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: True Crime: Streets of LA

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Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years
Amazon Minimum Age: 204 months
Binding: Video Game
Brand: ACTIVISION
EAN: 0047875804432
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Label: Activision Inc.
Manufacturer: Activision Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: Activision Inc.
Sales Rank: 9593
Studio: Activision Inc.

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True Crime: Streets of LA takes you into the life of Nick Kang, a cop whose lethal skills earn him a dangerous job. He's going deep undercover, to defend L.A. from the Chinese & Russian mobsters that are drowning it in blood.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Gets old fast.
I recently bought this game on Amazon because I remembered playing it a few years ago and loving it. That was probably the worst way to waste 1 dollar. The game is fun for about 10 minutes... after that, it's already repetetive. And if you're looking for an alternative to the Grand Theft Auto series (as I was), then keep looking. Kill civilians as you may, and no cops will ever come after you. You also lose points for every civilian killed. And don't get me started on the driving mechanics...

I mean, if you dig being the big bad cop friskin' people on the sidewalk, by all means, purchase this game... otherwise, avoid at all costs.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - True Crime was good, but could have been better
It's a fun game for the most part.

Being a games journalist I come across a lot of video games on a daily basis. So playing a game like this was a bit refreshing -- insofar that it managed to spark and retain the interest of the gamer. All too often most developers get lazy with keeping the pace and entertainment values high, but that certainly didn't happen with this game.

Graphically True Crime looks terrible. Easily it's not the best looking Xbox game. But the numerous missions and non-loading make for an enjoyable, Mature-oriented experience.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Good idea, bad result
The idea for this game is a good one. You can go around and flash your badge at people (or criminals), pat them down, and arrest them--whether you're solving a crime, doing a mission, or just roaming. It's strangely satisfying and has great potential. While the story line is pretty dull, the cut scenes are pretty well done and realistic enough. The graphics aren't stunning, but aren't horrible either. There seems to be a good number of cars in the game, and obviously a huge area to explore.

So why the 2-star rating? The gameplay is horrible. As another reviewer mentioned, the camera angle is always screwing up, and you'll find yourself constantly trying to adjust it just to see what's going on. Firing weapons can be pretty haphazard; to fire the weapon you pull and release the R-trigger, but to go into slow-mo sniper mode you hold the R-trigger in for a split second longer. When you're running down a bad guy and trying to fire your weapon, and you accidentally hold the R-trigger down for more than an instant, it goes into that slow-mo sniper mode and throws everything off. It's bad design.

The driving in this game is a nightmare, and not even close to realistic. The physics are fake, the cars whip around turns like their tires are glued to the road. Unlike 99% of racing game on the Xbox, this game doesn't use the R-trigger as your gas pedal. Instead, you use the A button. It takes getting used to, but is just the tip of the iceberg in regards to how screwed up the controls are (but luckily this is adjustable). I will say that the car damage in this game is pretty cool at times, but that hardly redeems it.

Overall, good, innovative idea, bad outcome (mostly resulting from poor gameplay and controls). If you can get it nice and cheap, it might be worth a try, but otherwise don't waste your time.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Just Like GTA
I just got this game today and I think it's super fun indeed. I'm the kind of guy that's into crime so I stop crime whenever I see it in the game. Even a policeman might even enjoy this game if they played it for 5 minutes or so.


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - game sucks get something that has had more time spent making it
I don't like the game at all the driving sucks really bad why don't thay take some tips from a game like flatout or something cuz the driving really sucks bad and theirs ghosts in the game thats so stuped I thought a grand theft auto kind of game but then theirs ghosts poping up thats dumb im glad I paid $4 for it only or I would be mad I say don't buy it get a game thats been make better the graphics suck to the only thing I like is the kung fu fighting and cuffing people on the street so I say forget this and get a grand theft auto


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