Scarface The World Is Yours
Scarface: The World Is Yours takes you into a complicated world of excess and greed. You'll become Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film. The original screenwriter has created an all-new storyline that authentically recreates the historical time period of the film, and gives you the chance to live out the events of the film -- or change them and create a new life story for the famous gangster.
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Scarface The World Is Yours Reviews
Vice City buffs say that Scarface copied the theme and storyline of Vice City and is just a remake of it, but on the other side, the people that say this have OBVIOUSLY never seen the movie and saw that it copies the movie, and also that Scarface did what Grand Theft Auto: Vice City did not do, and showed you what a real Gangster game is all about. I saw one for only $1.57. I give Scarface a 4.5 out 5, the only thing holding it back from a perfect 5 is the dialouge, otherwise a really good gangster game, this one made 50 Cent Bulletproof look like a game for the whole family. and is a mean street thug. (Check Amazon, great prices. I liked Scarface the movie, but the game brings you deeper in depth and basically lets you do what you want, steal what you want, kill who you want and destroy what you want, the world is yours.
As Montana you can virtually get any weapon you want, make your choice. If you don't already have it, then you need to add it to your collection. As Tony Montana you are a ruthless gangster, you live for yourself and you will kill anyone that tries to stop or even kill you, Montana don't put up with any B.S. Some people that are huge G.T.A. You can do missions, kill civilians, run from the Police, or just screw around and piss people off. How can you not love a game that is based on the best Hollywood gangster ever.
If you liked the GTA collection, True Crime, The Getaway or Driver Parralel Lines then you will like Scarface 5 times more, I can assure you.
Yes, it's that much alike. Unlike GTA, however, there are areas outside the mainland to explore. I'm really surprised that I haven't heard about a lawsuit between the Grand Theft Auto folks and the producers of this game (Rockstar and Vivendi). You will find, too, Tony has more of a conscience than the characters of GTA. The controls are easy to learn, especially if you've played GTA.
But, beware of the abundant F-bombs. In comparison to the PS2 GTA titles (maybe with the exception of San Andreas), Scarface is better developed. This game picks up where the move ends and it is now your job to rebuild Tony's empire. This game is not for children.
I know it can be increased as you progress through the game, but no one really cares that far in. There are some new and original songs in this as well, but they all have to be unlocked. are some of my favorites. Let's break it down. It's so absurd and unrealistic that Tony Montana has a cell phone in this game. Sounds exciting, doesn't it. Graphics:. Which also means you can't climb ledges or anything.
From what I've heard, they try to emulate the 80's sound, but they rap and/or sing very modern, so it comes off sounding like modern day artists impersonating 80's tunes. The voice of Tony is alright, for what it's worth, but you can honestly tell it's not Pacino. And you'll need to save often if you want to keep your money. Before you're allowed to save though, you must play the minigame to see how much of your hard-earned cash the bank will take a cut of. I don't hold the game makers, Sierra, against this, though.
Having him have to do certain things in this title make him look pretty tame, compared to the legacy Al Pacino portrayed him as in the original movie. This comes from the "I only have my Balls and my Word" quote from the movie. This is while all your money is being subtracted from you, and more than likely you died due to a gaming flaw, NOT because you simply "Fked Up" in the mission. Scarface isn't one of them.
That's the psy's way out. But really, your main missions and drug supply are all you'll have to concern yourself with. Also, having a Weapon Locker usually means having spare guns and ammo, all the time. No. It's mostly only used to get information out of guys without killing them.
And often times, mostly through selling coke, it's easy to get a lot of money very very quickly. Basically, all you can do is shove someone and punch. Most of the time, this will come from Tony shouting or taunting someone as he kills them via the infamous "say hello to my little friend" scene from the movie. So, it has been my personal hunt to track down and play the very best sandboox games game developers have had to offer. What sucks is you only get three weapons to carry, at a time. It's not like you exactly get "Sims 2" type of customization, either. They almost KILL the legacy of Tony Montana with this game. It takes forever to get things moving along.
Now, while I understand there having to be some consequences for losing, I just don't get why there are SO many ways you could lose your cash. Now, while I get the "realism" of bank interest percentages and being robbed after getting beat up or arrested, do any of these things really make a game more fun. Throughout the game, every time Tony does something, uh. At least LL Cool J makes a stop for the game's soundtrack. Oh, and you also lose ALL your money and drugs when you die, so, that's fun, as well.The fact that running is pretty much impossible. When it comes to doing illegal activities that the police haven't caught you for yet, Scarface: The World Is Yours has a more subtle way of making you a felon. How infuriating that screen is I cannot describe to you in words.
