True Crime: Streets of LA - Loose Cannon Cop the Game

True Crime: Streets of LA - Loose Cannon Cop the Game
Last video of the year, taking a look at another GTA like from back in the day. This time True Crime Streets of LA and the story of Nick Kang.
#truecrime #streetsofla #ps2
Chapter Breaks -
0:00 - Intro
1:58 - Premise
4:19 - Good Cop / Bad Cop System
6:23 - Missions and Gameplay
15:57 - The Story
32:33 - Closing Throughts
38:00 - Outro

[@davidh328]

I spent many hours playing this as a kid! Good times! Happy new year everyone 🎉 🍻

[@ryanmcwilliams8784]

Me too this and nyc were my GTA

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

@@ryanmcwilliams8784 Not gonna lie, I had every Ps1 and 2 era GTA game and still preferred True Crime in a lot of ways. GTA had far more polish but True Crime's aim system alone blew GTA 3 and Vice City on console out of the water, never mind the variable effect depending on where your shots landed being a crucial gameplay mechanic that went beyond just headshots. LA has aged pretty poorly and New York was very unpolished but both felt ahead of their time in a lot ways at least as far as these open world GTA clones went, LA's aiming and personal vehicles, NY's huge amount of interiors, ability to interact with people beyond simply attacking them and melee combat system were way ahead of what GTA was doing at the time. NY's map completion was certainly better handled than San Andreas' half assed gang warfare to control parts of the map. Made for a good story but poor gameplay, where NY's equivalent was good in both regards. I'd still call the GTA titles of the time better overall packages but True Crime's creativity made them shine in ways GTA simply didn't back then and gave them an identity as more (and sadly less at times) than just a copy.

[@Class380Fan]

Same on the PS2.

[@Chuckdiesel86]

It looked so much different back then.

[@paulkhachukian725]

I used to play this and 23 to life

[@jessechristner9568]

Christopher Walken is a legend lmao

[@nickyoung-pisan7662]

I thought that was him!!!!

[@dudestep]

He says he ain't Walken in the intro, listen closely.

[@contraband1543]

@@dudestep You have the comprehension skills of a 3 year old. That is not at all what he said.

[@Dragonfury3000]

It's Kristoffer Balken I tell ya

[@NemesisOgreKing]

"Bruce wayne, why are you dressed up like Batman?"

[@someonequiet1531]

I played this game so much as a kid but never beat it and had no idea it had so many endings 😂

[@DOODOOBUTT_]

This was the game I bought with the original Xbox. Never beat it either and didn’t know till this video that there was a block button.

[@directedby.justin]

The dragon boss threw me off

[@jehehejejejejeje746]

Dude use to toss me of the building everytime I went to beat it 😂😂😂

[@Longthony]

"Don't be surprised if you're stuck in this fight for a while" it's been almost 20 years and I'm still stuck on it😢

[@q.heffner3612]

This game reminds me of my little brother. We've grown apart over the years so this game is now very nostalgic to me. He was always the bad cop in this game and thought the good cop route was lame and boring. This game really brought out the differences in our characters and how the next decade or so would play out. Thanks for the memory lane drive.

[@cessxiii]

DAMN. Thanks for sharing this. This is the kind of random comment that great short films and short stories spark from. In one small blurb, you described an entire narrative. If you ever feel like sharing more, hit me up, I'd like to build on this, or at the very least, I'd like to know more. If you'd rather not share more/answer any questions, I can 100% understand and respect that. Regardless, thank you again for sharing this. This one hit me. \m/

[@romulusnuma116]

Seeing what happens in the good cop route he was missing out

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Personal

[@-pressxtostart-]

Wow 😂

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

I had a brother like that too. I just lost him last October. Please step out of your comfort zone if you have to reconnect. People seldom know the real mean of "forever" until its a part of your daily life. I wish you luck.

