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Scarface is soon
to arrive on the PlayStation2 and Xbox, and was shown at E3 but
unfortunately was not playable. Everyone should know the film and
the game continues from the films finale in the mansion which gets
stormed by loads of guys with guns to kill Joey Montana, played by
Al Pacino, and where he utters his
famous phrase “Say hello to my little friend” before blowing the
door into pieces with a Grenade Launcher. Now for those who don’t
know, Montana is killed shortly after – and this is where the game
comes-in and puts you in full-control of Pacino’s character - and
now there is the small matter of getting out alive (watch the film
to find-out how he dies, in order to help prevent it).
Set in 80’s Miami, Montana has just
lost his cocaine empire and it’s time to build it back up again and
you start with nothing, having lost it all; the money, the
reputation and the women. And this is what he needs to get back.
The game is Third-Person based like
all the current-generation Grand Theft Auto’s, which it will
no doubt be compared to when it’s released. But there is a lot to do
in the game from generally shooting people, to car chases and drug
deals to sort-out, to building Montana’s reputation back again and
sorting places to launder money, it’s no easy life getting back to
the top.
The developers have built several
interesting systems into the game to help along the way, the first
is the Balls Meter, and how gutsy Montana is in each situation to
help advance his reputation; simply by giving people verbal abuse or
where he shoots them. The second is called Blind Rage where Montana
becomes so angry that for a short period he becomes invincible, the
view changes to First-Person and he gets unlimited ammo enabling him
to run around
 and
slaughter anyone in his path.
There will be over one hundred
playable vehicles in the game; cars, boats and an assortment of
others to keep everyone happy, and as you progress and make more
money there will be the option to purchase items, rebuilding the
house and the luxury lifestyle that he once had.
Scarface should be out by the
end of the year and may well be this years Christmas hit, we’ll just
have to wait a little longer to see if it’s deservedly so.
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