Isn't that annoying and extremely redundant. There are two differences, though. Not doing this will make all those missions and deals you've done pointless. Each weapon you use has it's own type of aiming radius for it that locks onto the body of an enemy. But anyone who's seen the movie already knows that Tony was sick of his empire towards the movie's end and that Sosa's hitmen got his sister killed. And that is if you have a weapon out and hold down L1 and the usual run button of X.
It starts off real nice with an alternate reality version on Tony Montana escaping certain death towards the end of the movie. But like I said, EVERY time you need to make a game save, you'll be put through this interest cut minigame at the bank. While it's incredibly easy to always land inbetween 11 and 12 every time, it does become a bit annoying in that this mingame is used in virtually everything that involves making deals with people. Conclusion:.
let's put it "manly" or "cool," it adds to his Balls meter. Even if it's some jerk who runs you over in his car. The street design layout is even worse and harder to drive around than Las Venturas was in San Andreas. I'm guessing any famous person who loved the movie Scarface probably volunteered on their own to do a voice in this game, even if it's for some tiny bit part like one of Tony's mistresses or a street coke head. The only way to keep it safe is to spend it right away or put it in the bank (where you'll lose some of it by them). After a while, you start to learn how to seperate the original Bad-A to this cheap, watered-down duplicate of him. And why there are so many ways you could easily die.
Now, the time limit is annoying, but this wouldn't be so bad if the Miami in this game didn't have the most obtruse streets ever made. However, almost isn't good enough and this game just simply fails to entertain. And that's exactly what it is. Bam Margera, Vida Guerra, Diora Baird, Meagan Good, Cheech Marin, and Richard Roundtree are just a few minor celebrities who make a cameo voice in this game. After that, you won't be able to run with him, AT ALL. Once you're finished, you COULD just call the guy on your 80's Satellite phone to let him know you're finished, but why is that so important to begin with.
What's even worse is how very confusing it is to have seperate gun menus from ammo menus. And when you die, they have the subtle and classy "You Fked Up" screen. Other than your main missions, there aren't too many "side quests." There are "Felix leads" which will help you find drug suppliers to buy coke from and a few other easy quick cash missions. And when you're about to die, it becomes even more impossible, as Tony limps in pain when he's hurt, so even if you did have maximum stamina, you STILL can't run when your health is low. This and being able to call for your car are probably the ONLY good ideas in this entire game that should be standard in other sandbox shooters. Personally, graphics are the least important thing I find in a video game and San Andreas' graphics are horrible, but that game is the pinnacle of sandbox gaming, so that proves my point. By far, the WORST problem in this game. But, I doubt things will pick up from this point.
Now, if this sounds familiar, that's because Grand Theft Auto IV *blatantly* and shamefully ripped off this exact idea from this game. Also, the particular hitman with the glasses who did him in, in the movie, doesn't show up at all, in the game, either. The game almost holds it's own better than other GTA clones out there, and is almost as good as the non-GTA sandbox games that are proven successes, such as Saint's Row. And as cool as Blind Rage is, it's way too short. It's main benefit is the gained health. Not to mention how other than the every-other-word-being-a-curse-word vocabulary, this is a watered down version of Tony Montana. There will be many times when you come to a dead-end street or a street where you go "why can't I just drive through that." or "climb over that." This makes a simple thing like escaping the cops ten times harder.
Weapons available to you in your car trunk. And if you can't jump, you also can't climb. They just stand around in your mansion, literally doing nothing. _ And I can't forget to mention the mandatory tutorials they force you to do in this game. On paper, this sounds really innovative and cool, but not so much when you actually try it out.
You'd think you'd be able to save at your actual mansion, right. Everytime you die, you lose all the money you have on you, which is usually tens of thousands of dollars. Most of the songs are obsure 80's pop and Latin sounds, along with the Scarface Original Soundtrack, which let's be honest, isn't nearly as cool as the movie, itself. Now, while it's technically not supposed to be used for running, there IS a way to actually have Tony be able to actually run. The police will hunt you down to death if they see you with it, and bad guys will hold their weapons out at you, ready to fire, if you go into any deals with it out. Once again, it's all about the mun-ay.
