The only 'True Crime' around here was that this 'game' was released to the general public at full price at the time.
A game like True Crime: New York City definitely sounds like it had potential......until you play the game itself and you learn how much of a disaster it truly is. For starters, the game is riddled with bugs and glitches with a great deal of them being game breakers. The controls feel clumsy at best especially when it comes to using guns. A simple tap of the 'L1' button causes you to lock on to the closest target which usually works against you since you might be targeting one guy and instead, the game will target someone else leaving you exposed to gunfire. Melee fights are no different either, especially when forced to fight more than one guy at once......with weapons when the camera also works against you. Also, don't even bother using cars, since the driving mechanism is really bad and nowhere as good as the ones in Saints Row or Sleeping Dogs (and to think you have to RACE with these controls). Your only bet is to walk to your missions, however your character 'runs' so slow that it's not even worth it. And then there is the textures. Usually, looks mean nothing to me when it comes to games, but that does not excuse it from having spasms during the gameplay. And the worst part? The game freezes at the most inappropriate times.
True Crime: New York City had potential. It really did. It had the potential to outdo True Crime: Streets of L.A. but unfortunately this is not the case here. Not even a rental is good enough for his horribly programmed game. It's best to stay away from True Crime: New York City and stick with the better title in the series: Sleeping Dogs.