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Action, Rating: M - (Mature),published by: Activision |  |
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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | So Amazon reviewers are just plain nuts.
True Crime: New York City is a great, GREAT game. I bought it expecting it to be fun, but not the great thrill it was. New York has never been rendered better (and I thought Activision did a great job with the Spider-Man series.)
I enjoy GTA but buy comparison TCNYC is leagues better. The driving, fighting and shooting controls are simply better. Sorry, as much as I enjoy GTA the inability to wall-hug, is KEY in those mega gun battles (gamers now what I'm talking about.) Also it helps that the cars on the streets in TCNYC actually move out of your way if your car has a police siren, which makes for less explosions and getting to a mission in one piece.
The violence and profanity are THICK in this game, but the choice to be a good cop or a bad cop is a welcome one, given that so many games just offer mindless, unrepentant gore and dare I say, a lack of basic humanity. As a good cop, you can choose to wound and arrest a suspect, instead of blowing everyone's head off all the time.
The story and voice acting are both quite excellant. I hope that someday there will be a sequel to his game -- not the LA version. Most games featuring African-American leads depict them only as outlaws. TCNYC makes you responsible for all of your choices. Great game. | 5 | Today | If you can get past the bugs, it's a good game
Chapter II in the True Crime series takes us to New York City, which focuses on Marcus Reed, a reformed street thug who becomes a patrolman. There are a decent amount of cases to investigate which provide the most involving action of the game (along with cutscenes where you find out more about Reed and the situation at hand). These cases are at times quite lengthy and challenging - at times you may get frustrated that there aren't save points within them.
After you complete basic training, you are taken to the borough of Manhattan, where crime is running rampant. In order to clean up the city, you are dispatched to answer a variety of crime tips, which range from stopping burglars, kidnapping victims, and closing down sweat shops, among others. You'll also find some other side missions in the game as well, such as racing and fight arenas. To improve your abilities in the latter, you can train in dojos to learn new martial arts and fighting skills. Now, let's weigh out the pros and cons:
Pros: This series is often compared to the Grand Theft Auto franchise. While it's a very tough act to follow, having a police officer as the main character (including the whole good cop / bad cop element, which all comes down to whether you perform your job ethically, or decide to kill unarmed criminals and sell crime evidence to pawn shops) along with the aforementioned crime tips are a nice unique touch to True Crime: NYC. You'll also find a very accurate Manhattan (right down to the street names and traffic directions) with all the sights and sections that it's known for (Chinatown, Little Italy, Hell's Kitchen, Harlem, etc.). This game offers a distinctive targeting system (including lethal and non-lethal gun shots), lots of indoor environments (you can find lots of businesses and homes to visit on pretty much every street), a nice assortment of weapons and guns, a great soundtrack with lots of good punk (Misfits), metal (Hatebreed), indie/alternative (Interpol), and hip-hop (Sugar Hill Gang) songs and a voice cast which includes Christopher Walken and Laurence Fishburne, among others.
Cons: The bugs in this game will turn off many gamers out there, and indicate that maybe Luxoflux (the game's developer) and Activision should have spent more time working out the kinks of the game instead of rushing it out for the holiday season. At times you will walk through a wall, or just completely freeze up. The mechanics of the game are also off - you can ram a commercial truck off the road with a motorcycle! The pedestrians are not as fleshed out as the ones you'll find in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - they have a limited amount of dialogue, which for the most part consists of words that I can't type here on Amazon. Finally, the controls of the vehicles lack fluidity - they're not smooth and tend to accelerate or brake too quickly. Even after playing for months, I still get frustrated with the operation of the vehicles.
In summary: True Crime: New York City is not for those without patience, but those who have it will find it to be an engaging and entertaining game, despite its flaws. Of course, one wonders what this game could have been if a little more time was spent on improving the controls and reducing the bugs. It's still a game that I would recommend to any fan of the free-roam action genre, though nothing could ever top GTA:SA - definitely pick that one up if you haven't already. | 3 | Today | You would think a game would get more fun as it went along...
True Crime 2 is just plain awful. It starts interesting, yet it doesn't present anything original or interesting.
The gun play just isnt that good compared to True Crime 1. True Crime 1 had you flying in different directions and doing slow motion dives behind cars. When cars would explode, you would be thrown backwards. In True Crime 2, you basically just point and shoot. There are different weapons that let you take people down non-lethally that you are given. There's no point in using targeting.
The melee fights aren't that cool either. In True Crime 1 you were doing all kinds of kung fu moves while breaking everything around you. In this game, you press a button 3 times and the combo is executed.
Also, the actual feel of the game has been lost a little bit. In True Crime 1, you had no map and were basically cruising to a destination unknown. It was fun driving to new objectives at night during the rain. In this game, you aren't quite as lost, but then again, that isn't a great thing. I enjoyed getting lost in True Crime 1 and I enjoyed feeling out of place everywhere. It was weird cruising as far as I could go and feeling like i should turn around.
One of the more interesting features about True Crime 2 is the fact that you can enter any building. This isn't a bad feature, but it doesn't make up for the limited gameplay.
I would skip this game and go for GTA 3. | 1 | Today | Great Game
I don't normally post reviews, but i felt that it was needed due to all the unjust negativity.