And the time it's most useful, during gang fights, it won't be as effective as it should be, and as you'd think it would be. Ever since the Mario and Sonic era, my favorite video games have been Sandbox games. Meaning, you'll have to shoot while moving. Of course, how often will you be able to get within a few feet of someone in a gun fight, though. the ability to talk to anyone in the game and have Tony say things relevant and specific to that person (instead of generic, reusable lines) is pretty cool. It's problematic, but one of the least troublesome things in this game.
Living in another world, doing things you could never get away with in real life. WHY are you making me go through this long tutorial that I can't avoid or skip over in any way." And of course, all of the tutorials are done in "practice" mode meaning that they don't count, so after being forced to do it by the game, you'll then have to do it AGAIN, for real in order for it to count. Oh, and Mike Toreno from GTA himself, James Woods. And no, there's no option or unlockable of always having spare ammo or guns in your locker when you need it, like in Saint's Row's weapon stash. And yet, here they do the same thing in this game. That's modern-day bull crap, and everyone knows it._. But, no, she isn't mentioned at all in this whole storyline.
Maybe about ten seconds or less. Nothing happening, there. Where do I begin with this piece of junk game. Because you fine-tune aiming and walk around the same way. Most of the cars have poor handling and move very, very slowly, with only the "super cars" that you can buy in your garage (like the "Shark") being the exceptions to this rule. Pay phones on every street corner would've made more sense. If you want spare ammo, you're gonna have to spend thousands of dollars getting it yourself, putting them in your Weapons Locker, and then, getting NEW guns because you just put the ones you had away.
And yes, you can fail the WHOLE thing if you don't go back and let the guy know you're finished doing the deliveries. And you can't skip any of them. In fact, the mansion's only purpose is to "pimp it out" with gawdy and tacky furnishure, Scarface style. You don't want bright contrast for this game. Now, I'd think, being that this is a game and sequel to the movie at the same time, Tony's main motive would be to build up his empire back so that he can avenge his sister, Gina.
Oh, yeah. Ironically enough, many people, like Michael Rappaport and Lost's Daniel Dae Kim later on went to do voice acting in the far superior Saint's Row. And this game ain't no San Andreas. So, often times, the game won't know whether you mean to walk or dodge shots, or if you're trying to blow someone's head off in the shot radius. The different targeting for each weapon is kind of cool, but other than that, there's nothing special to be said.
(They often complain about how they have nothing to do). Rent it if you're a Scarface mega fan, but avoid at all costs, if you only slightly seemed curious. Okay, on it's basic core level, it's not a bad game. With cops, you almost have no choice, but with gangs, why would you want to give them your money.
Heat:. But a cell phone, honestly. The Story:. It's a lot harder to actually lose the minigame and stop somewhere low than it is to make a great deal by stopping at 11 o'clock. It's also just a bit annoying how everyone in sandbox games, particularly in those that take place before the mid 90's, have cell phones, including Scarface: The World Is Yours.
Saving:. But in this game, that doesn't really apply as it's main existence is only because you can only hold three guns at at time. Now, if you shoot someone and don't move, it's not bad. In fact, the game might actually be "Good" if they had just allowed you to run and just threw out the idea of 'stamina,' altogether. _ Heat also goes for rival gangs, as well, and the more Gang Heat you have, the faster and harder they'll try to kill you once they see you.
Driving:. Saint's Row and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (but not Grand Theft Auto IV, at all). This will put Tony in "duck and cover" mode, which is normally used to shield yourself, however, it is the only way you can get Tony to run for longer than three seconds, so if you decide to play this game, you better get used to this in times of heated shootouts. Speaking of weapons, Tony can't use his weapon on anyone or anything that isn't recognized as a potential "threat" by the game. It's the closest thing video games have come to to virtual reality. The problem is, often times, it'll be full and you won't need it. It's not like buying the ammo seperate actually helps you save money or anything. The inability to actually run will end up being your biggest handicap in this game, bar none.
Instead of a one-to-five or one-to-six Wanted Level, you have a Heat meter that climbs as you do more and more illegal activities in the open, that stays that way. This game had a LOT of potential and some proper game testing, and a little bit of tweaking could've made this game work. If you die or get beat up or get arrested or make a bad deal, all the money you have on you is lost and gone forever. There are a TON of celebrity cameos in this game. And if you consider the glitch of the Assassin missions NOT lowering your Cop Heat like they're supposed to, you really only have One useful employee, the Enforcer, who you can play as to take care of enemy gangs. So, yeah, there's a two-foot wall in front of me, but guess what.
