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Gets old fast.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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.

True Crime was good, but could have been better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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.

Good idea, bad result

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

Just Like GTA

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

game sucks get something that has had more time spent making it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: September 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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

fean

fun game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I didn't play this myself (I dont play games) but my children enjoy it repeatedly

Poor man's GTA

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Since GTA3's massive success, many games developers have tried to emulate it by relesing very similar games, often relying on controversy to sell it. True Crime was different in that you actually play a cop, but the same free roaming city was on offer, and you can also frequently break the law. Like all the copycat GTA games though, Activision completely missed the point with this, and it turns out to be a pretty average game.

The missions are fairly interesting, rather like GTA they vary from very good to boring, however whereas in GTA, the missions are almost a side show to everything else you can do, on True Crime that is practically all you can do. Other than missions you can arrest criminals and stuff like that, but it's repetitive and quickly becomes tiresome. The main problem is the city itself, though it is massive on a similar scale to San Andreas, there is nothing to do in it. It may well be an accurate model of LA, but unlike San Andreas, it doesn't feel like a living breathing city. In Grand Theft Auto games you can play for months and still find new stuff, here there is no interaction with people, and no buildings to go in, plus all the areas look similar for miles on end.

The plot is standard fare, you play a slightly maverick cop, who isn't afraid to bend the rules to get results, he also has revenge on his mind, so far so cliched. It continues like this until a ridiculous turn in the plot later on, involving the supernatural, I won't spoil it, but it is a bit stupid. Despite the criticism i've given so far, True Crime is a decent game, you could happily pass a few days playing this, just don't expect anything on a GTA level.

Its Okay

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I played it and it was alright.Its not really as good as gta.My brother loves it though he thinks its like 10 times better then gta.But if you rather play as a cop then a mafia member then get this.This is great for people who like playing as a cop but not who play as a mafia member if u wanna play as a mafia member get gta or of course mafia but if you wanna play as a cop get this although you can play as a dirty cop.

True Crime is.........................

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

True Crime Streets in LA is a your average LA Cop game. If there where any others, But the Sequal should come out this Hoilday Season. Anyway There are goods and bads to the game lets start with the goods. The graphics are nice and a huge map to play with. The moves are cool. And if you dont want to do the missions you can allways help out with the crime in LA. I Loved the soundtrack to True Crime. It had all your favorite Like Lil flip lil mascare and all thoses Bling Bling Bitches. The negitive is your character is a real dick, He thinks he funny but is a real loser. And the moves are old and crapy. Instead of getting this get Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Pretty much this game is a bad coppy over of the GTA Seris. I give it 3 Stars

What the...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

So, if you like GTA I can't guarantee you'll like this, but it's still a fun game. The graphics are pretty much the same as The Getaway. Anyway, you're playing the character of an annoying Asian guy who's mean as hell and somehow passed the psych evaluation test to become a cop. The game is definately a knock-off on the whole GTA series, yet it's not as addictive or fun. The gameplay isn't really a freeroaming thing, it's set up like The Getaway with levels where you can free roam, but you have a certain place to be, you just don't have to go there, which is what I prefer to do. Since you're a cop, random crimes will pop up on the map such as, rape, gunfights, carjacks, illegal street racing. These are the most fun since you are free to do what you want when dealing with these crimes. A car chase might lead to a wreck, and then you'll be chasing the perpetrator on foot down the sidewaks as he shoots back at you hitting innocent pedestrians making the police experience very entertaining. There's different ways you can deal with criminals, such as holding up your badge. They might drop their guns, but if they've already downed a few uniform cops they'll probably ignore it, or run. You can also take your guns out and shoot a warning shot into the air. At this they'll either break into a run or surrender. One interesting and innovative feature is that while driving you are able to shoot out of the window ahead of your car at the car you're chasing. This usually leads to popping the tires, and then going for the gas tank. Also, for in-car and on-foot fighting you can use bullet time to focus as the fighting is pretty fast and it's easy to get quickly shot to death. One of the gimmicks of this game was that it was a fighting, shooting, and driving game. I'd have to say the worst would be the fighting mode, since it's just too annoying during the story mode. You could just pull out your guns and shoot the people, yet you are forced to fight them. One of these instances is a very pointless fight in a hobo house with hobos that are harder to fight than your brother who knows kung-fu. The driving is probbly the second worse, since it's so unrealistic. I heard that the damage would be really realistic, yet when you hit a tree you don't even slow down. It just fades away. The shooting is really cool though, since you can go to a semi-first-person mode with bullettime, and aim at a person possibly just disabling them instead of killing them outright. Well, the game would be at my house if it was cheap, but it really isn't. This XBOX version lets you put in your songs, and it is actually cool to hear your music play at random during fights and driving. Buy at your own risk, I take no responsibility.

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