Crime Games Of The Early 2000's

Howdy Y'all!
In today's video, we're going to be discussing the trend of crime based gaming in the early 2000's, as well as diving into some of the more obscure titles of this era. Hope you all enjoy, and feel free to drop some of your favorite games of this genre in the comments! I may do a part 2!
Anyways, hope you all have a blessed rest of your weekend. See you in the next video!
- Vyn
#gaming #retrogaming

[@badger297]

Bro, i miss getting my GAME INFORMER in the mail. Those were the fucking days man

[@Abuhan47]

For real dude, the level of hype I got from the was insane

[@game0wl]

I still have a magazine or two somewhere.

[@jessieidk.]

yeah i used to have them because i think my mom accidentally said yes to gamestop for that subscription. i was a kid idk how it worked back then

[@soldierx345]

Did they stop the actual magazine? I have most of 2017 in my bathroom rack but haven't sub'd since then

[@BigSmokeGTA6]

@@soldierx345that’s what I’m saying some dude put my adress for his game informer so I was getting it for a full year like in 2017 lol

[@nightfloral5010]

your videos take me back to when I used to come home from school and immediately boot up my ps2 to play some metal gear solid 2, wondering if snake would ever come back as a playable character after the Tanker incident.

[@Vynsent]

That means the world to hear! I always try to make these videos as nostalgic as possible, so thank you 🥹

[@heardofrvb]

And how did you feel he isn't for the rest of the game?

[@TitoBunkN]

@heardofrvb played and bamboozled. The story hooks you in though

[@heardofrvb]

@@TitoBunkN True

[@illuminatedperspectives2894]

@@Vynsent HEY MAN YOU ARE REALLY GOOD AT DOING THESE VIDEOS THEY ARE AMAZING. FROM AN OLDSCHOOL MILLENNIAL GAMER KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

[@AlfredFJones1776]

NARC 2005 is a masterpiece of a game.

[@Vynsent]

I find myself appreciating it the longer I play through it!

[@badger297]

I rented NARC from blockbuster when i was like 14. I used to play that, STATE OF EMERGENCY and DEF JAM VENDETTA all the time

[@Vynsent]

So many classics! Gonna be covering state of emergency in my part two video!

[@mgiebus1869]

If you want your mind blown, look up the price of Def Jam Fight for NY for PS2

[@jessieidk.]

@@mgiebus1869look up GTA: LCS & VCS Double Pack for the PS2

[@Tejaneaux-ic8dp]

State of emergency was the shit!!!

[@ourkidof91]

The Getaway was fantastic, it was a little hard to play as a kid. But I still feel like it has that style with the grit and realism of a dark bbc drama, that hasn’t really been recreated since.

[@Vynsent]

I gotta agree with you there! Playing it as a kid was definitely hard to follow, aged very well into adulthood though 😁

[@Put_U_Smooth]

The 1st one was mid but Black Monday was fire 🔥

[@RobertWWD]

Niko Bellic is the most down to earth GTA character that feels remorseful for the people he’s killed and is trying to survive the horrible life he’s in where nobody is hiring but criminals. When he comes to America he finally got a break when Roman helps Nico by giving him a Taxi Job but not everything is what it seems because Roman is a Gambler who owes Money to Criminal getting Nico further into the Criminal Lifestyle to help Roman out of his Gambling problems. When Nico thought it was all over someone gets killed and Niko finishes unfinished business finally Nico can go legit.

[@Vynsent]

One of my favorite characters in gaming forsure! They had outdone themselves with GTA IVA

[@evandenney8335]

GTA started to suck after San Andrea gta3, one of the best games ever made

[@RobertWWD]

@@evandenney8335 Wrong. GTA always sucked till GTA 4 saved the franchise. GTA 5 and GTA 6 is destroying GTA because Rockstar doesn’t care about making games anymore they are only interested in cash cowing GTA Online is why so many years has passed and GTA 6 is still not out. GTA 6 is only being made to cash cow GTA online even more. That’s why Bully 2 never became a reality.

