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True Crime: New York City review
Platform: PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC
Release Year: 2005
Developer: Luxoflux
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Open-World, Action-Adventure
► Music (in order):
"Main Theme"
"Sour Candy"
"Life After Death" by DJ Freedem
"Workshop Rumble"
"Teresa's Dare"
"Safe House"
"Interrogation"
"True Crime: New York City" soundtrack composed by Sean Murray
► Gameplay, audio, images, and font from:
20th Century Studios
2K Czech
2K Games
Activision
Infinity Ward
Kojima Productions
Konami
LucasArts
Luxoflux
Metacritic
Motorolla
Puma
Raven Software
Rockstar Games
Rockstar North
Square Enix
Treyarch
Turn 10 Studios
Xbox Game Studios
► CZcams videos used:
"David Milch and Bill Clark interview on "NYPD Blue" (1995)" by Manufacturing Intellect
• David Milch and Bill C...
"Making of - True Crime: New York City [Behind the Scenes]" by NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive
• Making of - True Crime...
"Making of - True Crime: Streets of LA [Behind the Scenes]" by NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive
• Making of - True Crime...
"Star Wars Demolition - All Special Attacks" by Dark Lizard
• Star Wars Demolition -...
"True Crime New York City - Trailer - GameCube" by PlayscopeTimeline
• True Crime New York Ci...
"TRUE CRIME NYC- 2005 TRAILER" by AshlandMan
• TRUE CRIME NYC- 2005 T...
"Vigilante 8 2nd Offense" by Justin L. Belmont
• Vigilante 8 2nd Offens...
"Xbox Longplay [026] Spiderman 2" by World of Longplays (played by Spazbo4)
• Xbox Longplay [026] Sp...
www.longplays.org - Hry
This was my first GTA style game that I got when I was a kid, I convinced my parents to let me get it because I told them it was a police open world game. Oh if only they knew that this cop was able to chop criminals up with katanas and blow their limbs off with shotguns and duel wielding desert eagles, lmao. I remember sleepovers with my friends just playing this all night and goldeneye rogue agent, lol.
Man we had so many good games growing up. Great gameplay, great storylines, no micro transactions, no releasing game before they were ready and having to drop patch updates to fix their incomplete games. Life was so much better back then.
@@westnile21 I fully agree , most of these developers just want to line up their pockets they give absolutely 0 fucks about the gaming community other than a few like maybe rockstar even though they’re milking the crap out of GTA but their ability to create amazing games could outweigh the bad ,Insomniac or sucker punch because because they’ve added a ton of free content to Ghost of Tsushima but most of them just flat out could care less,Unfortunately the days of old like these are long gone my friend
@@kikonodende8792 - You’re 100% right about Rockstar milking the fuck outta GTA V going on almost 8 years now yet they don’t do shit for RDR2 and yeah Sucker Punch really came through with Ghost of Tsushima it’s practically the only game that I play every day on a consistent basis I’m glad they won Players Choice for GOTY even though TLOU2 won GOTY you know that was all bullshit just pushing agendas.
@@westnile21 pushing agendas ? Because the characters gay? Lol there's gay people in the world 🌎 breaking news
That's how you do it.
Actually enjoyed the open world, one of the first games I've tried with lots of accessible interiors which added to the immersion.
Absolutely
They all looks the same though. The illusion gone for me after an hour. I've seen everything and the city feels dead after that.
Agreed, I'm hella disappointed it's not backwards compatible like Streets of LA. I enjoyed cleaning up the whole city too.
I played this game when I was a kid and all I remember is good memories of this game I didn’t finish it but it was great game tho
Finding stores are also tough smh
especially clothing ones
Idc what anybody says, this game holds a special place in my heart forever
I WOULD DIE TO GET A GAME LIKE THIS ARCADE STYLE POLICE SIM WHERE I CAN CHOOSE TO BECOME BAD COP AND GOOD COP I HOPE WE GET A GAME LIKE THIS IN A FUTURE
This game is what I'd call an "unfinished masterpiece".
And a dead series...
lmao saying it 'masterpiece' is abit too much.
