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What the hell?
So, if you like GTA I can't guarantee you'll like this, but it's still a fun game. The graphics are pretty much the same as The Getaway. Anyway, you're playing the character of an annoying Asian guy who's mean as hell and somehow passed the psych evaluation test to become a cop. The game is definately a knock-off on the whole GTA series, yet it's not as addictive or fun. The gameplay isn't really a freeroaming thing, it's set up like The Getaway with levels where you can free roam, but you have a certain place to be, you just don't have to go there, which is what I prefer to do. Since you're a cop, random crimes will pop up on the map such as, rape, gunfights, carjacks, illegal street racing. These are the most fun since you are free to do what you want when dealing with these crimes. A car chase might lead to a wreck, and then you'll be chasing the perpetrator on foot down the sidewaks as he shoots back at you hitting innocent pedestrians making the police experience very entertaining. There's different ways you can deal with criminals, such as holding up your badge. They might drop their guns, but if they've already downed a few uniform cops they'll probably ignore it, or run. You can also take your guns out and shoot a warning shot into the air. At this they'll either break into a run or surrender. One interesting and innovative feature is that while driving you are able to shoot out of the window ahead of your car at the car you're chasing. This usually leads to popping the tires, and then going for the gas tank. Also, for in-car and on-foot fighting you can use bullet time to focus as the fighting is pretty fast and it's easy to get quickly shot to death. One of the gimmicks of this game was that it was a fighting, shooting, and driving game. I'd have to say the worst would be the fighting mode, since it's just too annoying during the story mode. You could just pull out your guns and shoot the people, yet you are forced to fight them. One of these instances is a very pointless fight in a hobo house with hobos that are harder to fight than your brother who knows kung-fu. The driving is probbly the second worse, since it's so unrealistic. I heard that the damage would be really realistic, yet when you hit a tree you don't even slow down. It just fades away. The shooting is really cool though, since you can go to a semi-first-person mode with bullettime, and aim at a person possibly just disabling them instead of killing them outright. Well, the game would be at my house if it was cheap, but it really isn't. This XBOX version lets you put in your songs, and it is actually cool to hear your music play at random during fights and driving. Buy at your own risk, I take no responsibility.

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Asian Superhero? Jackie chan says it could work!
I love this game, and the fact that the hero is actually someone not in the usual norm. Tall, Rugged, White/Black - it says something about activision, that anyone can be a hero (and reckless). This game rocks, I thought it was a usual car driving game at first, but it's actually got everything, throw in a tank and a bunjee and it could rival halo 2. well, not really, but it's got a good script, and a hot woman. Graphics could be way better, but over all it's not bad.

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YES it is a GTA wannabe
I won't bother you with details because too many have written reviews already. Bottom line is: True Crimes IS a GTA "wannabe." It does have its own ups and downs. I had fun with it, but the fact that the final fight requires you to master a fighting system that is absolutely terrible was a big disappointment. I was hoping for something better. You can't judge a whole game by its ending, however, so I give it 3 stars.