[@angeloh58d]

My favorite game ever

[@scarecrow-12238]

gta san Andre didn't suck

[@ShimmyAkira]

When I was a pre teen I had 25 to life on ps2 with the big block on back of the system to go online and use a created character online made a clan we reached top 3 in world “TOU” then got hacked by a clan member who guessed my password & he deleted my account 😂😂 good times but the game was filled with people cheating & using game sharks… man the memories

[@Vynsent]

Lmao that’s legendary 😂 GameShark is such a throwback too! 😝

[@ShimmyAkira]

@@Vynsent yeah man online was full of people crab walking auto aim it really killed the game in my opinion but I have some great gaming memories from it… long live the game stark lol

[@YOUNGGOD954]

“THUGGED OUT UNIT” Haha I remember y’all. I was pre teen also my username on there was XxEAGLExX I made it to top 50 as a player few times I had my own clan it was called bullet burnas but like the highest I ever got the clan was in the 80-100s nothing lower tho. Yeah they use to have hella cheaters they made patches but people use to make custom codes.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Watch Dogs was pretty hype. The first one was revolutionary with the whole hacking tech stuff. You played as Aiden and he wore that black mask.

[@Vynsent]

I still need to give it a try! I always heard it was pretty great 😁

[@ThommyofThenn]

AMEN TO THAT

[@jordans7271]

@@Vynsent its a good game fr pretty dark and gritty too

[@Baddman3000]

​@@VynsentPlease give , it's basically hacker Max Payne and it's amazing.

[@user-ek2xg3ps5s]

If only it wasn't downgraded so hard...

[@crissayago6070]

Sometimes I wonder why folks don’t embrace crime dramas like they did in the past?

[@Vynsent]

I think GTA has just dominated it so much, to the point that everyone else gave up lol. Saints Row had a great thing going for awhile, until they started going off the rails xD

[@FL6K0]

​@Vynsent Yeah GTA set the bar so high. True Crime and Saints Row were pretty cool though. Especially Saints Row 2.

[@andrewtatereal3168]

​@@FL6K0dont forget sleeping dogs this game is on the same level has a actuall gta game

[@gkbrickworks7924]

​@@Vynsentit's not really that everyone gave up, it's just that gta is stupidly popular. Take for example the mafia franchise, it's still going yet it ain't so well known. And funny enough, take two has rights to both of them so it's obvious gta is their favorite child. Although, I have to admit, it's far more impressive what mafia is able to pull off considering the pretty low budget. I believe that it could be far more popular but take two is "supressing" it because they still want gta online to be their main source of income.

[@sonnymoonlight]

I wanted that Snoop Dogg game to come out so bad once they dropped that trailer. Great video and 2004 was indeed a phenomenal year for gaming

[@Vynsent]

Really appreciate your watch my friend! And you ain't lying. That game looked so promising 🥲 If only it could have pulled through!

[@game0wl]

2004 was a fantastic year for gaming. However, 2007 was THE greatest year for gaming EVER!

[@soldierx345]

​@@game0wlI dunno, 2004 had Game Informer feature the Lincoln Navigator 24/7, customized by none other than West Coast Customs of Pimp My Ride. It's sad that I still remember the purple ostrich skin on the wheels and champagne cooler in the back seat

[@reptilemark7346]

I still have a memory from back in around 2007 or 2008 where i was with my friends at night hanging out and one of them was playing Scarface. I think he was at the end of the game. For sone reason i never forgot that night

[@Vynsent]

That’s awesome, love memories like that 🥲 Also that game is super underrated! I plan on making a part 2 to this video, will probably include it in the next one 😁

[@reptilemark7346]

@@Vynsent that's great 👍💯🎯

[@mattparish4451]

I was so hyped for 25 to life, I watched all the trailers and everything leading up to its release. I don't know if you covered in the video, but it's the first thing that came to mind for me.

