The original could only be called a dud: while it looked good, had an above-average storyline, and featured a deep combat system, the sluggish framerate, goofy controls, and stomach-churning vehicle physics doomed it to be buried in an unmarked grave near Vegas. True Crime: NYC is the sequel to the mostly unlauded True Crime: Streets of LA. It's a heck of a trade-off, but thankfully, these things aren't important in video games.
Of course, on the other side, you have the police officers, who get bad pay, bureaucracy, and the risk of death at the hands of an illiterate junkie. The only diminishing return is that whole 'lifetime incarceration' thing, really.
It's got that whole image of huge mounds of crisp Benjamins, lots of hot women - or men, if that's what you're after - and lots of exciting times dodging John Law and your fellow ne'er-do-wells. Buy 'TRUE CRIME: New York City': Xbox | GameCube | PlayStation 2Ĭrime doesn't particularly pay.