Police Quest IV: Open Season

After the departure of series creator Jim Walls following the release of Police Quest 3, Sierra decided to give the Police Quest series a new plot, new protagonist, new location and new look - homicide detective John Carey replaced Sonny Bonds and LA replaced Litton. The game also entirely focuses on a homicide investigation, leaving out driving sequences and other police work such as handing out traffic fines, although it does still include the paperwork and shooting practice at the firing range. Tammy Dargan, who had produced the VGA remake of Police Quest 1 as well as other Sierra games, and who also co-produced the "America's Most Wanted" TV series prior to joining Sierra, now became designer, writer, director, and producer of this fourth Police Quest installment. Sierra also brought long-time LA Police Chief Daryl F. Gates into the team as author of the game. Chief Gates, who had recently resigned following the 1992 LA riots, joined the Sierra team to show gamers the true face of police work. The game utilizes real location backgrounds and blue screen acting to convincingly add to the realism of the story. The game was first released on floppy and later re-released with voice-overs. It would be the last of the Police Quest adventure games, as Sierra followed it up with a spin-off series - Police Quest: SWAT, again designed by Tammy Dargan and Chief Gates.