[@Vynsent]

I was too man! It really looked so promising :')

[@paulrippcord506]

I remember Snoop being an unlockable character in True Crime: Streets of LA, that was my go to GTA clone, an extremely detailed LA with a decent story and an emphasis on leveling up and hand to hand combat.

[@Vynsent]

Classic game! Will be covering it in my part two video 😎

[@paulrippcord506]

@@Vynsent I can only hope so, the True Crime games gave us Sleeping Dogs. There’s The Getaway 2, and my favorite trash crime game Roadkill (some kind of record for cussing).

[@Peanutbuttertanks]

I owned all the GTA’s and I rented all these games. That in itself sums them up. Me and every other kid just wanted more GTA, these games didn’t meet the standards. Although Getaway was a fun game

[@Vynsent]

The GTA fever was real! It definitely influenced the industry for a long time 😅

[@V1VISECT6]

The N.A.R.C reboot was a fun rental to play stoned over the weekend.

[@drone124]

bro we all love the OG Xbox, but Dreamcast came w an ethernet port in '99!

[@Vynsent]

I slept on that console so hard as a kid, and I deeply regret it to this day! Dreamcast was ahead of it’s time!

[@vrubayka]

Fear and Respect was supposed to come out in 2006. The same year Saints Row came out, which also had a gangsta setting and turf war mechanics. I doubt F&R would be able to surpass SR.

[@Vynsent]

You’re not wrong about that! Saints row definitely had the next gen gamers on lock especially!

[@maxwellium9721]

Yea but you know we still would have played it.

[@chuffles]

Saw this on recommended, absolutely great video and approach. subbing was a no brainer keep doing ur thing bro

[@Vynsent]

That brings a tear to my eye 🥲 From the bottom of my heart, thank you! 😁

[@EseHommieChuy]

Dude I'm turning 29 in a few days and you took me back when 20 years ago . I remember getting my game informer magazines.. the old PS2 games I had a lot as kid. I enjoyed playing the crime games cause it was badass being a gangster killa . I remember 25 to life I enjoyed it as a kid.. another one was 187 ride or die that was fun to... Oh how time flies 🥺😭

[@Vynsent]

Those were the days my friend 🥲 Just gotta be happy we were there to experience them!

[@animenightcores1502]

I seen them as Gangster Games and still do since its got the music, characters, and speech.

[@Vynsent]

Very Gangsta!

[@mgiebus1869]

Man you really put a well developed video together here. The Getaway and especially Black Monday are favorites of mine to this day. Thanks for that taste of nostalgia

[@Vynsent]

I really appreciate that my friend! Very glad that you enjoyed 😁 I’m a big fan of the getaway myself so I’m glad I could cover it in this video 💫

[@Mekthemessiah]

True crime series was the best

[@Vynsent]

Definitely gonna be including it in my part two video!

[@a.robinson2779]

Splendid vid, as always 🤌🏼 also, the kitty cameo was too cute lol

[@Vynsent]

Haha thank you! Very glad you enjoyed 😁

[@jasondomican1991]

Dude I genuinely really enjoyed this video! Thanks for the upload buddy!

[@Vynsent]

Very glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching 😁

[@reggiejames8626]

I love seeing love for that game The Getaway. It’s always been underrated

[@Vynsent]

I agree man! It's an underrated classic forsure!

[@reggiejames8626]

@@Vynsent I never knew you switched characters halfway through. Never made it that far. Might have to repurchase it and its sequel.

[@R3TR0J4N]

Damn crime games back 2000s is a craze in western market and they all didnt miss. Just at the same time that serial crime drama were often televised

[@Vynsent]

Hopefully we can see more from this genre in the future! We need some more crime in our gaming 😂

[@chrisytm7830]

Nice video mate, I loved NARC, 100%’d it last year and thought it was brilliant, love these types of videos and you done a good job, keep it up 👍🏽

[@Vynsent]

That’s awesome! As much as I had complaints about some of its mechanics, I really enjoyed it too! I think I’ll be working on finishing it soon. Thank you very much for watching though, I’m glad you enjoyed! 😁

[@rickylovesyou]

The set peice in Kane and Lynch 2 at the airport is totally HEAT inspired, the game is an underrated masterpiece and I don't use either of those words often if at all.

