True Crime: New York City

True Crime: New York City
Developers: Luxoflux (PlayStation 2), Exakt (GameCube, Xbox), Aspyr Media (Windows) Publishers: Activision, Spike (JP), Aspyr Media (Windows) Platforms: PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Windows Released in JP: July 27, 2006 (PlayStation 2) Released in US: November 15, 2005 (PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox), March 24, 2006 (Windows) Released in EU: November 25, 2005 (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube), September 29, 2006 (Windows) This game has a hidden developer message. This game has unused sounds. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select.

True Crime: New York City is what ended up being the last game in the series, infamous for its buggy nature, the Xbox version even containing a game breaking glitch. A third installment was in development and was later retooled into Sleeping Dogs.

To do: In the GameCube version, NPC_Cop contains an assload of placeholder dialog, upload them. There is also a placeholder and a dummy file. Document the game breaking glitch in the Xbox version.

Debug Menu

To do: Describe what all the options do.

To access the debug menu, go to the map/CompStat screen and press Right on the D-Pad and immediately press and hold both triggers (L1 and R1 on PlayStation 2). The screen should now go from the map to the music menu. Now release the triggers and press Left quickly.

ChrisC Debug Menu

Info Menu

Sound Menu

Case/Mission Menu

A level select, select a case and a mission.

RCrime Menu

Environment Menu

Cheat Menu

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Are any of the cars unused?

Anim Bank Menu

Menu Test Menu

Test Missions

To do: Get the rest of the screenshots.

There are 25 test missions in total. All under the case name, Mision0.

TestLevel

Has no real purpose other than the radio playing.

Unused Sounds

Amb_Dummy contains placeholder sounds for a car?

Unused Dialog

Street Racing

Text to speech placeholder dialog for the street promoter.

SR_CR_10_Prom_Annouce.ogg: This circuit wouldn't be complete without a race through Central Park. Tread the green lawn, amigos!

SR_Prom_Start_Go.ogg: Go

SR_Prom_Start_Ready.ogg: Ready

Developer Notes

Scattered around the ELF file in the PlayStation 2 version are some developer notes.

Object ID %d already has an actor.  Go bug an artist about it..
exhausted number of lockable doors, bug Nick to add more capacity
******* warning, door didnt find vehicle section
Warning - trying to draw too many lens flares
WARNING: got stuck waiting for interior assets to load
Old Anim format on MDLFILE, please reexport..

Along with references to a test areas.

!INT!\TESTTRACK.P2C
!INT!\TestFightArena.P2C
!INT!\TestWeaponArena.P2C
!MISC!\TEST_EXPLODE.P2C

In the GameCube version, Boot.dol contains some messages as well.

*************************************** 
! ! ! C A U T I O N ! ! !
This TV format "DEBUG_PAL" is only for 
temporary solution until PAL DAC board 
is available. Please do NOT use this 
mode in real games!!!               

Xbox Version

Apparently, the Xbox build was based off an earlier version of the game, explaining its buggier nature.

• Chairs when hit will spin indefinitely.
• The Tommy boss is perhaps the most infamous bug in the game. In the PlayStation 2, GameCube and PC versions the boss is relatively easy. However on Xbox, the window of opportunity of throwing off is 1 frame. As a result, it's nearly impossible to beat the boss without using a TAS.