True Crime: Streets of LA

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Action adventure game
• Play as an undercover cop trying to avert a gang war between Chinese and Russian gangs
• Open-ended gameplay with branching storyline
• 8 unlockable characters exclusive to this PC version of the game
• Single player and online/LAN multiplayer modes

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001KJOHE
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: May 11, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,877 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

True Crime: Streets of LA takes you into the life of Nick Kang, a cop whose lethal skills earn him a dangerous job. He's going deep undercover, to defend L.A. from the Chinese & Russian mobsters that are drowning it in blood. It's a wicked combination of duel, brawls, stealth and racing games. Shoot it out, fight the crooks by hand, or outrun them in the fastest cars on the street. Unlock new music -- 30 new songs not available in other versions Deadly new weapons like rocket launchers, crossbows and baseball bats Special PC-only features - Bonus skins and DVD-style extra footage

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wow True Crime on the PC stinks!!!, July 22, 2004

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Teresa A. Moore - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: True Crime: Streets of L.A. (CD-ROM)

This game is so bad, something must have gone wrong while porting this game to the PC. First off trying to run around in the True Crime L.A. is stange and makes me sick. The only thing worse is the crappy driving. Its almost impossible to drive around without crashing into Everything. Plus this game is a complete rip off of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series. If you are looking at this game and havent played GTA 3 or GTA Vice city grab those games first. Maybe in the future there will be a patch for True Crime making it less crappy.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty well done., June 5, 2004

By 

Soulja (Lynnwood, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: True Crime: Streets of L.A. (CD-ROM)

I'd just like to start off by saying I love the GTA series; however, this game is better than the GTA games (in most areas). So what if they ripped off the GTA series, don't hate them for that. Someone in another review said you can't move the camara, which is true while driving, but you can move the camara while fighting. The driving is the weakest part of the game, but shooting at someone while your in your car is pretty good. When your not in your car, the shooting & hand-to-hand combat is great (and the controlls are fine, only took me about 30 minutes to get use too). You can upgrade your shooting and fighting skills (and for everyone who said that the game was to repetitive during combat, I guess you guys never learned how to use your upgraded shooting & fighting moves). If you like Rap & Rock music, you'll love the games soundtrack. I would just borrow this game from a friend, because you'll get through the game in less than 10 hours. The only reason you'd want to replay it is to roam the city and solve random crimes (shoot outs, muggings, street races, fights, busting pimps and hookers, etc), or to replay the alternate paths of the story.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Learning Curve and controls/camera are a killer on this port, June 1, 2004

By 

J. L. Oaks "dexfurax" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: True Crime: Streets of L.A. (CD-ROM)

As the saying goes, if you see 10 million dollars worth of numerious TV and internet spots/ad's for a videogame, said game will suck-a$$. This is nothing more than true for True Crime: Streets of L.A.

In this Console to PC port the controls are not only confusing, but slow in response time, and generally not adaptive. Take for instance you can setup your mouse for 5 diffrent modes of play, a PhD is required to master all the keyboard and mouse combo's.

The controls are a breeze compaired to the camera self-tracking system. The views cannot be changed, and I have more than once lost the camera as it swings into a building as i run down a sidewalk. That said, running down a sidewalk can be a challange as well. The camera will swing randomly and then stick to your position for a few moments. (think the VERY FIRST tomb raider) As you walk, would you try to engage a perp, you have to pick from three diffrent attack moves. This is not to mention the keys you map for flashing you badge, frisking, handcuffing, and that list goes on and on.

Generally the advertising has worked on this gamer due to my recent and regretted purchase of this title, and my drive to keep "looking" for all these amazing screen shots and movies i have scene on the included DVD. DO NOT PURCHASE, BORROW, or even waste the cable bandwidth on this P.O.S. it is generally not fun to play.

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