[@Vynsent]

I agree! I really love Kane and Lynch visually. It just never played that well in my opinion 😅

[@badger297]

The Getaway was 🔥 I must've played the demo for that that came in my Official Playstation Magazine 1000 times

[@Vynsent]

I had the same one! Good times 😁

[@windycity5985]

Holy shit man I just stumbled across this channel. Easily thought this was ATLEAST a 50k sub channel if not more. Didn’t realize you were just under 6k until the end. Instant sub. Look forward to more from you.

[@Vynsent]

That comment just made my day 🥹 Thank you so much! Very glad you were able to find the channel and enjoyed the video 😁❤️

[@kanabis134]

Played 25 to life last year and my God the game is abysmal. Great video!

[@Vynsent]

Haha it definitely is a bit of a polished turd 😂 I’m very glad you enjoyed the video tho, thank you! 😁

[@dudeguy7812]

good vid brodie keep em comin and that heavynsent tag in the beginning is fire

[@Vynsent]

Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed 😁

[@RikkuX5]

What a fascinating topic. Great video, my friend!

[@Vynsent]

Thank you! Very glad you enjoyed 😁❤️

[@mczaus8]

Great video! Keep up the excellent work! Love your channel.👍

[@Vynsent]

Thanks a bunch! Very glad you enjoyed 😁

[@wxrlord]

damnnn, you made a video on the exact niche topic i've always been interested in

[@Vynsent]

Glad I could deliver, my friend 😎

[@wxrlord]

@@Vynsentgreat video man, loved the heartbreak creeping back from the reminder of fear and respect haha if you make a part 2, i’ve got a few titles you can cover like 187 ride or die, crime life gang wars along with 50 cent bulletproof and possibly marc ecko’s getting up. crazy how many crime games the 2000’s had

[@ChrisSealy1997]

The first 2 Destroy All Humans and Saints Row games were brilliant

[@Vynsent]

I agree! Saints Row 2 was my jam!

[@ChrisSealy1997]

@@Vynsent Destroy All Humans 2 was also brilliant fun fact phil morris who played jackie chiles in sienfeld voices characters in DAH2 and SR2 and he was asked to put on his chiles accent and characteristics for his characters in game he was hillarious as the San Francisco hippies and Chicago police

[@VisionoftheChief]

Bro you killed me with the B-Rad reference 😅 One of my favorite movies.

[@Vynsent]

One of my favorites as well 😂 I’ve been looking for a reason to reference it! Lol

[@LuisSanchez-yv4ct]

I sometimes feel nostalgic over this era of gaming. GTA is great and all but is a very cartoony approach to the genre and there's nothing else right now that tries to get deeper than that.

[@Vynsent]

They can be hard to find, but I would give the getaway a try for sure! It’s a much more serious approach on the genre 😁

[@Frankenstein110]

Great video man! This brings me back to my Ps2 days playing Def Jam Fight for New York and 187 Ride or Die with my brother. And Narc actually sounds like a really interesting game. You definitely made me want to check it out and look for a copy 👍🏻

[@Vynsent]

Ahhh, the good ole days 😁 I’m very glad that you enjoyed the video my friend! I definitely recommend giving it a play, I just picked up a copy of it for Xbox recently. It’s fun to play around in 🔥

[@TaylorWilmes]

Amazing video! You should make crime game of the mid and late 2000s!

[@Vynsent]

Thank you very much! Part two coming soon 😁

[@maxwellium9721]

Ps2 days where the best. Great video bro. Thank you for helping to preserve these forgotten gems. Even if they are kinda bad😅 they still great pieces of history that we need to remember and appreciate. Especially in this here Era of gaming.