[@toxenzz]

Man where do I even start. Remember that early point in your childhood where things were a blur? That’s where I was with this game, I loved how expansive the map was compared to GTA, with me being so young the repetitious early 00’s map design was actually somehow interesting to me. I was fascinated when I connected the dots with the Motorola phone map, and my own mom’s cell phone. I remember being absolutely frustrated with the fact I could never obtain Good Cop status, in hindsight it’s probably because I gleefully ran over peds like any other sandbox. The last act of the game can play before my eyes. I also remember the shame/guilt in Walken’s voice after I’d get annihilated by the last boss. That ending sucked lol. Good memories with these old PS2 OG’s…

[@ryanmcwilliams8784]

I’ve been looking into buying a ps2 with a bunch of games and letting my ps5 sit and collect dust

[@ryanmcwilliams8784]

@rockymontanagarciamayne5651 for sure. I’ve got a list of ps2 games I want to buy after I get a ps2. The OG battlefronts for sure, the burnout games, all the old brothers in arms and Medal of Honor games. All the LOTR games that came out for it.

[@RandomBlackGamer]

This game felt like Max Payne mixed with GTA. Especially with the bullet time dodging and diving shooting mechanics.

[@n0vi]

This reviewer didn't even talk about this, and it was the redeeming quality back then IMO. The real reason to play. GTA-open-world Max Payne gameplay

[@poy110]

@@n0viI could play total overdose

[@Mikebuster]

its a shame that streets of NY was way buggier than the first game but this was a classic. love that it lived on in Sleeping Dogs, which was originally going to be True Crime: Hong Kong

[@nolives]

Yeah sleeping dog is the only thing that sort of scratched my itch since true crime isnt ported. Still I wish I could dive and shoot over my pimp ass undercover police car and do random encounters quests in true crime again.

[@alexanderkidonakis9185]

Sleeping dogs was a solid 9-9.5/10 And if it had been called true crimes streets of Hong Kong I think it would of sold better because no one knew what sleeping dogs was. I stumbled upon it by accident and it was a great accident The only other game I thought as cool Fighting mechanics was the ps2 game “jet li rise to honor”

[@austinmcneil5016]

I remember that. I actually pre-ordered true crime: Hong Kong and then I went to pay on it one day and the employee said it was scrapped. Then not too long after that they told me that sleeping dogs was what was supposed to be TC:HK

[@RiBA__]

@@alexanderkidonakis9185 I think there’s videos abt true crime 3 and it’s gameplay. I remember seeing some footage back in the day before sleeping dogs dropped.

[@wonder0076]

What no way I really like sleeping dogs on the 360 but never finished it but my lil bro loved the game and finished the story good times

[@JDizzlePowah]

As someone who played it at the time I can tell you it was very impressive, as for the no secrets there were the odd few Easter eggs but also the bones to collect to unlock snoop dogg. One point about this game I'd like to make is that the soundtrack was astonishing, fighting general kim atop a rainy skyscraper at night to the sound of Deftones - Minerva was an iconic moment for me, that and sneaking around to Grade 8 in the stealth sections 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@PatrickBarnes86]

100% this game had an amazing soundtrack.

[@Ms.Fowlbwahhh]

There was a period where I thought this game was the best game ever. When this came out I was just starting to get into martial arts movies and other stuff like Rush Hour. Then this dropped in my lap on Christmas of 2003. Couldn't have had better timing.

[@ChrisVicious]

The Yakuza 0 music really elevates this trip down memory lane on a game I played way too much of on my GameCube. I love it

[@fortunaking]

My damn childhood!! This flipping game!! Man there were times this game had me shook as well. Especially when they went mystical! With that being said, Nick Kang was wicked!! I hope you do streets of NY and also Sleeping Dogs!! If you haven’t played it, that story is well written!

[@ardent9422]

I remember playing this game in high school when I got my tonsils out. I had my parents take me to the store to pick it up right after my surgery. I remember being so excited to be at home playing video games and eating ice cream while all my friends were at school. I don’t remember the branching story paths though, I might have got the bad ending and called it a day.

