Mystery P.I. - The Vegas Heist is one of the games in the Mystery P.I. game series. It was officially released in 2008. In this game, a Las Vegas casino lost more than $4 billion dollars in cash prior to its grand opening. The player, taking the role of the famous private investigator, is hired by the casino to find and bring back the missing money. If successful, the player will be given $50 million.
The game features 25 Las Vegas-themed locations with more than 2,300 hidden objects. The game offers two game modes. The first one is the Solve the Vegas Heist mode. In this game mode, the player is required to solve the mystery within the given period. In this mode, the player must find all the hidden items on 25 locations then solve a mini-game in order to reveal the hidden clue. After completing all the scenes, the player can now solve the mystery using the found clues. The second mode is the Unlimited Seek & Find game mode wherein the player is must locate all the hidden items on each scene. This mode is not timed. However, the player cannot play this mode until all the hidden chips and keys are found in the “Solve the Vegas Heist” mode.