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Dont listen to nay-sayers on this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 17
Date: October 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game with a great storyline. The question arose about the story being gofy and that you start off at the end of the movie, that it was retarded. Well...let me say this, would it help that if they did do the game like that were you had to work your way all the way up to the top..you died. Would you really play a game where it was based off the exact movie, and you played the sotryline and knew how it ended. You know, why would anyone play the game if it had been like that. They'd just stop and watch the movie, and be like 'okay I beat te game, time to trade it in.' No, but seriously grow up and buy this gae, you wont be sorry at ALL! The story is fantastic and the graphics are okay, but it's TONY freaking MONTANA! What other game lets you be Tony Montana? Vice City tried and overcame the T.M. style of character but this is the real deal Tony Montana. Buy it, you wont be disappointed.

Don't listen to the nay-sayers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: October 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I can only assume that the handful of people rating this game with one star out of five are GTA fanboys or total curmudgeons. Forget comparisons with GTA. Yes, some of the open-world gameplay elements are familiar. But this is basically a Tony Montana Simulator, and THAT'S the (very considerable) USP of the game. It's all about "What Would Tony Do?" The conversations are hilarious, the gunplay is great, the vehicle physics are solid, the drug wars game adds an extra layer of strategy and some interesting choices. Sure, there are some periods where game events hit a bit of a lull, but most other games (GTA in particular) are guilty of this. And at its best, this game is an absolute blast. Aside from the decent core mechanics, the game will MAKE YOU LAUGH constantly, which is no small consideration; it's consistently entertaining even when you're NOT busy with a mission, and you can't ask for much more than that.

Scarface

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: October 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i bought it the night it was released for the ps2, and played it for a little bit. i think it's awesome. the voice acting is VERY well done. whoever said it isn't even close, it really is. scarface is one of my favorite movies, so i am critical of the game and expected a lot. i am most definitely not let down by it. it's so violent and vulgar, that i find it funny. i never would have expected video games to reach this point, so it's very entertaining. the violence is comparable to the punisher game, you'll know what i mean if you had it. i'll just say that you can shoot peoples' heads clean off their bodies. almost every other word is f**k, which is just like tony in the movie. also, you can taunt anybody in the world, which will always carry some "dirty" language. taunting will help build your balls meter, which eventually leads to blind-rage mode. in addition, you can have conversations with anybody in the world, not just one-liners. i haven't run into any repeated conversations after about 2 hours of play. i'm sure it'll occur at some point, but not yet.

the graphics and animations are a lot better than vc (vice city), and the storyline is more flowing than any of the gta games. there are a bunch of celebrities who collaborated for this game to do voice-overs, and there is a ton of 80's music. you can choose to play music during gameplay, which is cool. it's kind of like a soundtrack, and makes the experience more like a movie. you don't have to have music playing at all times, but the option is there by pushing the select button.

when you deal drugs or intimidate people, you have to time your button press on a meter just right in order to make your attempt more successful. i like this system, as it's a stray away from the cpu automatically choosing the outcome of the event. the world is free-roam, but you can't kill anybody you want to. some may not like this feature, but it stays true to the tony montana character. i tried shooting a woman walking down the street, and tony's character says, "no, i'm above that." that's exactly how the character in the movie would treat the situation. one great aspect about scarface's free-roam feature is that you can go into buildings without any load times. remember how every building in gta games had to be loaded when you walked in and out of them? not here, it's all seamless.

to conclude my review after a couple of hours of play, i must say that it's a great game. again, i am critical of the game because i liked the movie so much, and i am critical of all items i purchase. scarface:the world is yours delivers a very high entertainment value, and guarantees a lot of fun for anyone who plays it. the game is definitely not for children, as it's a VERY adult guided theme. if you enjoyed any of the gta games at all, you'll love this one. in my opinion, it is better than any of the gta games. everything gta tried and may have failed on, scarface does well. plus, remember, scarface was the inspiration for the gta games. this game is the master of the genre.

ratings

graphics: 9/10
sound: 9/10
gameplay: 9/10
presentation: 9.5/10
fun factor: 10/10

overall: 9.5/10

best in its class

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Good: The graphics. The soundtrack. The mission design. The story and scripting.

Great: the animation of the Montana sprite. The voice acting. The humor. The depth. The strategy and role playing elements. The controls, both in the vehicles and out. The options.

Bad: no air vehicles or motorcycles. Mission progression is too linear and sometimes repetitive side missions are required to advance. Too many ananchronisms in the soundtrack and in the slang and fashion of the non player characters detract from the authenticity of the atmosphere (in other words, there shouldn't be any of this hip-hop junk going on in the eighties, though of course demographics would have made the temptation irresistable from a marketing standpoint). And the game is unoriginal; this is Grand Theft Also: Vice City, Scarface Edition.

Bottom line: not without its flaws, but overall the best urban crime game or open world game yet made. Takes all the elements that work in such games and adds enough new elements that it can now be considered the definitive game in the genre. Will very predictably be attacked by a certain type of game reviewer, and the less said about that type, the better. If you are over 18 and own a Playstation 2, and have the least interest in the genre, you owe it to yourself to add Scarface to your collection, no rentals, no questions asked, automatic must-buy. This might be the last great game of this generation, at least until God of War 2 comes out...

A great continuation of the film...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

...well if you are a fan of the movie this is a no-brainer, you must get this game. The game picks up where the movie left off. At the end of the movie Tony gets shot from the back by one of Sozza'z hitmen and meets his demise. In the game you see the hitman coming towards you and you get to introduce him to your "lil' friend." From there the story begins. You have to start all the way from the bottom and work your way back to the top so you can find and destroy Sozza. If you like the GTA games this is pretty much the same style, except it controls much much better. You have to complete missions and make deals, buy properties, gain respect. I like the balls meter in which once it is filled you go on a rampage destroying everyone near your path. This game has great voice actiong from many of the old characters from the original, as well as new voices. Be warned though, this game is not for young children as it is extremely violent, and contains mature content. Definetely a worthy addition to any mature gamers library.

scarface the world is yours

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I liked this game and ill tell you why, The graphics are really good and it has some cool music from the movie and that era. The language is a bit salty so dont let the little kids play or they to will sound like Tony. Overall i do recommend this to all who like the GTA , Godfather and such games. Enjoy and kill those cockeroaches man...

I Love This Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. I love it. It's as cool as the movie.

He Loves It!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my boyfriend and he loves it!!! Everyday he tells me how much fun it is to play...and I should know, everytime we talk he's always playing it! =)

Scarface The World Is Yours

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Wonderful Game but not for kids! I bought it for a 28 year old kid and he loves it..

Great shipping time also

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is truly worth the wait. It really makes you feel like you are creating a drug empire and it is incredibly addicting. The gameplay is awesome the shooting mechanics work great much better than any of the GTA games. This is one of the funnest games to shoot people in and the chainsaw is really awesome. This probally the funnest open world game i have ever played to drive in. The cars handle great and are a blast to drive. The graphics look great and the particle effects are truly awesome. This is a must get game.

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