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love it!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this is a great game , i definately enjoyed this one, i spent hours getting lost in NY city, fighting crime, doin whatever, going on my missions whenever i chose too, its sooo cool, i highly recommend this game

Horrible Game!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The reason i give this game a 2 is because first of all the control is horrible. The graphics are good, the music in the game is not so bad either. The levels dont make any sense and you have to play for like 1 hour in order for you to be able to save. In the begginig theres this whole test thing learning how to punch and drive which was just a wast of time. It has some concepts of GTA like taking the people car's although in this game he's a cop himself,so he's exactly stealing the car. By the time you get through those crowded streets on the slow cars to the robber or rapist you already lost. I give it a 2 just because of the graphics if the graphics sucked it would be a -1. So, this game is a total waist of $50,trust me, go and buy 50 cent rather than this.

Great Game! It's got it all.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: December 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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!

Trying too Hard; hits Technical Shortcomings

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This review was written by James Shea, my son.

The sequel to True Crime: Streets of LA, "True Crime New York City" takes the main idea of Grand Theft Auto and changes some key element; for example, the main character is a cop, rather than a criminal, and the game takes place in a map that is based on the actual NYC.

The general story follows an ex-gang member who joins up with the NYPD to follow in the footsteps of a family friend, and simultaneously tries to escape the influence of his crime-lord father. The story progresses to involve corrupt police, gang members, and the mafia. Like "Streets of LA", the player can choose to be a good cop (arresting suspects, using non-lethal blows, turning in evidence) or a bad cop (killing suspects, pawning evidence, and generally being corrupt). This leads to two different endings, but not as many branches as in Streets of LA.

The gameplay elements are fairly diverse. The controls, to start, are absolutely terrible. They're complicated, they don't handle well, and oftentimes they don't go where they're supposed to. The range of activities, and how the player deals with a given scenario, is extensive. There are many random crimes comitted across the city to deal with, ranging from a stolen car on the loose to a gang showdown to an assault and battery. There are many ways to deal with these problems. A good cop dealing with a sidewalk full of gang members has to flash his badge or fire some warning shots before they'll cooperate; a bad cop can simply run them all over with his car. Good cops need to only arrest legitimate criminals; bad cops can plant evidence to boost their reputation for getting an arrest. However, due to the bad controls, sometimes good cops may slip up and accidentally break a neck or some other unapproved act. This limits the full potential of the game. At the same time, civilians aren't entirely helpless, either. Frisk the wrong guy for drugs and he might just decide to pull a taser or a handgun. However, in a lot of regards there is no penalty (besides a bad cop rating) for running over civilians or your fellow officers.

The graphics are decent to good, and the sound has lots of good licensed music. However, the main issue in the game is the lack of crowds. Considering that the game takes place in NYC, the entire city should be jam-packed, but due to the software and hardware limits there are only four or five people on a sidewalk generally. This makes the game feel like it's more ambitious than it can afford.

As a whole, this game isn't terribly good; despite a lot of neat attempts, the game ultimately falls short due to a wide variety of technical shortcomings. It just seems like it's trying too hard to be GTA, and this makes it lose a lot of the little things that it had going for it.

Rating: 6/10.

Just not very good

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

They improved the game a little from the last version -- there is still the lame good cop/bad cop aspect to it (which ruins the game for me). The main character runs like he's in quicksand. The handling of the cars is like driving a tank. I also hate what they did to my favorite city -- they doubled the number of lanes on each road, for example, in the West Village, they made every street a four-lane highway. I mean, it's just ridiculous --- to the developers: put away the map of NYC, and go back to LA where you think fighting dragons is "true crime". This game just blows (as further evidence, the game's been out a week and it's already being sold used on Amazon for $20 less than retail).

LAME

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Enjoyed the 1st True Crime, thus I went ahead and rented the 2nd installment of the series. Glad that I did. Yes, lots of options have been added, in order to make the game more "enjoyable." However it feels as though the programmers added the options to the point of overkill. LESS IS MORE!

Rent it, DON'T BUY IT.

NYC hasent ever been this much fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The gaming magazines have been really trashing this game (at least the 1s i read) but its so much better than Streets of LA in so many ways. First off the soundtrack is the best ive heard since American Waistland. the soundtrack is huge. Its got Rap, Rock And punk. Now The Game is huge. the map is so big and really nice looking. if you need to get someplace just take a cab. plus almost every building you can walk into. But is daos get boring after you have done everything. But wait theres also Driver: Parralel Lines. That has NYC frome The 70's and 2006. So you should probibly rent the 2 and make a choise.

True [...]: New York

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Both games in this series are horrible copies of Driver 3, which is a horrible copy of the Getaway, which is a horrible copy of Grand Theft Auto.
TC: New York starts off forcing you to participate in a two-hour long "training" session that gets worse and more boring by the minute, then its another 30 minutes of "drive here, do this" before you can even start the game. Horrible, sloppy controls (such as having seperate buttons for firing a weapon and firing warning shots) and some of the worst video game acting I've ever seen totally destroy this game before it even starts.
This game is such a waste of money, its a true crime.

True Crime: NY City

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

1ST TRUE CRIME, IS A BETTER GAME

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I DID NOT LIKE THE NY VERSION. IT MAKES NY LOOK LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A GODFATHER FILM. MIGHT BE BECAUSE I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NY. SO, I MIGHT BE PARTIAL TO NOT ENJOYING THE GAME. THE CONTROLS ARE NOT GOOD WHILE DRIVING THE STREETS. THE LA VERSION I THINK HAD A BETTER STORY. THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THE GAME IS THAT IT DOES LOOK LIKE NEW YORK CITY. IF YOU WANT A BETTER GAME SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, GET THE GODFATHER GAME. I KNOW IT'S VIOLENT ALSO, BUT THE CONTROLS ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER, AND IF YOU ARE A FAN OF THE FILMS, GET IT. THANK YOU

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