But your luck will run out when you die, get a pep-talk from sheriff Chuck Norris, then begin again at day one with accumulated perks collected from previous runs. With the help of associates, you’re in charge of heists, hostile takeovers and whatever the main missions are, too. Set in the 90's, the death of a kingpin called The King leaves the city open to rival gangs wanting to claim the crown with brass and blood while blasting Freestyler from a boombox.Ĭrime Boss: Rockay City ’s campaign, titled “Baker’s Revenge”, is a roguelike following the rise of the main playable character, Travis ‘Candyman’ Baker, as he takes over the crime world. From memory, the only crime game based in Miami that wasn’t Grand Theft Auto was the 2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours. Now that it’s out, I can say Crime Boss: Rockay City has truly made a 90’s Miami-themed, crime-spree-filled, balls-out videogame from debut developer Ingame Studios a reality. Read the full review.// Reviews // 15th Apr 2023 - 4 months ago // By Bennett Perry Crime Boss: Rockay City Reviewįor a game that from its marketing seemed like an early year hit and miss (less hit, more miss) later picked up by YouTubers 10 years from now and praised as a “hidden gem”, I wasn’t expecting much. In its current state, Crime Boss: Rockay City feels like a low-level wannabe criminal trying to get rich quick on a street populated with multiplayer shooters who already do better. However, using a voice cast of Hollywood talent past their prime is a choice that doesn’t add anything to the game, and it’s not enough to distract me from the shallow gameplay that was already done much better ten years ago. There are good ideas buried deep within this game, and the roguelike/Payday combination is a genuinely novel concept I’d love to see explored in a project with more focus. Read the full review.Ĭrime Boss Rockay City is a cautionary tale for how to effectively budget a video game, and a prime example of how games need to feel and play well first and foremost. Instead, it pushes me further and further away, leaving me with no desire to ever return to Rockay City. At its best, Crime Boss functions – I can shoot weapons at enemies, empty bank vaults and warehouses for loot, watch cutscenes with recognizable faces and voices, and grow my empire – but it never captures my attention in a meaningful or memorable way. When run-ending bugs appear, Crime Boss is miserable, but even when I’m running a mission bug-free, I lay witness to a painfully dull take on organized crime. In fact, it’s a reminder that a celebrity cast does nothing for a game when it’s void of anything interesting or fun to support it. As for the console launch, we’ll have to see if some miracle takes place before it launches.Ĭrime Boss: Rockay City is proof that star power isn’t everything. So should you skip Crime Boss: Rockay City? Seems likely. Still, the fewer reviews for Crime Boss: Rockay City hasn’t helped the general rating for the game at 49%. Keep in mind that Publisher 505 Games clearly wanted this game to launch without any sort of media buzz hence there only being 12 reviews on Metacritic at the time. Reviews sit anywhere between 30% on Game Informer to 60% on Attack of The Fanboy. On Metacritic, Crime Boss: Rockay City is sitting on 49% with a 5.6 user score. READ MORE – Saints Row Get Robust Content Roadmap Early reviews for the game dropped around the launch of the PC version this week and they haven’t been great at all. So if you’re on PC, the only place to play this game right now, is Crime Boss: Rockay City worth it? It doesn’t seem so. In fact, it is only set to launch sometime in June for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game supposedly launched on 28 March for PC and while the PlayStation YouTube channel uploaded the so-called “launch trailer”, the game isn’t actually available on PS5 at all. At the moment, it doesn’t seem to be making enough noise to be noticed and that might be a good thing. If you haven’t heard of this game, that is no surprise. Crime Boss: Rockay City launched this week.
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