#50 :: True Crime: Streets Of LA


I'd imagine that everyone has played a Grand Theft Auto game before. Well, in this game, the roles are reversed - now YOU are the cop, although you're quite a loose cannon, so... well, you're just on the other side of the law, really. This is what people thought LA Noire was going to be, but then they got pissed off when it wasn't like this. I didn't like LA Noire either, but it was for different reasons.

But anyway, I was originally going to put this game a lot higher up on the list... then I remember that halfway through the game, the story went from B-grade cop drama to something that hurts my brain whenever I try to comprehend it. So yeah, the story pretty much ruins this game's chances of getting any higher, but what got it on the list in the first place is just how fun it is. There's just so much to do, and I don't just mean that there's heaps of side missions; no, you can partake in shootouts, car chasing, fist fighting, sneaking... all sorts of shit, really, and they're at least competently done, so really, all that lets this game down is that it always feels like it could've been better.

Summary - A fun, ambitious game... with a crap story.
Rating - 7/10

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