@@paperclip9558 I love both games
Masterpiece? Hahahaha
It's still the closest we have to a cop GTA.
This game was almost on San Andreas' level.
You should've talked about the gore... this must be the only game that allows you to use a detached human head as a melee weapon and throw it at your enemies, all of this while you're being a "good cop"
Ahh yes doing martial arts moves with head goodtimes.
Using a leg as bat i remember....that and just walking around with it scaring random pedestrians
You could decapitate enemies in manhunt with machetes and carry the heads around your waist. You could throw them and use em as a distraction.
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You can do that in the dishonored series
I played this game to death on my Gamecube back in the day. I didn't realize just how ahead of its time it was.
Yeah. I played it on PS2 before I played any GTA game and it blew my mind. I loved this game
Its one of those games that if it got a remake it’d be absolutely bonkers
@@IcyTorments - If THQ had the rights to this game, it would’ve had a remake or remaster already, since THQ have been re-releasing a lot of games in the vault.
Games like this inspired saints row. Which was great until they got ridiculous with the way characters acted.
@@NYCJoeBlackarnt they out of business?
Say what you want, but the prologue was badass. Great characterization for the protagonist too
The start makes it feel like the game is gonna be amazing im replaying it now and after a certain i can feel and see the game was rushed after a few parts following the prologue but i couldn't exactly put my finger on it but this video helped
Kicking the criminals to roll em over an cuff em was so satisfying. Also i think the voice actors brought a lot to the table. Once of my fondest memories
As a New Yorker I can say this game is surprisingly accurate in its recreation of NYC. It absolutely captures the feel and look of the city better than any other game besides GTA IV. This is the only game I've ever been able to actually find buildings I've lived in before and they even included Washington Heights and Inwood which vital parts of Manhattan but always get the shiaft from video games. Even the subway stations are where they actually are in real life. Classic game!
That must have been so cool finding your own home in a game !
Play The Division.
The Division is without a doubt the best recreation of NYC. It's simultaneously the most detailed, as well as the most atmospheric & immersive.
I do find it funny somewhat though that some people have said "they perfectly mapped new York i can see my house!" Its ridiculous and doesn't come close to mapping the city accurately. Most of the streets are copied and pasted throughout the entire map. None of them are original or close to being anything near the real thing I don't get why some people lie to try and pretend they can see their house etc lol its obviously not true
@jaycuthbert245 not lying at all. If you're from Upper Manhattan you know that it's 80% 6-story pre-war buildings. Yeah the buildings in the game did not look exactly like they did in real life but I definitely could find the corresponding building to places I used to live. Plus many of the smaller details like park benches, subway stations, elevated train lines, traffic islands, etc. were just surprisingly accurate in that game. No reason to make this up.
This one was way more atmospheric than True Crime Streets of L.A. When i started out driving down a snowy New York street with Bobby Womack coming out of the speakers, i felt like i was briefly in a Quentin Tarantino type crime movie. Sadly, nothing reached these heights again in this game...but it was still really fun✌
Was True Crime Streets of L.A. the one that had “I’m your pusha” playing and China town? Feel like that’s the game
@@TrvisXXIII sounds like you’re talking about Narc on the ps2
@@MyAccount217 wowww, let me look that up!! You’re probably right
@@TrvisXXIII It might be. That "im your pusha" song plays often and you also go to Asia halfway through the game
@@MyAccount217 that’s what I remember!! Haha thanks man
I really liked the game despite the flaws. The infuriating part is how much unrealized potential was squandered with a rushed release.
Most games end up being seen that way. Great potential for what a game could have been but rushing to meet release dates usually kill that potential.
Still happens to this day, but back then you couldn't simply patch the game to fix things.
If you higher up the resolution this definitely looks like an early ps3 game
I used to flash my police badge everywhere and scream
"New York FVCKIN Police!"
