The Incredible Chase - "USA"

Updated: Apr 29

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Company: The Incredible Chase

Game: USA

Country: USA 🇺🇸

Language: English

Type of Game: Digital Escape Game 💻

Genre: Adventure

Date Played: July 25, 2021

Difficulty (based on 5 players): 5/10

Size of Team: 1-6 Players (Ages 13+)

Time: 75 Minutes (Game is available for 3 Hours 15 min after activation)

Price: $20.00/ Team

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"The Clown" has hid a bomb somewhere in the US. He's been taunting you, agents of C.H.A.S.E. by leaving clues behind. Will you be able to find it in time? Thousands of lives will be depending on you.

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Once you purchase the game, you can share the access information with up to 6 players. Once everyone logs in, the game will start and you'll have 75 minutes to gain as many point as possible. After that, the game will remain active for 2 hours but anything solved during that period of time will not be counted towards the final score. The game has 9 levels that you must complete. Each level will give you 5000 points if you don't use a hint. If you use a hint (life saver), you'll only receive 3000 points for that level. If you can't solve it even with the hint, you can skip the level but will only gain 1000 points. If you finish before 75 minutes, each minute will give you an extra 200 points. Check out our perfect score below with no hints used and 35 minutes left of game. Go team!

The game platform had a nice clean design. Although we had to use Google maps for a lot of the puzzles, we were able to open it up right from the game itself. There were times we had to use Google for other searches though so this is definitely an "internet sleuthing" type of game. One little tip from us, make sure to enter the passwords in all caps.

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This is more of like a puzzle hunt rather than the typical puzzles you'll see in an escape game. Most of the questions were formed by images or numbers you'll find by searching the internet or by using Google maps. You might need to do a little Math here and there but nothing too difficult. Being a native here in the US definitely helped with recognizing a few landmarks and slogans.

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Instead of a reginal puzzle hunt, this game definitely widen the spectrum as it took us to many places all over the US. I really loved learning about things in the US that I didn't know about even after living here for many years (you can virtually take a tour of the White House? WOW!) One thing we wish the creators would improve on is the storyline. Since we are following "the clown" by the trail that he's left for us, we should be seeing some sort of association with the character. Why did he choose these places? How could they be strung together to give the player that "wow" finale? If there could be a count down timer or maybe even an added puzzle at the end after the 9th level where we actually have to diffuse the bomb, that will definitely add in some urgency to "The Chase". Hopefully we'll see some more implementation of the storyline and added effects like sound into their future destinations!

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Melvin L.

The Incredible Chase - USA is a digital game held over several web pages. Each webpage will contain a puzzle, and you have to input the solution to reach the next webpage. Hence, it is a linear game with a total of 9 puzzles, some requiring multi steps.

The puzzles are mainly 'search and hunt', using Google street views and general knowledge (or googling) to find the answer you need. Hence, there isn't too much difficulty in the puzzles as all you need to do is 'find' the information. Hence, I wouldn't really classify it as a puzzle/escape game for those rather play a virtual escape game. There isn't much story into it as well, basically, you have to find traces of a 'clown' who left a bomb behind and you need to defuse it. However, when we reached the final stage, there wasn't much to tell what happened. All we had was we found his hideout and that was it.

Overall, the game just requires you to answer questions based on statues/memorials and interesting places in the USA. There was nothing in terms of puzzling nor story. The good thing is that I felt mainly like a tourist, learning about new places and facts about the USA. It seems like they are expanding into different areas, the next ones being the UK and Australia. If you enjoy learning about historical facts and having a sightseeing tour since we can't travel much nowadays, you can try The Incredible Chase!

*** We regret to inform this company has closed its doors ***

Disclosure: We thank The Incredible Chase for comping our tickets for this game. Although a complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.