Crime Life: Gang Wars

Crime Life: Gang Wars
European PlayStation 2 box art
Developer(s)Hothouse Creations
Publisher(s)Konami
Designer(s)James Butler
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
Xbox
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • EU: September 1, 2005
Xbox
  • EU: November 11, 2005
  • NA: November 22, 2005
Windows
  • EU: November 18, 2005
  • NA: December 1, 2005
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Crime Life: Gang Wars is an action video game developed by Hothouse Creations and published by Konami.[1] It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. There are various methods of earning money, ranging from mugging to burglary. The soundtrack of the game is mostly provided by UK Hip Hop artists and features one exclusive song by the hip-hop group D12,[1] who also contributed their likenesses and voices for some of the game's key characters.

The game has been cited for combining free-roam elements similar to Grand Theft Auto, and beat 'em ups similar to Final Fight.

During the press release, the developers stated that the game's main objective is for the player to "protect his people from exploitation and abuse and defend his crew from violence and treachery that permeates the society he lives in."[2]

  1. ^ a b "Crime Life: Gang Wars". Eurogamer.net. 8 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  2. ^ "Crime Life: Gang Wars Begins". 23 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-30.