My kid self really loves that sht back then
As I read it I heard him say it in his voice xD
This, Scarface, and mercenaries playground of destruction were some of my fav games of all time
The PS2 era had gold back in the day. Shame where all these series' went, aside from things like GTA, Resident Evil and Final Fantasy
All 3 of the games you mentioned are better than anything that's come out in the past 10 years.
wow I totally missed that True Crime NYC did the windshield burst before Gta4.
Pretty sure you could do that in True Crime LA as well
I love the always wear your seatbelt message too 🤣
Yep, I remember Marcus always say "you should buckle up" to whoever he caused to windshield burst.
This game is proof we live in a simulation. Look how advanced it was in the 2000s
"What about my....kids!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣that line was everywhere
Meanwhile there's no kid in the game, must be average lying criminal, lol
You have to understand back in the day, this game was lot of fun, like a nice mix of bugs from Driv3r to the freedom of GTA SA, with some extra sauces, of course rough on the edges, but there wasnt any other game that let you tune an Integra and make it a police car lol
The opening mission was the best mission in the entire game. I would just start new games just to play it. The rest of the game was fun but that mission just stood out above all else
I remember going for a "good cop, all arrests, no casualties" run (by shooting legs or straight up grappling/brawling and then cuffing).
I used the default gun up to the end game and realized I could buy "better" guns.
Got excited, bought an AR with a few upgrades, initiated the final mission, and shot a guy's leg off.
I was little uneasy when I didn't see the handcuff prompt. Lmao
My stats ended up with a single kill.
I also rocked the kungfu suit as soon as I found one. Boss made fun of me every time I pickedup my paycheck.
Monk ?
Amazing game, save for the fact that crimes in this game are committed every 5 minutes
Welcome to New York.
pretty accurate to the real life New York tbf. What an immersive game
Average 911 call in NYC is every 3 minutes so that's pretty accurate tbh
Sounds about right
I like that tho. It means theres always somebody i can do sick kung fu moves on with my trunk katana
I genuinely feel this game was heavily slept on. This game was honestly really DOPE with the way you could have multiple fighting styles, change appearance, I liked it more than streets of LA. But I can understand how both games felt unfinished.
used to play this when i was a kid cos my mum didnt let me get GTA, it was fucking sick. great radio stations: the damned, the misfits, wu tang!
In my case it was the other way, my mom disliked how gory this game was compared to GTA, just look how brutal kills are with the Deagle blowing off limbs.
Yep I was very surprised about the bad ass story in this game.
One of my favorites
Hahah same I told my mom it's fiiine Imma cop
Slick rick was my bop of choice for most crime stopping situations
I still remember how it was the first game I ever played on my PS2. Pretty rough and broken back then, but I still loved it.
ngl from the gameplay, the world looks insane! Would love to see something of this scope on current hardware.
We definitely need a new open world police game set in new York City like this.
While everyone is reviewing new games You doing ps2 and ps3 games. Your channel is perfect 👌🏼
Man i loved this gameback in the day. Especially the gore from the katana
They should definitely remake this game fr.... I miss this game
Im from singapore . This game is my child moment
A remake on the current systems would be INSANELY GOOD
I remember being fascinated with the layout of the map, and how accurate much of Manhattan really was. I also remember being disappointed that I couldn't explore the Bronx.
Oh my God, thank you so much for reviewing New York too Colourshed!! I was so hoping you would do both Truecrime games and so you have!! This means the world to me!!
I remember my dad giving me this game as a Christmas/Birthday present (I was born at Christmas Eve). I had a lot of fun playing this game on PS2, despite how glitchy it was. Also ironic how I got this game at Christmas & this games story starts during Christmas. Coicidence? I think not.
Wow... I only just realised Christopher Walken was in this one too?
Ikr he's the voice of the detective who gives you Intel about the crimes syndicates. They also hired two NYPD retired detectives to make sure to insure accuracy for the game
That opening bit stuck in my mind for years. The bloody guy opening the door and going on a freakin rampage. Loved the game man.
It took me 10 years to find out this game had two different endings lmao
I found the puma shirt at a thirft store for this game and was happy af.
What an underrated game! The music was so good, there was great music in every genre, the map was a really good representation of NYC too. I used to live in NYC at the time of this games release and I used to see a lot of landmarks that were there in real life, I'm amazed that they got that much detail in the game back then in the PS2.