[@BigBlueeee]

Appreciate your work, nice video as always 👍🏻

[@Vynsent]

Thank you very much! Got some even better stuff coming soon 😁❤️

[@otto7556]

Love the video I’ve never heard of any of these games you should do a part two and include sleeping dogs like newer gen crime games

[@Vynsent]

Very glad you enjoyed! And I actually do plan to make a part two, so I will be sure to include some newer additions 😁 Love sleeping dogs!

[@Deadhead217]

This video was well worth the wait . I can’t wait to see what you come up with next . ❤

[@Vynsent]

More to come! Thank you for watching 😁

[@EloLol]

its so funny u brought up socom i just started playing socom 2 again

[@Vynsent]

That’s wild! Loved socom tho. Such a fun game!

[@saintrogies]

Loved the socom games

[@FreemindRicochet]

True crime New York be a good cop or a bad planting drugs on ppl so great

[@Vynsent]

Definitely gonna include it in the part two video! Game was a banger 😁

[@shortinos]

I only just played The Getaway for the first time a few months and thought it was crazy cool seeing all the real retail shops in it. A lot have closed down IRL so it was especially nostalgic

[@Vynsent]

They really did an amazing job at recreating London! I’ve always wanted to visit, so it’s nice to be able to do so in a retro game 😁

[@felman87]

I remember Fear and Respect. Or at least, Game Informer's cover of it. Back then, Gamestop's loyalty card got you a year's subscription of Game Informer along with 10% off used games for 15 bucks. Which is an insanely good deal. You only needed to buy $150 worth of used games in a year for the card to pay for itself and get free magazines. I wonder if Midway's financial troubles were the reason they pulled the plug on this. PS2, Xbox, 360 and Ps3 versions of an open-world game, that must have been expensive. EA would do something similar with The GodFather, but that's EA with their massive pockets, being the largest 3rd party publisher of games at the time. With Midway eventually going out of business in 2010, the timeline almost fits with this game being cancelled in 2006.

[@Vynsent]

I had that same loyalty card! Loved those magazines too, they were amazing 😁 But I’m sure it had to do with financial reasons forsure. They probably thought they wouldn’t be able to turn a profit unfortunately 🥲

[@haroldlillyii8331]

Wow ...The Getaway brings back memories. One of my favorite games from that era/ genre is True Crime: Streets Of LA.

[@Vynsent]

Definitely a classic! I ended up covering True Crime in my part two of this series 😁 May have to do a part 3 as well!

[@angelmurchison1731]

Damn, I played the fuck out of 25 to Life. I forgot that game existed til I saw your video.

[@Vynsent]

Haha major throwback forsure! I remember finding a copy of it at a Big Lots in like 2009 😂

[@angeloh58d]

Same fr

[@MARSandtheGang]

great video as always man keep on killin it'

[@Vynsent]

I really appreciate that! Imma keep doing my best 😁

[@ant7257]

This is so funny, I have yet to get to the other games but the first two are childhood memories and I actually got them again right before graduating high school like 5 years ago, and boy did they age horribly! I can only imagine now lol time to see what other games you got in store

[@Vynsent]

Lmao they really did 😂 You gotta enjoy them for their charm more so than gameplay forsure lol

[@literallyunderrated]

If you do a part 2 you’ve got to have the True Crime games. The good parts definitely outweigh the flaws in both games, imo. The Getaway made me remember The Italian Job, a PS1 Rockstar game that was all driving based, and also Payback, a GBA game that was like a London version of the original GTA. So many good games from this era

[@Vynsent]

I actually ended up covering it in my part two video! And I’ll have to check out payback, I have never seen it before. Thank you for the suggestions and watching! 😁❤️

[@randomtj1791]

I had "The Getaway" for PS2 back in the days and I remember enjoying the hell out of it. I was one of the lucky ones to have an early version, that still things like the BT Van in the game. Game definately deserves another sequal.

