Crime Patrol is a game for Sega CD which positions the player into the role of a law enforcement officer. The player begins as a rookie, gradually advancing to SWAT and finally to Delta Force by completing missions which involve neutralizing criminals at diverse locations. Gameplay involvement ranges from apprehending petty thieves to confronting gangsters, drug kingpins and terrorists. The player character is often partnered with another officer and the game's mechanics are akin to large-scale, live-action, laser-gun arcade games.
Crime Patrol puts the player in the shoes of a police officer, who starts as a Rookie and has to work his way up to become a member of SWAT and eventually the Delta Force team. To do that, he has to complete missions, which involve taking down criminals in a variety of locations. Beginning with smaller-scale criminals (such as shoplifters), the hero will later have to face gangsters, drug lords, and eventually terrorists. For each set of missions, the player characters is being teamed up with another police officer. The gameplay is quite similar to any other of the large live-action laser-gun games found in the arcades - all the player has to do is take the gun (or the mouse in the computer version) and show those criminals who's the boss!