True Crime: New York City
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| Developers | |
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| Luxoflux | |
| Windows | Aspyr Media |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Russia | Buka Entertainment |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 24, 2006 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 54 |
| IGDB | 64 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Open world, Shooter, TPS |
| Vehicles | Automobile, Bus, Transport, Truck |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary, North America |
| Series | True Crime |
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| True Crime | |
|---|---|
| True Crime: Streets of LA | 2004 |
| True Crime: New York City | 2006 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Poor PC port that is based off the inferior Gamecube version resulting in: (missing graphical effects, backwards traffic bug, inaccurate aiming and controls, bad lighting compared to PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions).[1]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SecuROM 7 DRM disc check. | |
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| Retail | |
Polish release. SafeDisc v4.6 DRM[Note 1] disc check. | |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | Motorola phones are featured in the game. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\TCNYC\Saved Games\ |
Video
Game Graphics Options Menu
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use ThirteenAG's fix to address HUD and FOV issues. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Game accepts any resolution supported by the monitor. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Strong mouse acceleration. Can't be disabled. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | XInput controllers mapping is all over the place and can't be changed. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts | Keyboard and mouse button prompts only. | |
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game Audio Options Menu
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Effects, Ambient, Voice. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | Only available in the Czech retail version. | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | Only available in the Polish retail version. For other releases download this | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation: download (TriboGamer) | |||
| Russian | Only available in the Russian retail version. | |||
| Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Controls locking up
- Controls will frequently lock up through gamepad and mouse. Keyboard input is unaffected. Possibly helped by reducing your mouse polling rate.
Issues fixed
Game runs too fast during gameplay
| Fix game speed[4] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.5.21.0 |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+ |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9600 |
| Sound (audio device) | Sound Blaster X-Fi | |
Notes
References
- ↑ True Crime: New York City PC Time Capsule vs PS2: A Tech Showcase... But Not On PC! - last accessed on 2022-06-06
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-16