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Ocean released versions of the game for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga and Atari ST in 1989. Most versions were received poorly, but the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC conversions received very high review scores and are generally recognised as the most accurate and most playable of the Ocean releases. The ZX Spectrum version was voted number 1 in the Your Sinclair Readers' Top 100 Games of All Time. Crash magazine gave the game 95%, while Sinclair User awarded it 90%.
Taito released ports (known as Taito Chase H.Q.) for the Nintendo Entertainment System (1989), Game Boy (1990/1991), Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear (both 1991), and TurboGrafx-16 (1992). It was released in Japan as Super H.Q. on the Sega Mega Drive and Chase H.Q. II on the Sega Genesis, with some minor changes, including alternative player vehicles.
In Dec 1990, the game was included on the Wheels Of Fire compilation, which also featured Hard Drivin, Power Drift and Turbo OutRun. In Jun 1991, the game was released on the Power Up compilation, which also featured Altered Beast, Turrican and Rainbow Islands.
In 1993, Taito released Super Chase H.Q. for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Unlike other home versions, it is played in first person perspective and is based upon Super Chase: Criminal Termination rather than the original Chase H.Q.. Gameplay is modeled on the original with some aspects of S.C.I. incorporated. There is also a Super Chase H.Q. for the Game Boy, which was released exclusively in North America, in 1994. The game structure is similar to the Game Boy's Taito Chase H.Q. (1991).
In 1996, Taito released an emulation of the arcade original for the Sega Saturn in Japan, bundled together with Special Criminal Investigation on one disc.
In 2000, Chase H.Q. Secret Police was released for the Game Boy Color.
In July 2008, the TurboGrafx-16 version of the game was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console.
A spin-off was released in 1989 titled Crime City. The game play deviates from the traditional third-person driving and is instead a side scrolling type shooter in which players "go for a kill time".
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