Miami Vice: The Game PlayStation Portable

Miami Vice: The Game PlayStation Portable

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 23, 2006 | 4 out of 4 found this Miami Vice: The Game review helpful

Pros: Great sense of atmosphere; intense and responsive gunplay; drug-trade elements make the experience all the more immersive.

Cons: Over too quick; enemies aren't terribly smart or aggressive; some sound effects get repetitive.

Miami Vice: The Game puts you in the shoes of either Sonny Crockett or Ricardo Tubbs, two undercover narcotics officers working for the Miami-Dade Police Department. Since this is based on the 2006 movie and not the 1980s TV series, the characters ar...e modeled after Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, though the voice actors who stand in for the stars, while total pros, don't sound a whole lot like them. After you save an informant from a vengeful associate in the opening level, you begin climbing up the drug food chain, gaining a reputation on the street and taking down cartels dealing in weed, meth, and of course, coke. There's a little double-crossing and a few portentous phone calls that go on during cutscenes, but Miami Vice is heavier on premise than it is on actual story, which is fine since it does such a great job with the atmosphere. The game takes itself quite seriously, just like the source material did, which is vital in keeping the game from coming off as a parody. Read more Less