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Miami Vice: The Game
- August 01, 2006 11:12 AM PST
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Before CSI became king of the TV crime drama, Crockett and Tubbs ruled the streets of Miami with a slick Ferrari Daytona Spyder and their fashion sense. The vice cops have since been promoted to the silver screen and are starring in their own PSP video game but the end result is less than worthy of the Miami Vice name.
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As with most movie-license titles, Miami Vice screams cash-in. Playing like a poor-man's Syphon Filter, it features quasi-stealth based missions that require you to shoot enemies and collect various drugs that you can sell to drug dealers for cash. You can then turn that cash in for in-game bonuses like deactivated security cameras and revealed item locations. Sadly, it all works better in theory than in the actual execution and the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired.
Adding to the frustration are the brain-dead enemies who possess the intelligence of Mexican lobotomy victims and the sluggish controls. We also could not get past the fact that characters do not move their lips during cut scenes; the lack of facial animations in Miami Vice creeped us out to no end.
Protip: Objects can be turned into improvised shields.
The 80's are over
The graphics, which are decent enough for a PSP game, are one of the few bright spots to be found. The music also adds a nice cinematic touch that helps punch up the otherwise dreary experience. The boat-based missions are also enjoyable, breaking up the repetitiveness that plagues the majority of the game but that's it as far as the list of positives go.
Miami Vice is a slapped together product that fails to deliver the gritty gut-punch promised by the recently released movie. If you're in the mood to experience the vibe of Miami in the 80's, pick up a copy of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City instead; not only is it the superior game, it also features the voice talent of OG Miami Vice star Philip Michael Thomas to boot.
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