[@DragonXL47]

Man I used to love this game as a kid! What a throwback

[@NuttyProfessor-]

I wasn’t allowed to play gta as a kid but this got a pass and it was the greatest game ever

[@NuttyProfessor-]

Funny thought about the map. I remember searching for all the bones hoping to unlock snoop but since I didn’t have a memory card I couldn’t save the game so every time it got shut off I’d have to start my search all over. Well since you couldn’t mark locations on the map I would place a piece of paper on my tv and just put dots on the paper over the map so I could find the bones again easily lmao

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

The struggle 😂❤

[@gwarfan9930]

Genius level thinking bro

[@JuliusCorvus]

I would love to see you tackle True Crime Streets of New York next! It's a bit of a mess, but oddly compelling, as far as I remember!

[@deej8983]

I actually spent New Year’s Eve in 2003 playing this game so perfect timing. Loved this game

[@zeromega4541]

Me and my cousins played this so much. We unlocked Snoop Dogg and made bets on how many people we could arrest in a time limit. I was just thinking about this game and it popped up on my feed.

[@kassarc16]

Two things I remember about this game: what was probably the "bad ending" boss fight, and after barely surviving a fight and jumping in a car to go somewhere and heal, I backed into a tree and died from the collision. Ended up returning it to the rental store after that.

[@Leesin6767]

The legend Christopher Walken himself.

[@fredosupremetheamericandre6577]

With the "loose cannon cop who doesn't play by the rules" Fairly Oddparents reference, I already knew this was going to be an entertaining video! Honestly, this series deserves to come back, even just in the form of a spiritual successor (which Sleeping Dogs was).

[@bd4246]

I spent my entire summer of 2004 playing this game. I loved everything about it.

[@davidb4150]

24:18 Dude that is always the main thing I think about when I Remember True Crime. half through the game out of nowhere you start fighting ghost in china town. That and also you could play as Snoop Dogg.

[@blackdeth818]

Since we're in the trend of game remakes, this one absolutely deserves one!! It was such a fun game when I was a kid and I grew up watching Rush Hour and this movie felt exactly like it minus having a partner. It'd be cool if you could get a partner on certain missions and introduce a counter mechanic when fighting as well. It's highly unlikely to get one but this game would do well with a remake

[@bhunivelze420]

this game was awesome, i had it on gamecube with a action replay cheat disc, it was intense cuz i had crazy codes back then like no clipping and flying, major nostalgia for me lol

[@justanactualrealbear]

Okay, of all things I've heard about this game, the main villain being voiced by the late, great Mako is not something I was expecting.

[@BirdGang6]

I’m so glad that this channel exists, exposing me to games I either wasn’t interested in or wasn’t allowed to play as a kid. Now that I’m interested in this type of genre it’s nice to get a nostalgia loop! You really are very good at these reviews!

[@oshustle]

Omg this is one of my all time favorite games and it’s so good. Being a cop and being able to take down criminals on a whole nother level. I spent days and hours playing this game and especially true crime New York City. It’s so pure and good and both games have so many activities and things to do. Being super cop is definitely the best feeling in the world and being able to buy clothes was top notch on true crime New York City.

[@juanpls674]

I'm like 90% sure this video was narrated by Steve buscemi

[@1977TA]

This game was certainly attempting to be more than just another GTA clone. The number of stars they were able to get to voice the primary characters is mind-blowing. Christopher Walken being the most notable. The intent was for Streets of LA to be the first in a continuing series of games but sadly it never got past the second game titled Streets of NY which was a commercial failure and insured there would be no further installments. The Streets of LA soundtrack is the best part about the game in my opinion and I played the CD that was packed with the game in my car a lot. It's sad that True Crime didn't continue into the modern console era and benefit from the advancements in graphics the way GTA has. I wouldn't mind seeing this game remade from the ground up.

[@channe3049]

Microsoft now currently owns True Crime IP, it's up to them whether what they want to do with it.

