True Crime: Streets of L.A PC in retail
by Kit

Tuesday, May 18 2004

In case you missed it, Nick Kang has come to your PC.

Activision informed VGLN.com today that True Crime: Streets of L.A. for the PC has shipped to retail stores nationwide. The PC version features upgraded visuals, new weapons, unlockable characters, and an online multiplayer feature.

The PC game also adds an additional 32 tracks from rock artists such as Alice In Chains, Queensryche, and 2004 Grammy Award Nominees Spineshank and Stone Sour. True Crime: Streets of L.A. for the PC is rated "M" ("Mature" - Blood and Gore, Mature Sexual Themes, Strong Language and Violence) by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $49.99.

Like the console version, the single player portion of True Crime: Streets of L.A. for the PC puts players into the role of rogue Elite Operations Division operative Nick Kang and give players the task of taking down the Chinese Triad and Russian Mafia that have turned Los Angeles into a war zone.

The game allows the player to engage in missions throughout 240 square miles of Los Angeles streets or challenge opponents in online multiplayer action modes.

Also in True Crime: Streets of L.A. players can unlock a special character - Snoop Dogg, the "Dogg Father" of hip-hop. When players unlock his character in "Dogg Patrol" mode, they can play as Snoop and roll through the streets in a custom convertible, complete with hydraulics, while looking for random crimes to solve and criminals to take down.

The PC game takes the driving, fighting and shooting action online with new weapons and eight unlockable characters exclusive to the PC. Up to four players can join up through either GameSpy or a Local Area Network (LAN) and play any of five different multiplayer games. Using characters from the single player portion of True Crime, multiplayer gameplay varies from the "Fast and Furious" style of "Street Racing" mode, to patrolling the city and bagging the most criminals in "The Beat." Other games include hand-to-hand combat in "Dojo Master," slaughtering opponents with new weapons such as a rocket launcher or crossbow in "Battle Master," and Los Angeles wouldn't be complete without a high speed car chase. In "Police Chase," gamers can play either the police or criminal in a desperate race across Los Angeles.

True Crime: Streets of L.A. PC features the all-star voice cast of top Hollywood talent from the console version including Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Michael Madsen, Russell Wong, Michelle Rodriguez, Ron Perlman, CCH Pounder, James Hong, Mako and Keone Young.

--- Kit