<s>
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
sometimes	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
earlier	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
home	O
computers	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
including	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
Taito	O
produced	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2007	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
II	O
Volume	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
while	O
also	O
becoming	O
a	O
hit	O
overseas	O
for	O
arcades	O
and	O
home	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
arcade-based	O
sequels	O
:	O
Special	B-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Investigation	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Termination	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nancy	O
at	O
Chase	B-Application
HQ	I-Application
(	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
every	O
level	O
)	O
calls	O
on	O
the	O
radio	O
,	O
the	O
frequency	O
is	O
often	O
between	O
144	O
and	O
148MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
actually	O
the	O
2-meter	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
of	O
amateur	O
or	O
ham	O
radio	O
frequencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
superficially	O
similar	O
in	O
technology	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
Chase	B-Application
HQ	I-Application
features	O
significant	O
technical	O
advancements	O
over	O
that	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
perspective	O
,	O
hills	O
and	O
track	O
splits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Villains	O
(	O
for	O
arcade	B-Application
versions	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
released	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
December	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1990	O
only	O
in	O
Spain	O
,	O
roughly	O
one	O
month	O
later	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Ocean	O
's	O
versions	O
in	O
that	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
produced	O
ports	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Taito	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
)	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
(	O
1990/1991	O
)	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
(	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
as	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Wheels	O
Of	O
Fire	O
compilation	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
,	O
Power	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
and	O
Turbo	B-Application
OutRun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1991	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Power	O
Up	O
compilation	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
,	O
Turrican	B-Application
,	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
and	O
X-Out	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Taito	O
released	O
Super	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Criminal	O
Chaser	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
home	O
versions	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Super	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Termination	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
PAL	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
Taito	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Taito	O
released	O
an	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
bundled	O
together	O
with	O
Special	B-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Investigation	I-Application
on	O
one	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Secret	O
Police	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
on	O
their	O
15	O
November	O
1988	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
top	O
coin-on	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
number	O
2	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
early	O
1990	O
,	O
behind	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACE	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
theme	O
keeps	O
being	O
expanded	O
and	O
presented	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
"	O
like	O
Power	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
but	O
"	O
Chase	B-Application
HQ	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
cops-and-robbers	O
movies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Arcade	B-Application
History	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
arguably	O
the	O
first	O
sprite-scaled	O
racer	O
since	O
"	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
"	O
to	O
truly	O
capture	O
the	O
gaming	O
public	O
's	O
imagination	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
16-bit	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
8-bit	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
conversions	O
received	O
very	O
high	O
review	O
scores	O
and	O
are	O
generally	O
recognised	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
accurate	O
and	O
most	O
playable	O
of	O
the	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
home	O
computer	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
magazines	O
awarded	O
it	O
94%	O
or	O
above	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Japan	O
's	O
1989	O
Gamest	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Hit	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
voted	O
10th	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
advert	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
voted	O
Arcade	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
also	O
topped	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
'	O
89	O
"	O
list	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Kuh	O
from	O
Weirs	O
Beach	O
,	O
New	O
Hampshire	O
holds	O
the	O
official	O
arcade	B-Application
world	O
record	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
3,596,680	O
points	O
achieved	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
2006	O
at	O
Funspot	O
Family	O
Fun	O
Center	O
,	O
Weirs	O
Beach	O
,	O
New	O
Hampshire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Gray	O
from	O
Dumfriesshire	O
,	O
Scotland	O
holds	O
the	O
official	O
MAME	B-Device
world	O
record	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
11,490,280	O
points	O
achieved	O
on	O
13	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
successful	O
enough	O
to	O
earn	O
two	O
arcade-based	O
sequels	O
-	O
the	O
widely	O
released	O
Special	B-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Investigation	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
the	O
extremely	O
rare	O
Super	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Termination	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	B-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Investigation	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
guns	O
-	O
the	O
passenger	O
can	O
rise	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
T-top	O
of	O
his	O
Nissan	O
300ZX	O
Z32	O
and	O
shoot	O
at	O
oncoming	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Termination	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
in	O
the	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
1997	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Ray	B-Application
Tracers	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
differences	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
speed-boost	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
variety	O
of	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
:	O
Nancy	O
Yori	O
Kinkyuu	O
Renraku	O
(	O
)	O
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Operator	O
's	O
Union	O
trade	O
show	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Saint	O
Etienne	O
recorded	O
a	O
demo	O
dance	O
track	O
called	O
"	O
Chase	B-Application
HQ	I-Application
"	O
that	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Chase	B-Application
HQs	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
involved	O
ramming	O
the	O
enemy	O
car	O
while	O
avoiding	O
oncoming	O
traffic	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
later	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Driver	B-Application
and	O
Burnout	O
.	O
</s>