[@Vynsent]

That’s awesome! Hopefully we can see more from the series in the future, but only time may tell 😅

[@rakim5894]

Socom needs a comeback man it was insane back in the days, even the psp version slapped on the school bus

[@Vynsent]

I agree! Would love to see a new addition to the series on modern hardware. Could be dope!

[@user-qi4jf9eu6n]

It's funny how Snoop and Scott Lane both look like PS2 characters

[@eurikadude]

The Getaway is an absolute favorite of mine, it could very well be a film. An overlooked masterpiece in my opinion.

[@Vynsent]

Definitely would make an amazing film! A true PlayStation classic 😁

[@angeloh58d]

And omg I loved the getaway and gangs of London too they were so good

[@impairedtrout6917]

Your production quality is crazy good

[@Vynsent]

I really appreciate that my friend! I do my best with what I have 😁

[@user-qi4jf9eu6n]

What we really need is Narc 2025

[@Vynsent]

That would be DOPE!

[@stepmack35]

Cool video. I've been wanting to try out The Getaway myself. And man, Fear & Respect. I really wanted this game to come out because it looks and sounds like it could have been pretty cool. Also I've tried to look all over the internet to find as much artwork and screenshots as I could for this game. I've found some, but even I have never seen any of the screenshots from 16:14. Cool!

[@Vynsent]

I had to do some serious digging, found some of those rare screenshots from one of the developers who was working on the game. I was blown away to see them as well! Also thank you for watching, very glad that you enjoyed 😁🌹

[@stepmack35]

@@Vynsent Great work finding those man. And you're welcome.

[@aztec0996]

My favorite mission was the Lester Williams mission in 25 to Life where you raid that big trap house. There was a side objective of keeping your partner alive throughout the mission that I always failed at lol

[@Vynsent]

Maaan, I tried multiple times while getting my footage to complete that side mission. Dude just ran into fire every single time 🤣

[@aztec0996]

@@Vynsent hahaha dude wants his pension right away

[@AndreiB617]

Damn, never heard of any of the games you showed. I guess it's because I am in eastern europe and so poorer counties like mine didn't have all the gaming info and consoles at the time. That's cool to see. Also we could've got a Snoop game, we already have a 50 Cent game.

[@adav838]

Another great video. Loved it!

[@Vynsent]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed 😁

[@conflictkid0x16]

I really wanted to play 25 to life and never got the choice but the art work of the guy behind a car injured was so hard to me im sure i tried to draw it and it played into my love of hip hop

[@Vynsent]

I always loved the artwork they had for this game as well! Had me super interested in it as a kid. It didn’t transfer over too well with the in game designs though lol. Still a fun game!

[@tyevalentino9453]

Part 2 bro, part 2

[@Vynsent]

Working on it my friend 🫡😁

[@WVRLORD]

No True Crime LA or NYC is crazyyyy 😭

[@Vynsent]

Gonna have to do a part two! Still got a whole roster of games to talk about 😎

[@nader91]

the nelly cosplay is on point 🤣🤣

[@Vynsent]

Lmao I thought it was fitting 😂

[@angeloh58d]

25 to life was fun asl bc it kinda reminded me of max Payne w the hud

[@Vynsent]

Love me some max payne! I might have to add that in the part two vid 😁

[@Nwordplzplz]

This video was awesome! I remember buying The Getaway near launch. It's so good. I can't tell you how many times I played the demo prior to release. I think The Getaway gets some negative feedback because people didn't know you could lean on the wall to recover some of your health. Not having 100% or near 100% health definitely makes the game harder. I can't wait for part 2. Keep up the good work!

[@Vynsent]

Haha I used to play that demo all the time as well! It was mind blowing at that time 😅 But yes, I agree! The game didn’t give you a whole lot of direction on a first time playing, so I could see how people would find frustration in certain mechanics. It just felt like a realistic GTA to me 😁

[@Nwordplzplz]

@@Vynsent I wholeheartedly agree! It was such a great experience. I hate how The Getaway 3 was canceled. :( I remember seeing early screenshots in a magazine, and I was hyped. I can only imagine how a Getaway experience would've been on the PS3.

