Some people think that L.A. is a terrible place to live because with all the gangs outnumbering the innocent citizens 10 to 1. But L.A. isn't that bad of a city, just the larger population equals in larger crime.
That is where the latest game from Activison, and boy is it a good one.
You play Nick Kang, a cop with a bad attitude and usually has a spatz attack and breaks things. But with all these problems, the chief likes you and puts in a elite-force team. This is where the story begins.
Down in the deep, dark alleys lurks the most fowl, disgusting, drug using being known to man. The....Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Actually, there is no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but there should be. The actually being is the gangs. They rob, kill, injure, almost do anything to get what they want.
The story is straight out of a ok movie action film. Unforunately, since the story is the central part of this game, that makes this a ok video game, too. For all the cool attempts at upgradeable skills, hand to hand combat, free roaming capability and a branching storyline, this game is remarkably linear and follows a plot at time makes very little sense.
The gameplay is an amalgam of some of the most popular games from the past few years. You can run and drive around a huge, living city (Grand Theft Auto). You can fight kung-fu style and take down enemies with your superior martial arts (Dead to Rights). You can use two guns and limitless ammo to kill bad guys while jumping to the side and slowing down time (Max Payne). I suppose if you're going to steal, you might as well steal from the best.
In the end, it's the little things that hurt True Crime: Street of LA. The game tries to be everything for everyone by offering a great variety of gameplay styles, but doesn't quite succeed at any of them. Each facet of the game as minor issues that hurt an otherwise enjoyable experience. If you have any doubts about this title, rent it first. What could have been a great game, a masterpiece even, is reduced to just a good game that's well worth checking out.
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