

True Crime: New York City 2005
Developed by Exakt Entertainment, Luxoflux
- Shooter, Adventure, Action, Sandbox
Be a good cop or a bad cop in the streetwise action game True Crime: New York City. You can explore the authentically modeled streets of New York City as a police officer tracking down criminals and administering justice. The game features a diverse weapon set, as well as a mixed offering of fighting styles that you can use to take out those who stand in your way. In addition to combat on foot, the game features driving sequences and shootouts. Laurence Fishburne, Christopher Walken, and Mickey Rourke contribute their voice talent to the game as well.
ShooterAdventureActionSandboxOpen worldmartial artsmurderdeathstreet racinghand-to-hand combatbullet timebuildingcustom soundtracksatirecrimerevengedark humorXbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, contemporary and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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- Platforms
- Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
- Developer
- Exakt Entertainment, Luxoflux
- Publisher
- Hands-On Mobile, Activision, Aspyr Media
- Released
- November 15, 2005
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 69 ratings.
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