[@keithstrait7496]

25 to life was a hidden gem definitely a great find

[@Vynsent]

It’s definitely got it’s charm 😅

[@keithstrait7496]

@@Vynsent it was like playing a parody of GTA lol

[@robertbeauchamp4031]

excellent video my dude

[@Vynsent]

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it 😁

[@Mosdef1]

Great video 👍🏻

[@Vynsent]

Very grateful for your support my friend! Thank you 😎

[@BoleDaPole]

Is the footage for The Getaway captured on PC? I don't remember it looking so good on ps2 , either way it has held up surprisingly well graphics wise.

[@Vynsent]

It was actually captured through an emulator on PC! But it’s visuals on the PS2 were definitely impressive for their time 😁

[@vinegar4556]

I really wish we got more crime games nowadays, to be honest. Crime drama is my favourite genre in general and I kind of wish that the sort of gritty crime thriller game genre wasn't entirely carried by Ready or Not and the Judgment series (if that's even going to continue) in the 2020s.

[@Vynsent]

I agree! Would love to see more crime related games for the current gen. Hopefully the new GTA will have an amazing story!

[@cLab2022]

Great video! What is the music in the background at 13:00?

[@Vynsent]

The bluesy instrumental or the hip hop type one? And thank you very much!

[@cLab2022]

@@Vynsent The instrumental. I hear a piano and a guitar and it sounds amazing.

[@Vynsent]

@@cLab2022 It's "Roy Willams - Dead Man's Blues" 😁

[@sweeneezy]

you are my opp for using that damn font in your title card

[@Vynsent]

Top 5 most cliche fonts ever forsure 😂

[@PloopChute]

I've never even heard of Fear and Respect, but it sounds like it would've been amazing. Every single additional piece of information I heard just got me more hyped (and subsequently bummed it was scrapped). It really seems like they were close to pioneering several mechanics that would eventually become common. Plus, John Singleton writing and directing? It very likely would have cemented itself as a game that changed the industry completely. It sounds way ahead of its time. It'd be cool to see it picked back up today and actually get made. Singleton may be gone, but hopefully someone held onto the work he did on this. Genuinely bummed to know this almost happened, only to be scrapped at the 11th hour.

[@Vynsent]

I agree! Really wish snoop or someone had the rights to it. But I’m sure it’s a project that will never see the light of day unfortunately 😭 It looked dope!

[@riazzking3592]

Can u make another one of these?? Linear third person crime shooter always interest me. But sadly i Haven't found a lot of these Kane & lynch series, made man 2006, 50 cent games, the darkness 1 (second one feels too much demon stuff) I think ps2 has more games like these.

[@Vynsent]

Yes I must 😎

[@riazzking3592]

@@Vynsent 😅👍

[@ajbfitness8966]

I love true crime game series

[@Vynsent]

Gonna include them in part 2!

[@rickrush6117]

I use to play urban chaos, in ps1 bought out used at blockbuster.

[@Vynsent]

Oooo, now that’s a throwback! Great game 😁

[@timothymurauzi5144]

You just gained a new Sub bro. Quality content😎👍

[@Vynsent]

It’s a pleasure to have you on the team 😎💫 Thank you, my friend!

[@timothymurauzi5144]

@@Vynsent I'm binge watching all your videos to catch up😅

[@Vynsent]

@@timothymurauzi5144 Hope you enjoy the catalogue! Much more to come 😁

[@joeystonehouse8768]

I still have a bit of promo material that came in a PS Magazine around the time Getaway came out called Learn to speak Getaway: A to Z Guidebook. Sort of a mock travel brochure/booklet that contains info about locations in the game (with a map) , vehicles that were available to the player, and side activities (I think... I dont recall stuff like darts or bareknuckle boxing available in the game). It also had a bunch of 'ard as nails crook phrases with translation. Some of my faves were: Mop your chevy up; you're getting claret all over the boot of my car (Your face is bleeding all over my car trunk) Get your laughin' gear 'round that (Here's your drink) Anymore gyp and you'll be drinkin' a petrol shandy (Stop annoying me or I'll force gasoline down your throat) I'm gonna use your bollocks for snooker balls (I intend to use your gonads for sporting apparatus) Anyways good video dude, subbed

