Pursuit Force

by Sony

Product Features

• Each of the 5 districts are being run by 5 unique gangs - The Warlords, The Capelli Family, Vixens, Convicts and the Killer 66
• Take on each gang in 6 objective-based missions that will alternate between racing, boating, and on-foot shooting
• Three different game modes - Career, Race, and Time Trial
• Unlock other missions by going up in rank
• Test your driving skills against the best criminal drivers in each gang

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E9TDGO
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 7, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,633 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #38 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Action

Product Description

Features include:

•Each of the 5 districts are being run by 5 unique gangs - The Warlords, The Capelli Family, Vixens, Convicts and the Killer 66
•Take on each gang in 6 objective-based missions that will alternate between racing, boating, and on-foot shooting
•Three different game modes - Career, Race, and Time Trial
•Unlock other missions by going up in rank
•Test your driving skills against the best criminal drivers in each gang

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars basically, one of two good games for the PSP, April 1, 2006

By 

G. Jagannath "GJJ" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pursuit Force (Video Game)

I recently purchased a PSP , absolutely amazed by all the features and expandability.

THe PSP is good for everything, except games. Until now.

I tried so many games to tremendous dissapointment. THe graphics on many were fine (GTA liberty city stories, wipeout pure) but others were terrible outright (the con, the hustle: detroit streets, gripshift, frantix)

Pursuit Force is FUN - actually, its the best racer game out there too (which is weird...) So if you get it for the storyline-gameplay you will not be dissapointed. Its very reminiscent of 80's arcade games, but has checkpoints to prevent re-doing too much of the game.

If you are used to putting your game in sleep mode and doing something else (like me) you will have a bit of trouble since it wont allow you to do it unless you are actually in the middle of the action.

Pursuit force cannot dissapoint. I just wish it were longer. Sequel anyone?

*Just for your information, the other good game out there for PSP is Siphon Filter: Dark Mirror. The Brotherhood of the Blade series isnt bad, but the tedium can get to you.

Pursuit Force is an amazing addition to the racing-action genre, which saw a few successful games in the past. What makes this game so wonderful is the thrill of it - the ability to jump from vehicles to other ones, and the positioning of camera angles to create a grand effect. Pursuit Force has no plot other than you are an elite cop trained to pursue five infamous gangs until they leave your city.
And you get to accomplish this in style. Gameplay is divided into gangs, which are case files. You must finish missions with various ratings in order to move up within the force, and to take on new gangs. You are provided with the Equalizer, the police weapon. Once you are on the road, you hop aboard other vehicles and take the enemies guns, allowing for a wide variety of automatic and semi-automatic weapons.
The jumping from car to car is unique, well made and exciting. You have to time your jump sometimes a little more than others, but once you have locked it in; you can be a mile away and still complete the action. If your police bar is full, you can slowly jump down, slaughtering the enemies before you even steal their vehicle. Too cool. So much for your college essays when this game is before you.
The levels get very hard after you beat the first few gangs, but some alternative modes begin to open up in order to take breaks from the main Career mode. You get to race the other gangs, or free race against the clock. Both are fantastic addition to Pursuit Force since they are on their own worth getting the game. The racing feel of Pursuit is very realistic, without knocking off FPS, you get to feel the speed of the action. Replay is fun, and as you get better and better, you unlock more tracks, cheats and videos.
Although the main career mode is short, most PSP games are. You are given other things to do, so the game is a real value. The controls are perfect since the game was built around the PSP controls - it's not a transcription of another console's game. The land vehicles feel a lot more fun to drive than the boats, partly because the boats are so bogged down by the realities of water.
I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes racing games, but also like shooter games. This game is an amazing and innovative combination of the two.

GRAPHICS: 7/10 (The few cutscenes are awesome. Overall great graphics. I am hoping for a sequel.)

SOUND: 7/10 (Some levels have great soundtracks, others don't.)

CONTROLS: 9/10 (No issue with controls. The game was made for PSP, so the controls feel right. Cars handle beautifully; boats maybe less so.)

DIFFICULTY: 10/10 (Ultra hard. Its fun though; you will die, and sometimes three or four times, before you finish a level.)

LOAD TIMES: MEDIUM (Load times are not bad - not very low either. You will not be able to put the PSP into sleep mode during a load or menu screen.)

OVERALL: 9/10 (Amazing game, and great replay value. It doubles as one of PSP's best racer games as well.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun in full force, January 12, 2008

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ice grizzly "Grrrrrr" (Dream Land) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Pursuit Force (Video Game)

Perfect hand held game. Missions sizes are perfect for a quick play or a full blown night out. Excellent controls, wonderful graphics, great execution.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great action game!!!, April 22, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pursuit Force (Video Game)

This in my opinion is the best psp game yet!! I just love jumping right of your car on to the bad guys cars or any kind of vehicle. You never miss when firing which is a cool feature. The only down side is that it is not able to go into sleepmode unless your right in the action. The whole consecpt is to jump onto one guys car kill the guy in it. Take his car and drive around untill you find another car to jump on or boat or any vehicle. That's the basic concept. Thier is also land mission where you can get on foot and kill all the bad guys. List of pros and cons.

Pros:
1.Awsome acion consept
2.Great graphics
3.Tons of missions
4.(land and drive missions also)
5.lots of weapons to use

Cons:
1. no multiplayer
2. Can't go into sleep mode (at somtimes)

Bottom line it's a great game very reccomended!