When did Crime Patrol release?

Crime Patrol was first released on May 1, 1993.

Crime Patrol

May 1, 1993Point-and-clickShooterArcadeArcadePhilips CD-i3DO Interactive MultiplayerMacDOS

Crime Patrol — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Crime Patrol on?: Crime Patrol was released on Arcade, Philips CD-i, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Atari Jaguar CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Sega CD.
When did Crime Patrol release?: Crime Patrol was first released on May 1, 1993.

About Crime Patrol

Crime Patrol puts the player in the shoes of a police officer, who starts as a Rookie and has to work his way up to become a member of SWAT and eventually the Delta Force team. To do that, he has to complete missions, which involve taking down criminals in a variety of locations. Beginning with smaller-scale criminals (such as shoplifters), the hero will later have to face gangsters, drug lords, and eventually terrorists. For each set of missions, the player characters is being teamed up with another police officer. The gameplay is quite similar to any other of the large live-action laser-gun games found in the arcades - all the player has to do is take the gun (or the mouse in the computer version) and show those criminals who's the boss!

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Philips CD-i, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Atari Jaguar CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Sega CD
Developer: American Laser Games
Publisher: American Laser Games
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

60/100

from 5 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega CD	1994	$62	$145	$265	Medium

Also released on: Arcade · Philips CD-i · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Mac · DOS · Atari Jaguar CD · Sega Saturn · PlayStation. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

$62

Complete

$145

Sealed

$265

few sales

How often it sells

Loose: about 5 times a year
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $9.25 in Apr 2008, $50 five years ago, and $62 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$9.50	—
Jan 2010	$14.99	—
Jan 2011	$35	—
Jan 2012	$40	—
Jan 2013	$23	—
Jan 2014	$14.99	$28
Jan 2015	$9.99	$53
Jan 2016	$19.99	$50
Jan 2017	$63	$70
Jan 2018	$38	$53
Jan 2019	$40	$53
Jan 2020	$31	$39
Jan 2021	$50	$89
Jan 2022	$77	$213
Jan 2023	$60	$135
Jan 2024	$78	$146
Jan 2025	$52	$110
Jan 2026	$70	$140
Nov 2026	$62	$145

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	October 1994	T-111055	767861000166

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: NA
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega CD prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A live-action shooter with overacting to spare, more fun with a light gun than on the pad, and plainly rough around the edges.

This is the Sega CD version of Crime Patrol, from American Laser Games, released in North America in October 1994. It can be played with a light gun or with a three-button controller.

Sega Visions, in its February-March 1995 issue, described scenarios such as gang warfare and a nuclear-power-plant takeover and said the shooting occasionally goes wrong, with shots landing on an enemy's head that do not count. It still found the relentless gunfire and the overacting enough fun. GamePro was far harsher, citing poor acting, corny dialogue, excessively grainy graphics and inaccurate controls on a standard gamepad.

What the press said at the time

“Crime Patrol occasionally takes a bullet in the control department — sometimes you can see your shot land right on an enemy’s head and not get credit for the hit”
— Sega Visions, February/March 1995

Before you buy

This is one of the pricier North American Sega CD releases, above the middle of the pack, and loose copies sell infrequently. Ask whether any light gun comes with a listing, since the game also works on a pad. Ask for photos of the disc's printed side, its data side and the inner ring, and check that the title and catalogue number match the case.