The Hustle: Detroit Streets

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Each of the modes has a number of challenges and opportunities to dazzle with trick shots, earning respect from fellow pool players
• Multiplayer modes take advantage of the PSP's wireless capabilities or allow gamers to play on one machine

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000B6MLZA
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 26, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,317 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #84 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Adventure
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Sony PSP

From the Manufacturer

Even for you, Jack Swift, the consummate hustler...it isn't easy when you're pitted against the punks, the cops, and the mob. Take on exciting challenges as you work your way up the pool-playing circuit.

Features:

• Hot chicks, awesome venues, barroom brawls, and mind-blowing pool shots make this a must-have
• Winning respect of the locals is key--beat them at their own game and pile up the cash
• Over 120 different pool sharks
• Over 150 games:
  • 120 challenge games
  • 26 trick shots
  • 10 types of pool
• Wi-Fi compatible
• 7 unique pool venues
• Wicked character customization
• Hotties, hunks, and hustlers make this the baddest game in town!

Product Description

In the game, portable pool players pick a protagonist, either Jack Stone or Kat Hudson, and take them up the ranks of the stick-shooting circuit. By betting some ducats on themselves and winning matches, gamers will earn cash to buy new items, such as cues and clothes, in local shops. Each of the modes has a number of challenges and opportunities to dazzle with trick shots, earning respect from fellow pool players. Multiplayer modes take advantage of the PSP's wireless capabilities or allow gamers to play on one machine.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good, November 4, 2005

By 

Aaron D. Stigberg (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Hustle: Detroit Streets (Video Game)

I bought this game with every intention of selling it if it stunk, but found myself staying up until one in the morning playing the day I got it.

The gameplay is quite well thought-out for a pool game, and the animations are fine. There are load time lags all over the place, but you get used to the rhythm of the game. After you set up your shot, it's a few seconds before you actually see the result. The upshot: don't expect to get a game in while on the toilet or on a short bus ride, because they unfold at a slower (but not lethargic by any stretch) pace.

My only qualms are with the sounds: There are only two songs in the soundtrack, so you'll find yourself turning the music off fairly quickly into the game. Also, the "comments" from the spectators get repetitive very quickly, but crowd noise is needed for ambience, so you're sort of stuck with the calls of "That's B.S.!" and "My sister plays better than you!"

For the price, this is a fun addition to the PSP library.

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun pool game with annoying sounds., February 18, 2008

By 

J. Gobell (Redondo Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Hustle: Detroit Streets (Video Game)

First off, I really do enjoy this game. It is a nice way to pass the time on an airplane, and having all of the different game options beyond 8-ball and 9-ball helps keep it interesting. I think it's a great PSP game for people who enjoy pool.

I do, however, have a few complaints:

1. Really horribly annoying music. I turned it off after about 5 minutes.

2. Really repetitive crowd noise. At first it was very amusing, but when you hear the same comment about 50 times in one game, the amusement fades. You can turn it off, but I like the idea and wish it had more variety.

3. It is initially unclear how a "win" is recorded. I won a few games but then when I looked in the notebook I found that I had no wins recorded! It turns out that if you don't play until one of you wins 3 out of 5 you don't get the win. I didn't realize this, and when you select "Stop Playing" it does not warn you of this. Mildly annoying.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disapointing..., May 30, 2006

By 

GODISNOWHERE "gabe" (Malibu.) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Hustle: Detroit Streets (Video Game)

Ok, first off let me say that when I bought this game I didn't expect it to be only a pool game. On the back of the game box it says "Hot chicks, bar-room brawls". I have been playing this for an hour and all I'm seeing is crappy digital animation, crazy long loading screens, and sound clips that keep looping over and over again. Please do not waste your money on this game as I'm sure that if you're not a die-hard pool fan you will not enjoy it....

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