Definitely my favorite True Crime.
my favorite true crime is assault
Get out of my head lmao
What did you think of Sleeping Dogs in comparison since it was "supposed" to be a True Crime?
Worst in the series to me
@@spankg888 True Crime has only 2 games
This was one of my favorite games on the PS2. Really liked the Good Cop/Bad Cop dynamic and how you could enter buildings etc.
I really wish there was a remake of this game.
Oh man...the memories of playing it back in 2005-2008. I used to play this whenever I go to my cousin's since he has the PS2. Playing the game into late night was fun, tiring and also atmospheric to me.
I hope you make a review on Sleeping Dogs after this one, because that game is literally the next True Crime game after this one.
He literally said, he was gonna go from True Crime: Streets of LA to Sleeping Dogs, but upon finding out that True Crime: NYC existed and people wanted a review he's gonna review the games in order, so be patient he will do a Sleeping Dogs review
@@KidTonyGaming i know, i had not seen the entire video yet when i wrote the comment
@@soulhandler2227 did you comment before watching the first 2 mins of the video?
I'm glad the name was changed since it was was a lot different. I love all three games tho.
Little known fact sleeping dogs when it was in early development was meant to be part of the true crime series but for some reason it ended up becoming something else.
I literally just tried this game again after 13 years and was bummed by the terrible controls.
I still like it
Have it on og xbox and yeah, controls are awful
Same here, I remember playing through the entire game like 10 years ago.I installed it last month and I was surprised by how bad the controls were
I remember the controls being absolutely terrible when I rented this from hollywood video 😬😰
does anyone have it on PS2? if so, am i the only one that has the delayed ass driving where i try to turn any direction in a car and the game registers my input like half a second later? like it’s got such a jarring ass delay that i can’t bring myself to even touch the game, which is a shame since i loved it as a kid and actually want to play it
review Marc Ecko’s Getting Up! possibly the most underrated game I’ve ever played, and I do not use that word often at all
It’s $2 on steam if anyone wants to check it out :)
That's a lit game still got it on my PS2
Holy shit! this brings back the memories!
Until today I thought I was the only person who ever played that game
I absolutely loved that game, brilliant suggestion.
I have just been looking for recent reviews of this about 20 mins ago then suddenly this beauty pops up 🤓😂
No you didn’t stop lying
I remember getting this game on boxing day the same year it came out. I fell in love with it as I did with true crime streets of la. Some of the controls and mechanics were horrendous (largely due to it being a rushed unfinished game) but I still had a hell of time playing it.
So good to see another review!! I tune in to every one, enjoy the way you do things. Keep up the grouse work mate!
glad that you are back with the reviews, dude.
The voice acting is amazing already noticed fishburn and Walken who played in king of New York one of the best gangster movies ever
what about a driver parallel lines review? ny it's the city in it and it would be nice to see another ny representation on a video game after this one
Congratulations my man. Youre THE MAN when it comes to wanting to re live past nostalgia through watching old game play of our beloved games we played as children. Youll never know just how much this type of stuff and content means to people like me going through several tough times in life. Life is very unfair and rough for yours truely currently. it is just nice to be able to escape through your lengthy and indepth videos.
What i ment by congrats dude is wherever now i search whatever game review then your content (if ofcourse youve reviewed and played the game im searching for) you come first on youthbe! before everyone and no one deserves the recommendation that you my friend. A true meaningful and detailed review on every single video long may it continue sir.
Love your reviews.
Can't wait for the next one.
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@@thecrabbpottx2179 exactly
I think the best part about this game is the accurate layout of New York. I had a trip to New York City as a kid and played this game before and after. It was really funny how well I knew the streets and seeing parks and churches that are in the game and real life are very neat! Disappointed in the amount of Puma store in real life NYC 😂
So glad you reviewed this, absolutely loved this a kid getting to play as a police officer. It seems you know how to tap into that nostalgia just right
One of the best video game i have ever played.
