As with Sega's seminal "Out Run", "Chase H.Q." features forked junctions offering players a choice of routes. The criminal's car is constantly moving away, so if the player repeatedly crashes or drives too slowly, the criminal will escape and the game ends. The player has between fifty-five and seventy seconds (depending on the game's 'Dip' settings) to catch up with the fleeing criminal, then the same time period again to repeatedly ram into the criminal's car until it is too damaged to drive. Gibson drives a powerful unmarked police car (resembling a Porsche 928) along with his partner, 'Raymond Broady' and must chase down and apprehend various criminals. "Chase H.Q." is a checkpoint-based racing game in which the player takes on the role on an undercover cop called Tony Gibson in this 'Miami Vice' inspired game from Taito.
Arcade Video game published 34 years ago: Chase H.Q.