True Crime: Streets of LA

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

Activision, as it should be made clear, has been a busy beaver. While hard at work on Tony Hawk's Underground, Call of Duty, Pitfall Harry, Empires: Dawn of the Modern World, and supposedly Doom 3, the Santa Monica, Ca.-based publisher and Luxoflux have been trying to finish up what could very well be the game of the year, True Crime: Streets of LA..

Most people have seen, heard and had a lot about the game to date, and for the most part, True Crime looks like it might give Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series a run for its money. The thing is, True Crime is a big game. A huge game. In many ways, Luxoflux's enormous endeavor could very well eclipse its competition in numerous ways.

The game doesn't appear weak in any area. The excellent fighting -- with moves players earn as they progress; The shooting: bullet time, a different weapon for each hand; and superb driving - jack any car, pull up on two wheels, drive backwards and shoot at enemies. There is the branching storyline, the star actors, the music, the cinematics and more.

But up until now gamers have really only seen the game in pieces. You, like us, have only seen small pieces of the puzzle, the whole vision behind the massive game that attempts in every way to be a Hong Kong-action movie in videogame form. Now, you can see the game from a bird's eye view.

With this new video footage (from a "Making Of" DVD), we deliver to you today behind the scenes looks at how each part was made, deliver brand new, never-seen-before footage, and a sense of how the whole thing looks, feels and works. In essence, this footage enables players to see the game with as close a view as if they were playing it (except not).

The Original Vision
What is True Crime: Streets of LA all about? Luxoflux's Lead Designer Peter Morawiec and Activision's Executive Producer Chris Archer discuss its origins, the game's core concept and the impressive scope of this Hong Kong action-film game. Morawiec, who originated the concept, was influenced by author Robert Crais (LA Requiem, Demolition Angel, The Last Detective, Hostage), a noir-style writer, and by sifting through Crais' themes and ideas, Luxoflux's lead designer arrived at a title that rewrites the book on the marriage between videogames and Hollywood.













Re-Creating 250 Square Miles of Loss Angeles
Using satellite images, topographical maps, and GPS footage to re-create 250 square miles of the City of Angels, Luxoflux has developed a technology to harness Los Angeles in its entirety. From the fancy, clean streets of Beverly Hills to the grubby sidewalks of Hollywood, the development team (known for its Vigilante 8 series) gives players the ability to drive from the beach to downtown, seeing the most notable, most popular pieces of real estate along the way, and literally mapping out the streets, freeways and junctions of the massive Southern California metropolis.

Adrian Stephens, chief technologist, Cary Hara, lead software engineer, Micah Linton, city designer, talk about how it all came together.

Driving, Fighting, Shooting
Ever wanted to jack a car from an annoying driver in Los Angeles? While we don't recommend doing it in real life, in True Crime, you can do it instantly. The cars take heavy damage, they can spin, pulling off 360s, pull up on two wheels, and more. Dan Padilla, Art Production Supervisor gives us the skinny on the cars. Archer indulges us with an in-depth look at the game's complex shooting system, and Nick Marks, senior artist (props) tells us how and why everything breaks into pieces.













Branching Storyline
After the death of Hollywood and videogames in the 32-bit era, new technology and different ideas of merging the two have surfaced with several games in the recent past. Activision's True Crime marries the two with a seeming flawlessness, aiming to deliver a film noir movie through action and story development.

Luxoflux's game enables players to follow more than one storyline, using a branching system, to lead players through the game in a multitude of paths. In the end, there are three distinct endings, giving players the means to play it all over again while making different choices.

Cinematics
A huge array of animations, character interactions and lighting procedures bring True Crime to life. See how the game emerges with cutscenes, brash conversations, and colorful scenarios.

The Stars
Christopher Walken, Michael Madsen, Michelle Rodriguez, Gary Oldman and CCH Pounder among others actors bring personality and color to True Crimes' characters. Check out new footage and scenes from the game in this sneak peak footage.

True Crime: Streets of LA., in the end, is a massive production that looks to give players deep fighting, shooting and driving aspects, a full branching story, a slew of ways to increase your character's abilities, and a enormous load of interaction. Make sure to view these movies and return soon for more in-depth coverage.

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[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

gotten from ign.com

[Happydude]

if those are ingame screens...they're not that great, i've seen much better

[CrOnO_LiNk]

Originally Posted by happydude666

if those are ingame screens...they're not that great, i've seen much better

I still don't know if I should get this game or not.

