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NCIS

For the first time ever, the world of the NCIS TV show comes to your living room in an all-new NCIS story arc written with the writers of the show. Work as the NCIS team to solve complex murder, espionage and…

57 28 October 2011

NCIS is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Shanghai, released 28 October 2011 on Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.

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What NCIS is

NCIS is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Shanghai and released in 2011. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

For the first time ever, the world of the NCIS TV show comes to your living room in an all-new NCIS story arc written with the writers of the show. Work as the NCIS team to solve complex murder, espionage and terrorist cases. Discover exciting connections between the four original cases as you crack each one, and work towards solving the overall investigation. Bond with your favorite NCIS characters and get first-hand experience with the group’s humor, personality quirks, and defining characteristics. Interact with the characters through layers of storyline and dialogue designed to make you an integral part of the cast’s compelling dynamic. Through a variety of mini-games: search crime…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

NCIS holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 11 points below the year average.

What it launched against

NCIS launched on 28 October 2011, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and Minecraft: Java Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Minecraft: Java Edition.

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When did NCIS come out?
NCIS was released on 28 October 2011 for Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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