Crime Life: Gang Wars
Encyclopedia
Crime Life: Gang Wars is a video game released for the Microsoft Windows
, PlayStation 2
and Xbox
. The game is a fictionalized simulation of gang wars, with the game play focused on street fights involving many gang members at once. Weapons include baseball bats, lead pipes, hammers and guns. The game includes over 25 story-mode missions, as well as some free-play missions. Free roam is also available as in the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The areas are relatively small but can prove useful when trying to locate your fellow gang members. The game features harsh language and violence is definitely a staple of it. The game's music is all hip-hop, reflecting the urban and hip-hop atmosphere of the game. There are various methods of earning money, ranging from mugging to burglaries. The soundtrack of the game is provided by the hip-hop group D12
, which also contributed the likenesses and voices for some of the game's key characters.
This game has been cited for combining free-roam elements similar to Grand Theft Auto
, and beat 'em ups similar to Final Fight
.
The game takes place in the fictional Grand Central City, which is in turmoil due to rampant gang wars. The protagonist, Tre, is a rookie member of the Outlawz, who were once the most powerful gang in the city but are now threatened by a rival gang known as the Headhunterz. Tre's mission is to restore the Outlawz to their former glory.
Upon discovering that the Outlawz' leader is planning to abandon them to join the Headhunters, Tre attacks and kills him and takes his place as the head of the gang. The story ends with Tre killing each Headhunter, including their leader; whether Tre is also killed is ambiguous because during his last fight he is fatally shot at close range but when the police arrive,his body is gone,indicating that he possibly survived.
based on 19 reviews.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
. The game is a fictionalized simulation of gang wars, with the game play focused on street fights involving many gang members at once. Weapons include baseball bats, lead pipes, hammers and guns. The game includes over 25 story-mode missions, as well as some free-play missions. Free roam is also available as in the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The areas are relatively small but can prove useful when trying to locate your fellow gang members. The game features harsh language and violence is definitely a staple of it. The game's music is all hip-hop, reflecting the urban and hip-hop atmosphere of the game. There are various methods of earning money, ranging from mugging to burglaries. The soundtrack of the game is provided by the hip-hop group D12
D12
D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...
, which also contributed the likenesses and voices for some of the game's key characters.
This game has been cited for combining free-roam elements similar to Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto (series)
Grand Theft Auto is a multi-award-winning British video game series created in the United Kingdom by Dave Jones, then later by brothers Dan Houser and Sam Houser, and game designer Zachary Clarke. It is primarily developed by Edinburgh based Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games...
, and beat 'em ups similar to Final Fight
Final Fight
is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up game originally released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in . It was the seventh game released by Capcom for their CP System arcade game hardware...
.
Story Line
You play as Tre, a citizen of the impoverished Hood district in Grand Central City. As a Hood resident, you're dream is to become a member of the Outlawz, the local gang. In order to get accepted by the gang boss, Big Dog, you'll have to run a few missions that involve killing some people, and you'll soon find yourself a bona fide Outlaw with a few gang members that follow you around.Plot
During press release it developers stated that the game's main theme is "The player must protect his own people from exploitation and abuse, and defend his crew from violence and treachery that permeates the society he lives in."The game takes place in the fictional Grand Central City, which is in turmoil due to rampant gang wars. The protagonist, Tre, is a rookie member of the Outlawz, who were once the most powerful gang in the city but are now threatened by a rival gang known as the Headhunterz. Tre's mission is to restore the Outlawz to their former glory.
Upon discovering that the Outlawz' leader is planning to abandon them to join the Headhunters, Tre attacks and kills him and takes his place as the head of the gang. The story ends with Tre killing each Headhunter, including their leader; whether Tre is also killed is ambiguous because during his last fight he is fatally shot at close range but when the police arrive,his body is gone,indicating that he possibly survived.
Reception
Crime Life: Gang Wars received largely negative scores. The Xbox version currently has an average score of 30/100 at MetacriticMetacritic
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based on 19 reviews.