Is True Crime: New York City Worth Playing in 2026?
2005
Xbox
Nintendo GameCube
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 2
Worth It
Solid game for the time it asks of you. Worth playing if the genre fits.
Time to Beat
7.3h
Main Story
18.6h
Main + Extras
30.9h
Completionist
Aggregated review score: 65/100 · Developed by Exakt Entertainment · Published by Hands-On Mobile
Should You Play It?
Worth It If...
- ✓ You can finish this in a week of normal play (7.3h main story) without it eating your whole month.
- ✓ You like squeezing every drop out of a game, there's a deep completionist path here (7.3h main vs 30.9h to fully clear).
- ✓ You want to jump straight into the action, this is built for pace, not a slow ramp-up.
- ✓ You're playing for story and atmosphere first, mechanics second.
Skip It If...
- ✗ You want a slow-burn story first. This leans on moment-to-moment combat over narrative depth.
- ✗ You want mechanically deep gameplay. This prioritizes narrative pacing over systems.
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