[@Vynsent]

That’s super cool! I love all that old game promotional stuff. Definitely hold onto that! Very glad you enjoyed the video though, thank you so much 😁

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

When parents started enjoying gaming they wanted stories like their favorite gangster or mobster movies not just the sports and racing games

[@Vynsent]

Absolutely! We definitely got some gems because of it 😎

[@RatedArchie]

The Getaway is God tier. The Getaway 2 was dope too. It's a shame we can't get a new one.

[@Vynsent]

I gotta agree with you on that my friend! Would love to see a current gen version of the getaway, would be phenomenal 🥲

[@RatedArchie]

@@Vynsent I remember reading about 10 years ago that the studio went bankrupt. They'd likely sell the rights.

[@RiVer-Parish]

I remember all these games damn Im getting old😂😂.

[@Vynsent]

We’re veterans of gaming at this point 😂

[@RiVer-Parish]

@@Vynsent If I definitely remember the sega and N64 times 😢 😆.

[@dunz6711]

The getaway was a masterpiece 👌❤️💙

[@Vynsent]

Definitely agree! A true classic 😁

[@Deriv44]

Sony should bring back SOCOM and the Getaway

[@Vynsent]

I agree! They were supposed to make another Getaway for PS3, unfortunately it fell through 😩

[@NicholasMusick]

great video dude

[@Vynsent]

Really glad you enjoyed my friend! Thank you 😁

[@tacobelldriver]

I want thst shirt snoop was wearing lol

[@Vynsent]

Same! That’s a piece of gaming history now lol

[@AntHEFNER]

The getaway was definitely a great game

[@Vynsent]

All time classic!

[@V1VISECT6]

SOCOM was the cats ass back then. Still haven't found a proper tac FPS like it to scratch my itch for it.

[@samuelmmmk181]

💯

[@khingofswordz43]

You forgot to mention crime games that either hit or miss. Such as "Def Jam Icons", "Ride 187", "Driver Parrell Lines", "True Crime NY",, "Scarface The World Is Yours" & not to mention "The Getaways Black Monday", "Sleeping Dogs".....lastly what about "Crime Life"..... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Vynsent]

I’ve got a part two dropping this month! Will be including a couple you listed here 😁

[@khingofswordz43]

@@Vynsent Loving it Bro !

[@loudiamonds3160]

I saw 25 to life in Blockbuster and Hollywood Videos but never played it

[@Vynsent]

It’s worth a play!

[@newagestudios408]

I literally just bought the original xbox over the weekend to play some of the older games I used to play when I was younger

[@Vynsent]

I’m looking to do the same very soon! Enjoy that amazing console my friend 😁

[@newagestudios408]

@@Vynsent most definitely will they don’t make games like this anymore

[@santitakesepta9711]

Damn Intro goes hard

[@Vynsent]

I appreciate that my friend!

[@Gnik4144]

Obviously my favorite is the GTA series. But for the OG Xbox I had hours of play in “True Crimes streets of LA” and NY

[@Vynsent]

Both great games! I’ll forsure be talking about them in a part two video 😁

[@ryleerichter804]

Illmatic liquors is fire

[@Varner410]

I wonder how far they got with fear and respect.

[@Vynsent]

I would love to see a gameplay demo!

[@benjordan3090]

The getaway was hard asf seemed that way when i was 10 anyway

[@Vynsent]

It was difficult forsure! I spent a lot of my time just causing chaos 😂

[@MyManJFKTV]

Why does my life suddenly have an orange haze everywhere I look? I see heatwaves comin’ off the street on the horizon.

[@Vynsent]

Sounds like you need a couple of days to relax my friend! That summer heat must be coming on strong 😅