[Blackmane]

If the game is as big as it says it is, I will probably buy it. It looks good so far.

[CrOnO_LiNk]

Man! I still don't know what to do. I can't wait until some reviews go online. If this game has the freedom that GTA Vice City had, then I will get it for sure...


It's just that... well, you play as a cop.... I don't think you can just go and steal a car whenever you want and cruise around town while killing people in the streets. Can you find a random person in the streets and start hitting him or kill him?

From some of the videos, I've only seen the main character drive that red convertible. So can you just go around doing all that stuff?

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

Originally Posted by CrOnO_LiNk

Man! I still don't know what to do. I can't wait until some reviews go online. If this game has the freedom that GTA Vice City had, then I will get it for sure...


It's just that... well, you play as a cop.... I don't think you can just go and steal a car whenever you want and cruise around town while killing people in the streets. Can you find a random person in the streets and start hitting him or kill him?

From some of the videos, I've only seen the main character drive that red convertible. So can you just go around doing all that stuff?

From what i understand you can, its got the same basic story line as driver, u'r an UNDERCOVER cop, which gives you a lot more freedom....i think

[CrOnO_LiNk]

Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe

From what i understand you can, its got the same basic story line as driver, u'r an UNDERCOVER cop, which gives you a lot more freedom....i think

Damn, I found out some crazy stuff about this game. Now I want to buy it!

Here's some interesting info.

Info

1. Nick Kang is the name of the main character.
2. It takes place in the city of Los Angeles.
3. Yes it really is 250 sq. miles. Including freeways. It accuarately portrays the part of L.A that it is based on down to sidestreets freeways, etc.
4. The soundtrack is comprised mostly of Rap but does also include other genres.
5. As for changing clothes all signs currently point to yes.
6. THE RELEASE DATE IS NOVEMBER 4TH.
7. There is around 40 interior locations.
8. Nick is Asian and yes he could kick all of our ass's.
9. There will be 100 Random Sub-Missions and somewhere near 100 Story-based missions.
10. We are not yet sure if there will be aircrafts of any kind.
11. So far 35 vehicles are confirmed.
12. There is several different fighting styles Nick can learn from various Dojos around L.A
12. Nick can also learn new driving tricks from places too.
13. You can get the Making of the game DVD from Pre-Ordering at Gamestop.
14. You can get the demo in OPSM Magazine.
15. Official website is www.truecrimela.com
16. Infinite Bullet time
17. Infinite ammo for his .38's
18. Can upgrade his car
19. Get a T-Shirt from preordering from EB
20. This game marks a revolution and the dawn of what could be a classic war between two giants of games for customers
21. the game will have minor nudity.
22. it will have strong language.
23. you can cause havoc on the streets.
24. 3 different endings.
25. the game will be long as hell.
26. it will come out for the GCN, PS2, XBOX, and will port to the PC later.
27. 20% of the main missions are free-roaming driving missions, during which the player is free to cruise around town without limitations and take on a variety of street crimes at will.
28. it has a BRANCHING storyline with 3 DIFFERENT ENDINGS.
29. the cops will chase you if you are a "bad cop"
30. you can kill as many peds as you want
31. you can play your own songs if you have an xbox.
32. the game streams off the disk (loads once in the beginning, and that's it... no more loading) for all systems.
33. if you live in LA, you CAN visit your house, but your house might not look exactly like you house. <-- My hometown baby!


Weapons

Weapons:
AK-47
Uzi
Handgun (Desert Eagle?)
AK-47
M-16/AR-15 with drum magazine
Uzi
Handguns
-Desert Eagle?
-.38 revolver [Saturday Night Special]
MP5
FAS Assault Rifle (not sure on this one

and more...

Cars

Dodge Viper
VW Cabriolet convertible
'68 Camero convertible
Van
Motorcycle (sport-bike)
70s era Cadillac convertabile.
Acura NSX
2000 Lincoln Strech Limosine
Nissan pickup
Honda Prelude
Ferrari F50
Honda S2000

and way more...

So... What do you guys think?

[dwelzy]

sum onez been doin homework lol , game looks amasing a must have (especially if ya live in LA .)

[Morpheus1]

This game and the GTA bundle come out on the same day on Xbox. Decisions.

[CrOnO_LiNk]

Originally Posted by Morpheus1

This game and the GTA bundle come out on the same day on Xbox. Decisions.

Yeah... Sucks for Activision.

Also, for those who played the demo, how did it compare to Vice City?