[@austinmcneil5016]

Sleeping dogs was originally gonna be a third installment in the true crime series but the original got scrapped then square Enix swooped in and picked it up and made a fantastic cop game with amazing hand to hand combat mechanics

[@bbeezzyy]

That 6 In the Morning by Ice T had me like 😮😮. My dad was stunned as hell when he played it and I knew it word for word😂😂

[@TheCreatorNFE]

Nothing about this game was ever awkward for me, but I've also spent countless hours playing it from my teen years to adulthood (I'm 34 for the record, soon to be 35). Only reason I don't play it now is because my PS2 malfunctioned last year. Gotta get myself another one.

[@Xegethra]

It's a 1:1 recreation of central L.A. even more of L.A. was made, but they blocked it off. Even has usable shops and accurate street names. I do appreciate the effort. I think the map would have been more enjoyable if it was a strict driving game, like most of the Driver games are. They could have refined the driving and had more room for mission variety, well, driving variety.

[@trekx2784]

Another great vid my man Consider doing any of the matrix games

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

would love to see this remade one day. This is a gem and a classic. I remember so many little random one liners. I remember when you'd arrive to a location that is times to get to, he says something to the effect of "that's why they call me Quick Nick"

[@hischransen8069]

Thanks to this game, the song 110th street made itself known to me and I still love it.

[@Gamesta100]

Amazing song

[@michelyoussef2286]

This game deserves a remaster imo .. I never finished it .. but it was cool ..

[@TheBlackScatPack]

I definitely remember this game. Around 2004 it was fun for what it’s worth. It was as fun as GTA to me but I had too much fun help resolve crimes. I did like the branching stories. Oh it was kinda fun unlocking Snoop Dogg but it wasn’t much to do with him. It’s a free roam for an hour of him resolving random crimes.

[@SNSReaper]

Shame he didn't know about the dog bones and unlocking snoop dog. Supposedly you can unlock jay z in streets of New York but I might be remembering that wrong.

[@VideosForTheInternet717]

I got this for Christmas in 2004 (I think), was a used Hollywood Video copy my parent got in a bundle. As a kid wanting a GTA experience on his GameCube, this hit pretty perfectly for me. The sequel, NYC, did it even better (and had a pretty legendary soundtrack). ALSO, Sleeping Dogs took up a month of my life once I got my hands on it. Fun little side series to explore. Thanks for making this video!

[@profitcantu4168]

Bro you’re a legend for this, it has nostalgia for me

[@dotkaine]

I only recently came across your channel, when I was feeling nostalgic and have been binge-watching (listening?) the back catalogue while doing chores around the house. Hearing you mention Sleeping Dogs in the outro, I will admit - I can’t wait to see your video covering that game in depth.

[@jerrinmack3804]

This game was amazing! They were gonna give Rockstar a run for their money. Should've kept it going

[@beegdonkey5750]

I love your videos man, especially the gta ones since I’ve been in a rockstar mood lately. You a real one.

[@ChriswaltWW]

36:19 You will definitly love "' True Crime New York City'' the story line the oulook the mechanics and if you are curious enough there is an interesting glitch in the game whitch lets you explore the map and just to add on your work your narrations are on point damn, good work!

[@theoutsiderjess4869]

I hate that every open world game is called a gta clone 😒

[@liquidhazetv8756]

With the 3 branching story paths you also have bad endings where Nick dies for each should you choose to give up after you lose any of those final boss fights. I seem to remember some missions have slightly different versions of themselves should you have screwed up in the previous one (IE not gotten to a location fast enough or failing in some other way). Occasionally you be locked out of progressing the story and would have to replay stuff but it's interesting to do a playthrough where instead of restarting a mission you choose to contuine and roll with your mistakes

[@HindsightWithHustle]

FYI you can play as SNOOP DOGG in this game if you 100 percent it. Great video congrats on the success of the channel

[@HindsightWithHustle]

I’m going to correct myself here you unlocked snoop by entering a code my bad.

