NYPD unhappy with Activision's new title "True Crime:New York City"

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NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly and the city's largest police union have called for a boycott of True Crime: New York City, citing its depiction of law-breaking cops in the game.

"It's an outrage," Kelly told the Big Apple's Daily News over the weekend. "I think it disrespects all police offers and it's done in extremely poor taste as well."

True Crime: New York City will be released in November for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The game features a voice cast of well-known Hollywood actors, while two former NYPD officers, Bill Clark and Tom Walker, lent their technical expertise. (Clark also served as the executive producer of NYPD Blue and Walker authored the book Fort Apache: The Bronx.)

True Crime: New York City does not make any reference to the NYPD, calling the police department depicted "PDNY."

The game features a fictional "former criminal turned cop" known as Marcus Reed who hunts down the murderer of his mentor. The fictional cop characters are depicted breaking into apartments, often without warrants, and assaulting criminal suspects.

The game has started a war of words between Clark and NYPD staff.

Commissioner Kelly expressed his dissatisfaction with the game, and learning about Clark and Walker's involvement with the development, said: "It's totally inappropriate. It's a tough job, a dangerous job, and this undermines what police officers try to do. I'm saddened that even some former members of the department are linked to that video game."

Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, shares Commissioner Kelly's anger, but targeted Clark specifically for his involvement with the game. He also called on the Hollywood actors to give back the profits they received for their voice-over performances in the game.

"The cop who worked on this video should look in the mirror. He [makes] it harder for everyone working the job," Lynch said, responding to Clark's comments that police union officials should stop worrying about video games and spend more time "getting cops more than a $25,000 starting salary."

Clark's final comment: "It's a game, not a training video for the NYPD," he told the Daily News.

By John Andersen -- GameSpot
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/09/26/news_6134345.html

That said, TC:NYC may shape up to be a GTA beater (not now, but this game might recognize the franchise as one)

While gamespot gave a slight preview here -

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/truecrime2/news.html?sid=6132715&page=1

GameBIZ is highly appreciating it better than GTA SA already in its preview over here -

http://www.gamebiz.com.au/previews.php?action=display&content=493&page=3

Definitely worth a read, check it out.
 
Don't want to be creating another topic but....i think indians are gonna be very pleased to play this game, for the fact it has a lot of indians, and lots of HINDI! Last time i checked an indian was talking about his wife and house problems in hindi with someone, until i busted in and he was like 'sala paagal ye kon aaya?!' And other instance, was checking some old lady for drugs or illegal weapons she might have been carrying, she said ' Tum bahut badi galti kar rahe ho ' and popped out her machine gun! (and there's way lots more, i just checked out the dialogue script)

On other note, this game KICKS GTA SA's as when it comes to the-

1. Area

2. Game Engine (Bigger roads, and wayyyyy more realism)

3. Entirely mapped exactly on Manhatten, NY.

4. 10x the better graphics.

Don't follow Gamespot's review, IGN has reviewed it much better instead! This game is worth it for those who loved GTA SA and those who like these free-roaming games. You're sure to be amazed when you drive and the realism shown. :hap2:
 
Gamer TV had a review for the PS2 version and said it was sort of GTA SA Spinoff and gave it only 3 stars.The graphics and cutscenes looked awesome though.

DC.
 
i've played both, and what this game misses is the numerous thigs you could do in GTA SA. But this one has much better graphics, realism and all. But lets hope the PC version gets better framerates, it sucks on the ps2.
Got passed by another indian cab driver, didn't take time for him to flash off the 'bhen' abuse, i was like WTF!:P
 
Played the game today ! the vehicle handling pretty much sucks & frames often dip below 30 fps. Besides that the graphics are better than the GTA series though draw distance not nearly as impressive. Lots of abuses throughout the game. :P

I really hope the solve the vehicle handling and errant frame drop problem in the PC version and polish this little gem.
 
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Played the game today ! the vehicle handling pretty much sucks & frames often dip below 30 fps. Besides that the graphics are better than the GTA series though draw distance not nearly as impressive. Lots of abuses throughout the game. :P

I really hope the solve the vehicle handling and errant frame drop problem in the PC version and polish this little gem.
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belive me the handling problem is there for a day or two, once you get used to it, theres no stopping. But the framerate gives me headaches :P
 
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