True Crime: New York City

by Activision, Inc.

Product Features

• Patrol the streets to deal with all the crimes a New York cop sees -- from domestic abuse calls to gang shootouts
• Find people you can extract information from, and use it to go after the crime lords who rule the city's underworld
• Expansive melee combat with multiple options -- make Marcus a street-brawler or teach him karate
• Dangerous situations involving multiple NPCs -- avoid shooitng fellow officers and innocent bystanders or you'll become a fugitive
• Your actions will affect each of NYC's districts - The environments will change drastically to showcase the current crime level

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0009Z3HXS
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,493 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox | Edition: Standard

From the Manufacturer

Wield the ultimate power as a rogue street cop in New York City. You are Marcus Reed, a former criminal turned cop, using and abusing your authority to hunt down the murderer of your mentor while cleaning up the 'hoods of New York City, from Harlem to Chinatown. Your undercover investigation leads you through a murderous web of gangs and deceit as you battle crooks, your past, and everything else the city can throw at you.

Features:

• Street-cop life: bust criminals, take down foreign and local gangs, search and seize, extort, interrogate, and dispense justice your way--by the book or indulge in the temptations of the job.
• Rule New York City: free-roaming authentic neighborhoods, GPS-accurate streets and subways, landmark buildings, and countless interiors.
• Dynamic environments: Unprecedented environmental gameplay--use ovens, stoves, machines, coolers, pots, pans, chairs, or anything else you can grab to pound enemies. Virtually every aspect of each city block--including people, streets, and buildings--reacts and changes based on your "law enforcement" decisions and ability to combat crime.
• High-speed shoutouts: Race through the streets of New York in shootouts! Pull-off stunts with motorcycles, sports, cars, trucks, buses, and more.
• Brutal combat styles: switch fighting styles on the fly from street fighting to a variety of martial arts modes, opening up an array of moves and strategies to take down enemies.
• Heavy weaponry: use high-powered police-issue weaponry, bats, swords, and other melee weapons, or obtain black market arms like flamethrowers, grenade launchers, and more.

Product Description

True Crime: New York City is the most authentic depiction of New York in a Video game. Marcus Reed was a gang member, just waiting for his turn in a jail cell, until Terry showed him he could do more than just fill an orange jumpsuit. Five years later, Marcus and Terry are New York City police officers, and life is better -- until Terry is brutally murdered. Marcus gets the call to go undercover and becomes obsessed with finding Terry's killer. If he has to, he'll take on every gang and mob in the city to do it. Navigate over 25 miles of Manhattan -- select from any number of undercover vehicles, or borrow one from the citizens. Prepare for the nightmare of NYC traffic GPS-accurate streets of Manhattan, complete with subways, hundreds of interiors, internationally recognized landmarks and real neighborhoods from Harlem to Chinatown to Times Square

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Game, December 5, 2005

By 

Niceblito "Niceblito" (LAX) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: True Crime: New York City (Video Game)

True Crime: NYC is a great game, with tons of stuff to do and many elements that breathe life into the city. The storyline is actually only a minor fraction of the game, the real fun comes from driving around the city, doing the street crimes and discovering all the different stores around the city. There are car shops, music stores, dojos, and gun shops spread around the city that offer different cars, songs, fighting styles, weapons and other clothing.
Don't like driving around? Take a cab or ride the subway. Solve the crimes throughout the city and watch how the buildings and trees reflect the changes. You can kill, arrest, stun, frisk, interrogate or extort people, using different weapons and skills you acquire throughout the game.
Unlike GTA, in this game the whole city is actually filled with life.
Many people rented this game for a day and complain that it's just another GTA. I think that's because they did not spend the time to discover all the different things and activities in the city.
The graphics are great too. The city is full of details. There is a day/night cycle, weather effects, reflections on the ground and even litter flying around. All sorts of different cars and a bunch of street objects which are all breakable.

What's not to like?

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just Like GTA is that bad?, November 30, 2005

By 

Aaron L. Shaw "Casual Reviewer" (Provo, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: True Crime: New York City (Video Game)

So many of the game reviews are picky. One of the biggest complaints about this game has been that it is the same old thing. Just like Grand Theft Auto. WHen was being like one of what is considered one of the best games ever been a bad thing? That said, if you don't like violence or profanity, avoid this game at all costs. It has both in spades. The game is very similar to the whole GTA vibe. Lots of free roaming action, lots of violence to innocent people, lots of what people loved from GTA. YOu can get more details from other reviews. The truth is if you are a churchgoer, avoid this game, it will do nothing to improve your spirituality. If you love GTA you love this game.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than GTA!!!!, December 6, 2005

By 

ZEEMO "Zack" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: True Crime: New York City (Video Game)

This game is better than GTA:SA by a little bit!Unlike the 1st True crime, you can swim and you can go into stores like gun shopes, banks, offices, clubs, the police department and more! Also you can search trunks. You can even eat!!! You can buy cars from dealerships and buy guns from gunshops. And better street crimes are available. You can take subways and taxis around the city too. And you can ride motorcycles too!!!!!!!!!!!! You can also change and buy clothes! Overall this game is way better then TC: Streets of LA and is almost better than the whole GTA series!If you love True crime and enjoy playing GTA, buy this game immediatly.

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