[@chrissloan1992]

You unlocked the 1 hour snoop side game by finding all 100 dog bones. I think you could do something to like save right before it started or it gave you a code. Anyway who cares? Snoop and Walken in one game!!!

[@apexdna]

Thank you for marking this video.

[@densi_t8410]

Ur showing up in people's recommendations homie thats how I found you, keep on grinding you earned a sub from me

[@Bosston62]

Just came across your channel and binged a bunch of your vids. love the content

[@Oxcymoron]

I completely forgot this game existed and when I saw the thumbnail I had memories of this game flooding back

[@Vihtal]

my new favorite youtuber strikes again!

[@MattG_OfficialTV]

Just seen the Scarface upload, n now this… you my new favorite channel

[@scottvincent184]

Happy New Year, great video!

[@mr.badguy8500]

To be fair CCH Pounder has the looks and voice to play the role of the "Boss Lady" and is still the best voice depiction of Amanda Waller. I still say she could actually play the character in live action shows/movies.

[@ssj2_snake]

This is trippy, I agreed with you so hard that I could have sworn she was a live action Amanda Waller at one time, but the internet says no

[@EJK2099]

She at least got to play a Waller type of character in Face Off

[@biohazarduncovered]

Found your channel dude and loving the content 😁👊

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

It's funny that I haven't played this game in 18 years, yet I took one look at Nick's boss and instantly thought "Tough, authoritative, short Black woman who is expected to rein in a loose cannon like Nick Kang? That's a role made for C.C.H. Pounder" and turns out the casting director agreed. This game came out a year before she first played Amanda Waller so I guess this was my introduction to her as an actor, though I didn't realize she was in the game until today

[@MrJosh5191]

Same haha

[@friday4557]

I remember failing the tailing missions as a kid because I didn't know what tailing was

[@torre1451]

Interestingly, the final fight in Sleeping dogs (a game that was initially another true crime title) also takes place inside a ring of fire

[@BasedBrooksy]

Loved this. Nostalgia. Couple things missed that weren’t covered: If your karma goes too low into the bad cop, just like in GTA the city will turn on you. It’s kind of like a free for all to kill you at that point. While there isn’t too much difference in the fighting upgrades you can get new unique takedowns the more you upgrade like a judo throw that helped against opponents that recover quickly. There are Easter eggs hidden around the city, they are bones. If you collect all the bones, it will let you play as Snoop Dogg ❤

[@TheVoidMediaGroup]

Only 5k subs is absurd. These are gold.

[@mikecollier80]

Damn, you took me back thank you

[@CarlitoBandido]

ha funny you mention that bully video at the end great stuff fuzzy.

[@TheRealJPhillips]

True Crime NY is slept on. I beat it on PS2 back in the day. It's overall graphically better looking than the GTA games of that time

[@filho4437]

This whole video I was surprised how I didn't remember any of this video game, because I knew I had it and played it. But as soon as you made it to Master Wu, my memory came back.

[@slavking992]

Man this is a throwback. True crime games were pretty fun.

[@stanleyyelnats9159]

Great video! would LOVE to see a Street Dogs video! with the zombie DLC even? damn even the soundtracks back to back bangerz!

[@willthethrill4394]

I played this as a kid on the GameCube and my god the nostalgia that hits me lol. I played the game a lot and really enjoyed it but had no idea how in depth it was. Really most games were that way for me. I hardly beat any story in the games I played as a kid. I think skyrim was the first game I beat and had a full comprehension of the scope of it. To this day I don’t think I truly finished the main story in oblivion. I beat the massive oblivion gate and thought the game was over lol

[@KnucklesTrunks39]

3:39 All these years and I never knew the amazing fast and furious and machate Michelle Rodriguez was in this game

[@PalaDave99]

Funny how May Payne 3 did the exact same airport ending, but with a grenade launcher

[@ZachKingslayer2]

That opening line opened a part of my memory I forgot

[@aureo2x219]

this game is one of my earliest memories of having way to much fun playing a video game

[@OzagSalo]

Great channel there bud

[@komodokhan]

Man who owns the rights to this game , get this remade asap please

[@Tetsaga]

Thanks for the video! I never knew this game had a silly story like this lol Liked the game as a kid!

