True Crime (series)

True Crime series
Developer(s) Luxoflux, United Front Games
Publisher(s) Activision
Platform(s) GameCube, Mac, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
Genre(s) Action

True Crime is a series of action games set from the perspective of law enforcement and published by Activision.

The first two games were developed by Luxoflux and are known for their GPS-accurate open world recreations of Los Angeles and New York City and "street crime" missions that randomly generate outside of the main police procedural storyline. A third game was under development by Luxoflux but then canceled after the lackluster release of True Crime: New York City.[1]

A new entry was being developed by United Front Games that would have rebooted the series. It was to take place in a stylized (rather than GPS-accurate) open world of Hong Kong with an undercover detective as its protagonist.[2][3] The game was canceled by Activision, with Activision stating that the decision was because they didn't expect it be good enough to compete in the open world genre and generate enough profit.[4][5][6][7]

In August 2011, Square Enix announced that they had purchased the title from Activision and would complete development of it, although because they had not purchased the rights to the True Crime name, the game would be released under a new title.[8]

Games in the series

Reception

Aggregate review scores
As of November 9, 2011.
Game GameRankings Metacritic
True Crime: Streets of LA (GC) 79.49%[9]
(Xbox) 78.78%[10]
(PS2) 77.30%[11]
(PC) 70.26%[12]
(Mobile) 59.67%[13]		 (GC) 77[14]
(Xbox) 77[15]
(PS2) 77[16]
(PC) 68[17]
True Crime: New York City (Xbox) 63.94%[18]
(PS2) 63.58%[19]
(GC) 62.58%[20]
(PC) 53.70%[21]		 (Xbox) 60[22]
(PS2) 60[23]
(GC) 59[24]
(PC) 54[25]
True Crime: Hong Kong (PC) -[26]
(PS3) -[27]
(X360) -[28]		 (PC) -[29]
(PS3) -[30]
(X360) -[31]


References

  1. ^ By thorsen-ink, GameSpotPosted Jan 12, 2006 2:47 am GMT (2006-01-12). "True Crime and Gun sequels stillborn? - PlayStation 3 News at GameSpot". Uk.gamespot.com. http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/truecrimehongkong/news.html?sid=6236582. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
  2. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (2009-12-13). "True Crime spree hitting Hong Kong in Q4 2010 - PlayStation 3 News at GameSpot". Uk.gamespot.com. http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/truecrimehongkong/news.html?sid=6242899. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
  3. ^ By: scary_monster (2010-03-10). "True Crime: The GDC 2010 Preview". Shacknews.com. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1293. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
  4. ^ "Guitar Hero/DJ Hero dead, True Crime: Hong Kong canceled". Destructoid. 2006-03-16. http://www.destructoid.com/activision-disbands-guitar-hero-and-cancels-true-crime-hk-193638.phtml. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
  5. ^ Thorsen, Tor (2011-02-09). "Guitar Hero business unit disbanded, True Crime: Hong Kong canceled, Tony Hawk on hold - News at GameSpot". Gamespot.com. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6298334.html?tag=latestheadlines%3Btitle%3B1. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
  6. ^ "News: Confirmed: Activision axes Guitar Hero, True Crime". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. 2011-02-09. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/288194/news/confirmed-activision-axes-guitar-hero-true-crime/. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
  7. ^ Fred Dutton (2011-02-09). "True Crime was "not good enough" News - Page 1". Eurogamer.net. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-09-true-crime-was-not-good-enough. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
  8. ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-01-square-buys-true-crime-hong-kong-rights
  9. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/561381-true-crime-streets-of-la/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  10. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/561382-true-crime-streets-of-la/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  11. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/561383-true-crime-streets-of-la/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  12. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/919766-true-crime-streets-of-la/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  13. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/mobile/923629-true-crime-streets-of-la/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  14. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/true-crime-streets-of-la. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  15. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/true-crime-streets-of-la. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  16. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/true-crime-streets-of-la. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  17. ^ "True Crime: Streets of LA Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/true-crime-streets-of-la. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  18. ^ "True Crime: New York City Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/925118-true-crime-new-york-city/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  19. ^ "True Crime: New York City Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/925119-true-crime-new-york-city/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  20. ^ "True Crime: New York City Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/925120-true-crime-new-york-city/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  21. ^ "True Crime: New York City Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/925121-true-crime-new-york-city/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  22. ^ "True Crime: New York City Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/true-crime-new-york-city. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  23. ^ "True Crime: New York City Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/true-crime-new-york-city. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  24. ^ "True Crime: New York City Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/true-crime-new-york-city. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  25. ^ "True Crime: New York City Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/true-crime-new-york-city. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  26. ^ "True Crime: Hong Kong Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/981401-true-crime-hong-kong/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  27. ^ "True Crime: Hong Kong Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/981377-true-crime-hong-kong/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  28. ^ "True Crime: Hong Kong Reviews". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/981376-true-crime-hong-kong/index.html. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  29. ^ "True Crime: Hong Kong Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/true-crime-hong-kong. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  30. ^ "True Crime: Hong Kong Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/true-crime-hong-kong. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
  31. ^ "True Crime: Hong Kong Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/true-crime-hong-kong. Retrieved November 9, 2011. 
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