![]() ![]() That is to say, it's a whole lot of unskilled, undemanding combat. ![]() While the mission details vary superficially, from fighting to claim turf for the Outlawz and repel Headhunterz incursions to organized fights in which you can bet on yourself to finish in 60 seconds or win a perfect victory, the details of what you're actually doing stay much the same as you progress through Gang Wars. ![]() Text messaging is the device that guides you from one mission to the next, even reminding you to visit Fat D's for some health-replenishing burgers and fries when you're hurting. That sort of curious logic persists throughout Gang Wars. Semi-stealth missions make you keep an eye out for cops, but the limited perspective forces you to rely on a magical map to avoid the heat. If you pay attention, you can spot a taxi slowing down briefly, then plowing through a pile of dead gangstas as if nothing's there. You can dust as many of his enforcers as you like, though, just to achieve the goal of frightening him into compliance with Smally's wishes. When Smally Biggs asks you to put the scare into Granville the landlord, for example, killing him is off-limits. Tre's required tasks are usually straightforward or at least easy enough to figure out, though the circumstances and restrictions often make little sense in the bigger picture. That's the extent of the game's playfulness with its subject matter. Earn enough cred to enter Conchita's fight club. Vandalize some stores in rival gangs' ‘hoods. Teach a rent-gouging slum lord a lesson by smashing up his house and cars. The mini-stories behind each mission are largely conceived without much imagination, though. With more than one gang name ending with a “z” and neighborhoods with names like Blingsley Hills, it hints at satire, or at least at an awareness that it's dealing in clichés instead of themes and stereotypes rather than archetypes. The story's tone is among the first clues that Gang Wars may not be terribly well thought-out. From then on, Gang Wars is a gangland odyssey reduced to a shapeless mass of simplistic combat scenarios as you run through the city trying to show rival gangs who's the boss. After proving yourself in a simple fight with a fellow Outlawz member to learn the controls, cantankerous barber Smally Biggs sends you on some head-busting missions to get a feel for Grand Central City. This is surprising because, as you play as Tre, fighting your way to a position of respect among the Outlawz, you don't feel particularly noble, not even in an ends-justifies-the-means kind of way. ![]() The player will always feel like his next fight could finish him or make his name forever.It comes as a surprise when you notice, slipped in among Gang Wars' back story details, a line about how your mission is actually supposed to have something to do with ridding Grand Central City of urban blight rather than just participating in it for fun. Reputation is everything, and for the player to survive he must establish himself as the toughest fighter against the most menacing gang members out there, all of whom are battling for street supremacy. The game is set within Grand Central City, a sprawling metropolis where ruthless gangs are vying for power as the police struggle to contain them. The game boasts a strong narrative that shows the dangers and strains associated with gang membership, and promotes a strong sense of morality via game elements inspired by classic gang movies, such as "New Jack City," "Boyz 'n the Hood" and "Menace to Society." The player must protect his own people from exploitation and abuse, and defend his crew from the violence and treachery that permeates the society he lives in. Urban culture and the Hip Hop lifestyle is the focus of Crime Life: Gang Wars. Mixing action and strategy elements within a gritty, detailed storyline to explore modern-day urban gang culture, the player is cast as a small-time homie who must work their way through the ranks to become a gang leader. Urban Crime Life: Gang Wars is a free roaming crime-based beat em up. Summary: Crime Life: Gang Wars is a free roaming crime-based beat em up. ![]()
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