[@serendipity_hunter3974]

Love the vids man. If I can make a suggestion, John woo’s Stranglehold on ps2 would be awesome to see you make a video on.

[@christianhernandez9172]

I loved this game as a kid. Beat it many, many times. Good stuff.

[@DemetryG]

I've played the shit out of it on PC when I was a kid, and in my memory I remembered really good graphics, fun fights, ok driving, not much problems with controls. Now, thanks to you it all came back to me. It really didn't age well though...

[@jedediahcoulbourne1791]

The best ending goes full Big Trouble in Little China and I love every second of it

[@jctheking9580]

Need to get New York City on the channel! Keep it up though for real, your channel has be going back and playing games from my childhood. Check out Legacy of Cain: Soul Reaver too

[@Corion2121]

Bloomberg got the idea of “stop-and-frisk” from this game. 🤣😂

[@Megaman.ExE7]

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW I WANT YOU TO REVIEW THIS GAME! YOU'RE THE BEST FUZZY SLIPPERS!!!!

[@Ardeesv]

Another good watch! 💪

[@TerbInYourFace]

My first PS2 shorted out while playing this game. This game also wiped my memory card twice

[@traestyles25]

i played this on xbox and had a custom soundtrack that played poppin them thangs by g-unit during the airplane hangar section with the money flying everywhere. that part is the main thing i remember from this game.

[@Pewling]

I loved this game! I remember getting it along with GTA San Andreas and a few other legendary games when my brother gave me his PS2.

[@Knight_Life.]

Happy New Year 🎆🎊🎈 already❕Good content - keep it up - there’s actually a block button for this game on the PS2, Xbox & PC, there only wasn’t a block button for the GameCube version.

[@bigvideoenergy]

It's crazy how amazing the graphics I thought this was back then. 😂 loved this as a kid

[@jamesiron4010]

The zombies and ancient dragon made perfect sense to me as a kid. I thought it was like “yeah of course we end up going to hell makes perfect sense to me”

[@Thomzz95]

This game seriously needs a remake for current consoles. Such an underrated masterpiece.

[@danbardos3498]

I used to play this game ad nauseum after beating it as Snoop. Yes, Snoop Dogg was in this game and it was awesome! This game needs a remake.

[@EddyMarksnburg]

Nigga I forgot snoop dogg was in this, goddamn fucking legendary gME

[@VWjet]

5k insane now look at you a month later bro dont know you but wish the best

[@carolinewaddell123]

Loved this game and its sequel, so many memories playing it

[@w.alexis2283]

I remember seeing the preview for this game on Gamepro magazine. I pre ordered it, and I played the crap out of it. I think you unlock Snoop Dog somehow too. I thought it had the best graphics I’ve ever seen at the time!

[@sciontc07paco]

Man this game brought back my child hood memories!! I remember every thing about this game! I played it for the Gamecube and had fun. The fact there was a way you can play as Snoop Dogg for a Hour really made it interesting! Also i remember there was a glitch where if you go to Venice and there is a street called "Rose Ave" on the beach side all the pedestrians will have either Illegal Weapons or Drugs to help boost your Good Cop/Bad and Badges. Overall i loved this game!! I still have it to this day!!

[@SoldMySoul45]

Played this a lot as a kid and True Crime: Streets of New York as well!

[@etherealtide]

This game helped me find Deftones when I was a kid, wild it was so long ago

[@NoMorePodDes]

Laughing at the kiryu vs majima fight music in the back

[@Sinncere06]

Yea this was a good one. Shame they never made more than 2 of these.

[@HunterPhenomMakoy]

James Hong is so ubiquitous with this kinda stuff he played three different guest characters on the original macgyver.