I really wanted to like this game, I really did...

User Rating: 4.7 | True Crime: New York City PC
After having played the original True Crimes game, I couldn't wait to get my hands on New York City, and blaze through like Jackie Chan on steroids. However, to my great dissapointment, the game failed to live up to even my lowest expectations.

The game starts off well enough, with a storyline that could have been taken from any hard hitting action movie to date. However, as soon as the gameplay started is when things went horribly wrong. Being a port from the console version of the game, it doesn't handle mouse support very well at all. The fact that when you move the mouse, the screen hardly moves at all is a testament to that. Considering that the game requires mouse input for shooting/aiming, it makes the game nearly impossible to play. Another annoying factor is the useless configuration of the mouse and keyboard, which makes the game surprisingly hard to play. Also, in order to change your settings, you must exit the game, and launch the setup. Annoying huh?

The graphics look fairly sharp, however, on a PC that heavily surpasses the recommended system requirements, the game likes to lag as soon as you're outside. Although the lag isn't enough to keep you from playing, it is enough to consider hitting the exit button.

The one and only redeeming feature of this mess is the excellent sound. Breathtaking voice over cast, and an awesome soundtrack make you cringe that they have been wasted on such a game.

I really wanted to like this game, but unfortunatley, it is impossible. Stay away at all costs.