Now, the way you escape the cops is to escape their multi-block radius of pursuit until you've gotten away. And this is where the aiming messes up. What about you just meet the guy and get the truck at the same spot, and do the deliveries. It's like the game spitting in your face for you playing it. On it's basic level, it's pretty similar to Grand Theft Auto III. I should also mention the "executions" you can do in the game, which are cool one-shot kills you can do on anyone if you happen to be within grabbing range.
The money you have on you, usually made through some illegal activity is called "dirty" money and the money you have tucked away safe at the bank is called "clean" money. And then, it just goes downhill from there. It's like, can people REALLY not believe in a world that existed before mobile phones. Seeing him do things like waiting in line at the bank or calling someone to pick him up make him look weak and as normal as anyone else. The story is good, considering it's a post-movie tale, and I think I'd prefer this over than just playing through the events of the movie up until the end.
The missions are standard GTA fare. And you get a circle inside that radius to fine tune your shots for limb-specific damage. For one thing, you can only save the game at banks, where Tony is to deposit his "dirty" money that he's gained. To illustrate how annoying this is, you can have three Micro SMG's in your Weapon Locker, but all of them can be ammoless (and more than likely, are) thus, defeating their purpose cause you didn't buy the ammo for them, as well, which is sold seperately. The fact that you can't jump, at all. Buying ammo completely seperate from buying your guns is not only needlessly frustrating, but it's also very annoying. And not only is effective running incapable, but you can only run in ONE direction. And if you fail with them, they'll try to kill you.
The one thing that sucks is the fact that Tony, in this game, is trying to kill Sosa, mainly to get his empire back and for revenge for him trying to kill him in his mansion. While there are a few other ways to lower your Heat, the main way will be bribing off Vice to lower your meter down. I mean, I get it and all, but not even the filthy rich had cell phones back in the 80's. You can also lower heat by Fast Talking cops or by selling coke to gang members who want to buy. It's like, "I know how to press start and use a menu. Thay ARE pretty, though.
Cool Features:. I've clocked in about 12 hours or so in this game before writing this review. Pointing and shooting a gun at enemies is sort of a unique mix of auto-aiming and manual firing that I've never seen in another game before. Tony Montana can't run whatsoever in this game. Tony Montana does easily die in this game, by the way, with your health bar being a little penny and all. In this game, you've got a time limit to your escape, which is really only like, 60 seconds.
A car phone, maybe. It was so annoying that CJ had a cell phone in GTA: San Andreas. For any of the time's he's not actually swearing, that is. Tony just wants Sosa dead because he tried to kill him.
This comes up a LOT as there are a lot of things they want to teach you how to use in this game. No non-racing game outside the PS2 Grand Theft Auto trilogy has really had decent car controls, in my opinion. It's the "stop in the closest to 12 in the edge of the clock without going over" minigame that they use in Baseball all the time to determine the power of a pitch. Maybe it's just me, but interior decorating doesn't exactly seem like the type of thing the people who would want to play this game would want to do. That's right, you have to once again PAY for something in this game. A small amount of Heat reduction will cost you around 5 grand, while a full bar will be upwards of around $20,000. He can mack on any of the hot women of Miami, intimidate gang members, curse at bad drivers, or just give "advice" to any men passing by. Trying to go in any other direction will make Tony go back to his extremely slow, standard walking animation.
If you can't escape then, then you automatically lose and are arrested. I don't know if Little Havana is really that much of an eyesore, but it hurts to watch. Firing Controls:. This minigame will be used all throughout the game and it never changes. You can talk to people or have Tony curse at anytime in the game.
The biggest thing about this game is Tony's Blind Rage ability. They're so frustrating. Note to anyone playing this game: adjust the settings on your TV to dark. Missions and Side Quests:. _ Because the more Heat on you, the more likely you'll have to escape the cops' perimeter before sixty seconds are up. This brings me to Heat.
Being able to have your car delivered to you. So, even if you're literally just inches away from your armor-providing car, the fact that the dummy can't run will leave you dead against your window. There are three unlockable characters which will serve as your right-hand men, but only two of them actually help you. It's just too bad that this is one of the ONLY ways he can heal himself.
They way they have things set up in this game are horrible, crazy, and bad, all at the same time. I'm going to have to walk 300 FEET down the street to get around it. When you fill up your Balls meter, which is usually about 500 to 1,000 points or so (I haven't checked how much), he will have the ability to go into Blind Rage. No Hot Coffee or anything. Is a confirmation of finishing up really so important. And specifially, it's the (non-)ability to run. The higher the Heat meter is, the more likely the cops are to try to arrest you.
