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Released 01 September 2006

Format PSP

Developer SCEE

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Gangs Of London

Review
Essentially a portable version of The Getaway, Gangs Of London thrusts players into a stylised polygonal city where you can team up with other lawbreakers, steal cars and take pot-shots at cockney hoodlums. But while Sony’s gangster series has already appeared twice on the PS2, the developers have failed to take on board the criticisms levelled at previous versions.

Although the city is beautifully detailed and designed, missions are limited to specific regions of London, restricting your movement and sabotaging the sense of freedom that makes GTA: Liberty City Stories a portable classic.
The over-sensitive car controls also take an inordinate amount of time to master – while the on-foot sections are barely playable – and many of the AI-controlled gangsters are so unspeakably stupid you can blast rivals point-blank without them even acknowledging you.

Repetitive missions and clumsy gun battles also mire an otherwise promising adventure, and even the special mode where you play a London cabbie and explore the sprawling city isn’t enough to save Gangs Of London from mediocrity.


Reviewer: David McComb

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Average user rating for Gangs Of London

Really cool VG, in my personal opinion. I can accept this. ... Read More

nc_jj About me

21:20, 20 September 2008 | Report This Post

Good Idea- FAILED

This is nothing compared to the Getaway- which I personally loved ... Read More

blaud About me

11:18, 03 April 2008 | Report This Post

RE: Gangs Of London

I hate London ... Read More

mace windu About me

12:40, 19 October 2006 | Report This Post

RE: Gangs Of London

The idea is great, but the game itself is a bit pants, the handling and camera angles are very awkward. The Pub games are cool, but now I really wanna buy a pool table ... Read More

Beatrice Kiddo About me

19:00, 12 October 2006 | Report This Post

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