Police Quest III: The Kindred (PC/DOS) 1991, Sierra On Line
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- Police Quest III: The Kindred (also known simply as Police Quest 3) is an adventure game produced by Jim Walls for Sierra On-Line, and released in 1991. It is the sequel to Police Quest II: The Vengeance and is part of the Police Quest series.
Police Quest III uses a point and click interface common to adventure games of the time. The mouse is used to select and interact with objects from the game world and the player's inventory, as well as to direct the player character around the various environments. For the most part the player is able to take their time in examining clues and solving puzzles, though there are also several time sensitive combat situations, in which the player must quickly access and use their side arm to shoot a suspect before being shot first. The game also features a manual driving minigame whenever the player travels from one location to another; it is similar to that found in the original Police Quest, though the interface has been simplified and streamlined. In order to complete the driving sequences, the player must refer to a printed map which was packaged with the game, a gameplay element which was intended as a form of copy protection. There are also several points in the game in which, after arresting a suspect, a five digit "offense code" must be given correctly; they are only available from the game's physical manual.
Sonny Bonds, the protagonist of the previous two games, returns to Lytton with his new wife, Marie. While she takes work in the local shopping mall, Bonds resumes work in the Lytton Police Department as a newly promoted Sergeant. On his first day, while handling traffic duty and dealing with a mentally disturbed man, Bonds becomes concerned over the actions of Pat Morales - a female police officer in the department who has received complaints over her behaviour and attitude. Shortly before his day is over, Bonds is dispatched to the mall, and is horrified to find that Marie had been stabbed during an assault. Despite surviving, his wife falls into a coma. Distraught and angered, Bonds vows to bring her attacker to justice, and finds a few pieces of evidence to help him.