twenties in Chicago: Build a crime empire, gain political and economic control over the whole city, and crush other gangs via cleverly timed attacks and legal bills. Strategize in real time…

15 September 1997

Legal Crime is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Byte Enchanters, released 15 September 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Legal Crime is

Legal Crime is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Byte Enchanters and released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It's the Roaring Twenties in Chicago: Build a crime empire, gain political and economic control over the whole city, and crush other gangs via cleverly timed attacks and legal bills. Strategize in real time over the Internet.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Legal Crime launched on 15 September 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.

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When did Legal Crime come out?
Legal Crime was released on 15 September 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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