Crime may not pay, but Criminal Intent has gone gold, as Legacy Interactive's new Law & Order game leaps closer to release.

Unlike the previous games in the series, the new title is set in the spin-off world of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Using a third-person perspective, players assume the role of Detective Robert Goren, from NYPD's Major Case squad. Over the course of four different homicide cases, you'll employ traditional investigative methods as well as psychological interrogation techniques in your efforts to track down the killers at large.

Not only does the game use celebrity voiceovers, but the script was written by one the original writers of the television show. The result, as Legacy states confidently, is a game that will "have you feeling like you've stepped into an actual episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent."

For a more in-depth look at the game, be sure to read our E3 preview.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is due to ship on October 18, 2005.