I have ended this game 3 times.
And i still hope activision continue this franchise again.
Fun Fact: Breath of the Wilds map is as large as Manhattan. And that was clearly a good map so if a studio wanted to do a full recreation of manhattan today they probably could
I love when old games like this recieve a very modern review. Nice one 👍
I played this for hours!! I only done 3/4 missions the whole time I played. I just ran around arresting people and doing beat cop work lol. I’d love a remake or reboot of this and no sleeping dogs doesn’t count.
Thanks for reviewing this. I always wanted to know about this game.
Thank you to all the fans who recommended color to review this gem that I played so many years ago. Cant wait for Sleeping Dogs review.
Man I sunk sooooo many hours into this on my PS2, wasn't a perfect game but I enjoyed the time spent on it.
Really enjoyed the soundtrack as well all New York artists 💿🎧🎶
Hunting down crimes to Nas and Misfits!! 🤘🤘
The Intro was so good. Loved this game.
An awesome review and video as per usual. 😆👍👍
I played this on the PS2 back in the day and enjoyed it immensely. ☺👌
Cheers to you, my man! 🍻
There's a debug menu glitch, idk if it's in the Xbox or GameCube version tho. On the map screen you put in cheats with l1 and r1. Hit right just before you hit l1 and r1 at the same time. The map screen and music menu should be mixed together. Then just push left, and you basically have a cheat menu.
Yesssss! THANK you. I grew up trying to get through the bugs in this game haha. But if you got the minigun, you could spam the slow motion ability and go on a rampage against the police
I found this bug in the GameCube version, where there’s a window after you get in the car with a gun equipped where you can switch to a weapon of choice, so I could fire a rocket launcher while driving. It’s been forever though and I don’t really remember much else about how to do it
Always love your video bro
Welcome back. I just enjoy the map of NYC. I was impressed by the maps being a lifelong New Yorker. Can you play was really easy. I was not a very good gamer at the time the games release.🎮😀✌️
Loved this game. There was a glitch on my Xbox that was almost game breaking; when you wrestle the big dude on the raised construction piece. You had to press the white and black buttons together or something lol. Still love and miss it.
After 13 years I finally managed to buy this game again. Just how I remember it
Has he done the getaway: Black Monday yet?
Now THAT is a great game
@@UnjustifiedRecs Hell yeah. Really enjoyed that game just as The Getaway.
Black Monday was good, but I preferred the original "The Getaway"
Spenny! I got my disabled ass a work from home job today! (after being made redundant months ago thanks to covid). Thanks for all the content you put out that made my sorry ass less depressed until i found employment!
Ah first one here :) been a subscriber since your original San Andreas review and enjoyed every video since
This was amazing on PS2, I got stuck on the roundhouse kick in the tutorial until one day I was able to do it Lmao oh the nostalgia
I loved the section at the end when you play as the rapper redman 😂
I had literally never heard of these games, and it's a real shame I missed out on experiencing them when they released
I know if i would have had access to this game when i was younger it would have been one of my all time favorites, as a younger kid I never did story missions, rather just driving around the map for hours and hours on end - i feel like this game would have excelled at that for me.
Loved this game as a kid. Still have my original copy and original save file on GameCube. I remember there being hype around Snoop Dogg being in the L.A. version, it always killed me inside that I never got to play it lol. Great vid.
This was the first crime game i had as a kid I remember my dad wouldn’t let me have any crime games… at all even when i was 12 and GTA 5 came out… even when i was 14 and i had
Mafia 2 he threw it away 😭🤦🏾 but when i was about 8 i was looking through the livingroom and we had this huge wooden chest selves thingy and i found this game and a few other for my ps2 i feel in love with it once i booted it up everything from the graphics to the little details like being able to go into pharmacies it was just perfect to me maybe thats just nostalgia talking tho. This game for me has heavily influenced the type of games that rank as my favorite from games like RDR 1 and 2 to games that I consider masterpieces like Sleeping Dogs and Watch Dogs 1 and 2 lowkey im hella grateful for sneaking in the dead of night because i was bored of playing Winnie the Poos Honey Adventure and stumbled upon this game instead❤️
This game was so awesome! It felt authentic. An all time favorite!
