There’s lots to do, for sure, the music’s great and although from the time I’ve spent playing the game so far there are few really stand-out moments the game’s lighthearted enough to keep you smiling. The plot’s daft, that’s for sure – the game kicks into gear a couple of missions in after you’re left for dead and totally transformed via plastic surgery – but the action’s solid enough.

RPG-like levels for guns is a smart idea – your ‘respect’ score all important – and, if you do choose to invest, at least it looks like the who-tried-to-kill-you plot will keep you guessing. Gamelofts Gangstar Rio: City of Saints copies the GTA formula pretty brazenly, but it doesnt achieve the narrative depth necessary to justify its violence - for instance, kill 20 random NPCs and youll find yourself picking up an achievement.

You’ll get out of Rio what you put in – you might struggle to really connect with the characters on any deep level, but fans of the genre will appreciate the little touches in amongst the obvious homages. It’s the best looking Gangstar game so far, for sure, some of the textures are great, even close up, and the cutscenes are generally ok. New and specially improved version of the zombie smashing hit, exclusively for the Xbox One.

Visually it’s not bad, given the multitude of platforms the engine has to support characters are decent enough up close, the lip syncing’s actually quite impressive and although there’s some ridiculous pop-in the overall draw distance is good and the frame rate’s not bad considering. Gangstar Rio: City of Saints is an open-world crime game. Likewise, sub missions and events abound, and the story itself plays out just like a Rockstar title, the missions flicking from character to character with lots of plot twists. The map’s big enough and varied enough to have its own character (with some famous Rio landmarks getting some subtle changes) and there are loads of cars, bikes and other vehicles to keep you happy. On an iPad (I’ve been playing this on an iPad 2) everything’s a little too far apart and nowhere near as configurable as it is in Modern Combat 3 – there’s no excuse for not letting the player move and size the buttons nowadays.Īt its heart, though, this definitely feels like a title fans will appreciate. You can’t really fault Gameloft here, mind – this is a game that would normally use two analog sticks and a wealth of buttons and triggers, so if you decide to avoid the tilt controls you’re left with onscreen sliders, pedals or a wheel (or combinations of the three) all of which take some adjusting to. So, you can enjoy this game with marvelous 60 missions which. That is, assuming you can get used to the controls, which were never going to be perfect given the type of game. Download Gangstar Rio City DS of Saints walkthrough or gameplay with more screenshots of playing.

Yes, you’ll scoff at the painful delivery and giggle when your protagonist runs over yet another pedestrian with a daft accompanying soundbite, but for the most part you’ll be having too much fun causing mayhem to care. But somehow, it doesn’t really seem to matter.

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