Things don't improve in the sound department either. For example, the sound
of skidding along the floor, to stop a mugger for example, sounds like you're
being buzzed by a stun-gun! Also, I thought I'd accidentally selected the
"mono" setting as it sounded muted, but no, it was still on stereo (!)
The playability of this game is dreadful. For example, when you jump onto
things, such as a fence to climb up, you expect to start off at the point
where you landed on it, so jumping initially starts you off higher, but oh no,
more often than not it forces you to start right at the bottom. Why?
The game has more of a simplistic approach that would appeal to young children.
However, the violent nature of the game, including blood-letting as you pummel
your victim, puts it right out of this category.
The manual makes it sound like a challenge to arrest someone too, but you
just have to press "Action" and I found it as easy as pie.
Overall
This is NOT one of Eidos' finest hours. There's barely anything to recommend
it here, even down to the fact that I've just added them to my list as yet
another inhabitant of the planet who doesn't know that the third millennium
doesn't begin until NEXT YEAR, not the January 1st just gone.
There is one saving grace though: you get to run people over! They don't
run out of the way as they do in Midtown Madness, Crazy Taxi....
Real Life (ahem!)
If you're after some more info on Eidos Interactive's games, you can check
out their official Website at
www.eidos.co.uk
GRAPHICS SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC PLAYABILITY ORIGINALITY ENJOYMENT
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