The Tommy Glitch for the Xbox was a hell of a curb to overcome. My brother and I both got the game and hit that same glitch, turns out you actually CAN bypass the thing by doing the mother-of-all button-mashing massacres on your controller by forcing it to the floor and having 2 hands mash like your life depended on it. It took 15 minutes of mashing to get past it on my brothers XBOX but neither of us could do it on mine despite doing so for over 20 minutes. I shared that bit of info with some friends at school and one dude mentioned it took him half an hour of that and his hands hurt like hell all weekend lol
In the LA review you made a mention towards Star Wars Demolition.
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU. I LOVED IT. I remember for years on my dreamcast I would dominate at that game between my friends and I. So because you hit my nostalgic bone.
(You always do) I got it out the closet. Last time I played it I think I may have been 12. I'm 30 now. I loved the hidden Droid, monsters or ships the map hides that you can use against enemies like the ghost on yavin, swamp monster on dagobah, missiles on mos isles, yeti on hoth and the glowing balls on naboo just to name a few.
But after playing for over 20 minutes with a few friends I really noticed again why some people hated it. Controls or not seeing the whole map. My one friend just couldn't figure it out always falling in the sarlac pit and man the lasers are garbage you end up holding down the charge on weapons over and over just to do any real damage. But then it made me fall in love again with the combos you can do like the tractor beam with the rancor then picking you up and throwing you into the death star weapons.
Forget I said anything bad I love this game. I wish you would do a indepth review of this game and history like all your other great reviews i enjoy. Hope you have a great rest of 2020. Keep coming out with great videos and cheers from cleveland, Ohio. GO BROWNS
I remember messing around the debug mode on the GameCube version. As well as the Redman Gone Wild mode.
I still prefer Streets of L.A, but NYC is pretty fun in its own right.
I remember like it was yesterday, playing this game felt like taking a deep breath from NYC air ,realistic and a good story ,sometimes i fell like want to buy again a ps2 just for this game....
This game was my favorite growing up. I loved everything about it except like 1 boss fight. All the cool unlockables and upgrades for your driving ability and the lethal vs non lethal places you can shoot people
I was so addicted to this game been a black street cop was just so much fun to play it's a well liked classic I wish more game's where like this and the sound track was so good as well a lot of people loved it a good all-round classic for sure love your videos Bro keep it up your game reviews are done really well and you don't rip games too bit's like some people a true gamer likes all games not just the best ones there are so many underrated games out there that people just forget about it's not perfect what game is got more pros than con's I liked how the street name sign's tell you which way the one way street Go a nice touch if ask me
This just gave me an unexpected flashback to a particular moment in my childhood
Damn, I remember playing this and true crime streets of LA when I was younger on the original Xbox. They were really good, especially for the time.
Very good review as always , waiting for your review of nfs most wanted 2012 , and also Rivals .
Amazing that these games were exciting back in the day as far as open worlds were concerned, and now we're soon to experience Cyberpunk 2077. Gaming has jumped incredibly.
I mean it has been a decade and a half.
And cyberpunk looked worse than this on ps4!!!!!! This was ps2!!
Getting a little hyperbolic, my man.
If in 2005 I bought a game that was unplayable i would have been just as mad as it happening today
Yeah that’s not what you said though.
YASSSS BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
Man seeing this makes me sad, reminds me of when times were good. I LOVED this game. I used to love going round in uniform clearing up the city
Same feeling here bro
i loved this game because of the gun play and how you switched to figting really fast
Today I ordered the True Crime games for my PS2. Can't wait to play them! I liked New York back then.
Been waiting on this one :D
Ladies and gentleman... He's back 😎
A game doesn't have to be perfect it just has to be fun to play, and that's what the true crime series was.
Welcome back
Less goooooooooo good video ma brofa
Coloursheds back let's go :-)
Finally a retrospective review
Nick Cane was one of my favorite video game characters as a kid. I did really like the sequel though.
This looks so fun!