NCIS (2006 video game)

NCIS is a first-person adventure game based on the CBS TV show of the same name developed by Collision Studios and published by Crave Entertainment and it was released on December 5, 2006 for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. The game was rereleased on the Wii U Virtual Console by Ubisoft on May 6, 2015.

Gameplay
The gameplay mirrored like old computer first-person adventure games, except with cases from the TV show NCIS. It was split into 5 cases, working with each other in the NCIS team and decided to solve the mysteries featuring the lead characters Abby and Jethro Gibbs.

Development
Crave Entertainment optioned the video game rights of NCIS for a three-year period in 2005, shortly after the success of the show. Crave tapped Collision Studios, who also developed two Cartoon Network games Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and Camp Lazlo: Leaky Lake Games to develop the game. Crave wanted the game to appear on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. During development, Collision tapped Shin'en Multimedia and their GAX Sound Engine to compose the game using MIDI's files from Brian Kirk's NCIS soundtrack.

Reception
The game received mixed reviews from critics, stating it has a 2.5 rating on GameFAQs.com. Critics observed the game is "a cheap ripoff of 80s first person adventure games".