But, no. When in Blind Rage, the player will go into first-person view, everything will slow down, Tony will be invincible, and every successful kill will gain Tony health. So, needless to say, it's best you don't have a lot of Heat on you before you go into a highly illegal mission or side quest. All these menus can be very confusing, especially when trying to remember what menu has what and all. While Saint's Row may be the second best sandbox game out there, even their driving controls are bad.
Luckly, you won't have to fist fight very often. At this point, I've taken over all of Little Havana, and have accumulated close to a $1 million. Character Controls:. He seemed like he'd be a major threat. I can't tell whether they are better or worse than GTA: San Andreas, but they're not that good. There are much better titles out there. There are too many glitches, problems, mistakes, or just stupid decisions to make this worthwhile. It's okay, but very slow-paced, however.
However, the colors in this game just hurt my eyes. Once again, that clock meter minigame will be involved. It's also incredibly easy to get hit by a car. Other than boosting your stats by a small amount and standing around, looking pretty, they are completely useless. In fact, the ammo is probably a lot MORE expensive than the actual gun, itself.
While the driving in this game may suck, it's nowhere nearly as bad as the driving controls in that utter-bomb called GTA IV. And until you unlock the Arms Dealer, firearms are hard to come by. Of course, if you're like me, you're not going to want to spend your hard-earned money paying off your enemies to not kill you. Those all better be in Saint's Row 2. You can't even use the "Femme Fatale" mistresses you gain in the game for anything. You can also "pimp out" your mansion, if you're into that sort of thing.
So much so that the graphics on the map are EXACTLY the same. (and did, in the real thing). At least, though, they give you the option of getting your weapons out the back of the trunk of any car you currently own. So, you can only run in a straight line, and you can only run for less than four seconds. But, the problem is, often times, you'll have to be shooting while ducking for cover and trying to avoid getting shot.
They were practally unheard of and barely even existed. However, the execution of how they're laid out is a bit frustrating. I'm getting that this was done as Sierra's way to not copy GTA's Wanted Star format. That direction, specifically being up on the control stick. That's right, only three. I guess it's good for an 80's soundtrack that isn't Vice City's. When you try to run with him, you have, literally, only two seconds of sprint time with the guy.
It's also actually illegal to have your weapon out in any times other than a gunfight or mission that requires it. You can't even use them on missions. Game Layout:. However, there are a ton of minute things that just KILL any fun you otherwise would have with this title. One for when you pause that has options and all that, one you access by hitting L2, which is how you see the map, do missions, lower your Heat, or check on your Fronts, and a third screen for when you want to buy Exotics, which are henchmen, vechiles, or mansion furnishure.
Outside of the Smackdown vs Raw series, sandbox games are all that I play. There are counter moves and grab-em-by-the-collar combos, but basically it's either shove someone or punch them in a fight. For example, in one of the delivery missions, you'll have to drive to a rendevous point, where someone will tell you to drive off to an arbitary point, where you'll get your delivery van, drop off deliveries at certain points, and then, will have to drive the delivery van back to a certain point, and meet the guy who set you up with the mission in order to fully complete it. Annoyances:. You also can't jump in this game, either.
Weapons:. I GUESS it's an alright soundtrack considering Sierra's budget for this game and how the 80's weren't exactly the GREATEST era for music, but that's just my opinion. Very rarely will you come across any roads that just go straight up and down or left and right. Fist fighting in this game is far better than GTA IV's slapfest, but it's still extremely limited.
The choices are pretty slim, and uninspired. If he or she is not a "bad guy shooting at you" you can't do a thing to them. Come on. Now, while I think a vital button like Circle could've had more important uses, (like, for RUNNING, for example).
Music and Voices:. Which will lead to death after death after death with him. That is so realistically lame. Other than that, it's nothing an AK-47 can't just as easily achieve.
There are three different menu screens in this game. If you're done, you're done. I mean, why can't you just buy more of the same gun to get more ammo, like in any OTHER sandbox shooter. I mean, even at low speeds, they can really mess you up.
Scarface the world is yours is a really great game with a really good story of what would happen if tony would have lived.This game is really fun to play and its better than GTA.This game is a must buy
this was okay but its like GTA but with a crazy spanish dude. Ive gotten board of this game quickly, your just running around like a maniac and blowing stuff up well that's how he is, but it was okay the story mode was okay to but it gotten boring after awhile like GTA games all you doing is blowing stuff up and shooting and beating up other people and the police gets envoled then they start chaseing you, thats it that really gets boring but this was an okay game.
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