Tony Montana is back with a vengeance in Scarface: The world is yours for the box, ps2 and PC systems, and what a return it is. Based on the now classic Brian DePalma film Scarface, which has served as a gangster bible and a source of inspiration to rappers and fans alike, the game continues the great story telling done in the film, but with a twist...
Tony Montana not only survives the final shootout at the end of the movie, but manages to escape. Sure, this challenges the canon established at the end of the first film, but viewed as a "What if?", it makes for a great game.
Tony, now striped of his empire, morning the loss of Manny (who he killed in the first film) and his sister, must restart from scratch to rebuild his drug empire and reclaim "His world" as he puts it, and take revenge on Sosa, the drug kingpin who's death squad took him out in the movies.
Durring the course of the game, you will run and gun, shoot, build up your "Balls" and work business to reclaim the drug trade of 1983 Miami. This is done in a series of clever ways, not all involving blasting away at anything that moves, although its always fun to.
This gives the game depth and dimension. Although your skills with a various sorts of weapons comes into play a lot (and with a license like scarface, you would expect tons of gun play) but you also have to have a keen business sense, setting up fronts, earning respect, buying and selling ya yo, etc. This is done in the form of mini games, most of them pressing the B button (on the box at least) at the right time to integrate, negotiate, or intimidate. Once you have your money, you can use it to buy any number of things, to the needed (like weapons, cars, coke, etc) to the needless (like pimping out your house, various items for show, etc) That said, i was kind of disappointed in the lack of a personal soundtrack mode, like the grand theft auto games had on the box, although you do get a wide selection of music in the game.
Having played about 5 hours or so into the game with plenty of game play still left, i can honestly say i enjoy it, and plan on keeping it in my collection, next to games such as the godfather, Saints row, Gun, and the grand theft auto trilogy. Well worth the 50 bucks!
Tony Montana not only survives the final shootout at the end of the movie, but manages to escape. Sure, this challenges the canon established at the end of the first film, but viewed as a "What if?", it makes for a great game.
Tony, now striped of his empire, morning the loss of Manny (who he killed in the first film) and his sister, must restart from scratch to rebuild his drug empire and reclaim "His world" as he puts it, and take revenge on Sosa, the drug kingpin who's death squad took him out in the movies.
Durring the course of the game, you will run and gun, shoot, build up your "Balls" and work business to reclaim the drug trade of 1983 Miami. This is done in a series of clever ways, not all involving blasting away at anything that moves, although its always fun to.
This gives the game depth and dimension. Although your skills with a various sorts of weapons comes into play a lot (and with a license like scarface, you would expect tons of gun play) but you also have to have a keen business sense, setting up fronts, earning respect, buying and selling ya yo, etc. This is done in the form of mini games, most of them pressing the B button (on the box at least) at the right time to integrate, negotiate, or intimidate. Once you have your money, you can use it to buy any number of things, to the needed (like weapons, cars, coke, etc) to the needless (like pimping out your house, various items for show, etc) That said, i was kind of disappointed in the lack of a personal soundtrack mode, like the grand theft auto games had on the box, although you do get a wide selection of music in the game.
Having played about 5 hours or so into the game with plenty of game play still left, i can honestly say i enjoy it, and plan on keeping it in my collection, next to games such as the godfather, Saints row, Gun, and the grand theft auto trilogy. Well worth the 50 bucks!