I own both GTA and this game - as a comparison, GTA has some fantastic features, inculding a larger map ... however, True Crime has updated graphics, better choice of weapons, there are sports cars that drive better than others, it is more modern, better controls - I HATE GTA SHOOTER CONTROLS - they make no sense. Great Slow Motion mode when shooting is awesome.
If you are looking for the most up to date free roam game available, Get this game and ignore internet garbage. | 5 | Today | Ultimate Street Cop
I bought this game with my christmas money and went home to play it only to realize the best NYC graphics and the most real New Yorkers! First of all, you really can't just ignore the crime alerts for too long because eventually, the businesses in that area will shut down, causing you to waste time finding another store just the same that IS open. If you cruise through the areas that have the highest crime rate, you will notice the buildings have boards over the windows and there is ALOT of graffiti hanging around this area and if you frisk people that are in this area, they will most likely be holding drugs or a box of stolen jewelry!!! Bt, if you ride through the areas you have cleaned up, the buildings will be fresh looking and there will be less thugs in the area, and less crime alerts. But, all in all, the graphics are simply amazing! It is just so real in the life of a street cop, good or bad.
Hop my review helped!!! | 5 | Today | i cant believe u people!
i got this game with my christmas money and i think its well worth the money. it has everything you can even rob shops take hostages (even thought
your a police man)you can go in every shop in the hole city. crime gets lower if you consentrate on one city but if you just go around killing people then it goes high again. dont believe what every body else says just buy it hopefully youll like it like me. | 5 | Today | True Crime: NY City
Players wield the ultimate power as one of NYC's finest in True Crime: New York City (Activision; PS2). Gamers assume the role of Marcus Reid, a former criminal turned cop. True Crime: NYC is a vast improvement over its predecessor, True Crime: Streets of LA. This latest version is more in depth, giving gamers the chance to explore an expertly recreated Manhattan island while fighting crime in your own morally ambiguous way.
True Crime: NYC takes you on a unique journey through the eyes of an NYPD cop with criminal ties and background. As Marcus players bust criminals, take down gangs, extort, interrogate, search and seize and dispense justice, either by the book or by indulging in the temptations of the job. However, your choices do affect the city, if crime goes unchecked, the crime rate will soar and the streets will fill with trash, potholes and unsavory characters.
Gameplay this time around is much better; developers have improved most aspects of the game from hand-to-hand combat to gunplay and driving. Environmental interaction allows players to access almost everything in the game that can assist, from listing stovetops to locking suspects in freezers. And you get to do it all with an all-star cast that includes the voice talents of Laurence Fishburne ("Cornbread!") and the original Frank White, Christopher Walken. Plus, with more than 80 songs, the in game soundtrack is off the hook, featuring music from DMX, Redman and Jay-Z (to name a few). If you are familiar with the past version of True Crime you will be pleasantly pleased with the new and improved New York City.
The game carries an "M" rating and more than likely should have a parental advisory sticker as well for language and content. Kids should definitely check with parents (Or not, lol) before getting this one. Nonetheless True Crime: New York City is a solid game and should provide hours of entertainment while you bust, shake down, and grill ingrates to a hot soundtrack. | 4 | Today | Should not have bought it!
I will get straight to the point.....the game freezes constantly...how did this game with all its glitches get released? I can't believe I spent money on this trash! | 1 | Today | In A New York Minute...
The major problem with True Crime: Streets of L.A. was the developers were out of their depth - trying to be clever by covering all bases. It was billed as a free-roaming shooting game, fighting game and driving game, but each individual element was poorly executed.
Fortunately, time has moved on, technology has improved and games like GTA: San Andreas have proved all this can be achieved - within limits (there's a reason the graphics are kept basic). Unfortunately, Activision weren't told this and have improved on NOTHING (in fact, the shooting element's WORSE)!
The shooting's bog-standard - hold L1 to lock-on and tap R1 repeatedly 'til everyone falls down - with a fleating attempt at some 'Hollywood-style' diving around, which is laughable. The fighting's cumbersome, and near-impossible if you're attacked by more than one person. And the driving is a joke. Rating bars display the differences between the various vehicles, but every one of them is slow to respond to any control input (and you'll marvel at the distance covered by a parked car when you glance it at moderate speed).
The controls are the major problem affecting everything. They are badly set-out (with no option of changing them) and slugish, making everything you do, however you do it, a chore.
However, I have to give this 2 stars purely for the map. The recreation of Manhattan is stunning! In a fast car, covering the island from north to south can take well over 10 minutes (assuming you're skilled enough to weave through the traffic without incident), everything you'd expect to find in the real city is there to be found and the inclusion of the useable subway is a nice touch (especially considering the scale). The map also evolves depending on how you play the game - solve crimes and the citizens will be affable, litter scarce and buildings clean; ignore crimes and the citizens will be testy, the streets litter-strewn and the buildings covered in grafitti.
Unfortunately this also creates another problem. Being a fan of Spider-Man 2, all I wanted to do was climb to the top of a building, jump off and swing through the streets, exploring, but since you're stuck to ground level, it never feels like you're fully appreciating the city.
Like its predecessor, True Crime: New York City looked great on paper - essentially GTA in a real city and from a cop's perspective - but, like its predecessor, the execution is pathetic. | 2 | Today | Great Game! It's got it all.
I read a review on HonestGamer.com. about this game.
It gave it a 9/10 rating and said it is one of the year's best games. I agree!
| 5 | Today |
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