E3 2006 First Look Preview
At the end of the movie,
Tony Montana was ambushed from behind, and died. But what if he turned at the
last moment, saw the guy with the shotgun approaching and killed the would-be
assassin?
That is the beginning of
Scarface, a multi-platform title from Vivendi Universal Games, slated to release
on the Xbox, PS2 and PC in the fall.
The program was in an Alpha
stage at the pre-E3 event in San Francisco, and the game may be a little rough
looking, but it was action-packed, featuring gritty gameplay, and is rife with
language that may be deemed offensive to many.
The dev team on hand to show
off the game stated that “if you are a fan of the GTA games, you will be a fan
of Scarface.” As for the language, it is tied to taunts and taunts will earn
points on the meter. Get the meter full and you can release a rage/invincible
mode.
This game has an open world,
is single-player based, and boasts a variety of mission types. There are 128
procedurally generated missions in the game and very much expands upon the
fiction of the small-time hood working his way up to become a major player in
the world of crime. Tony is given a second chance, with the motivation of
vengeance against those who set up the hit on him while rebuilding his empire.
The game uses a soundalike
for the Al Pacino character, chosen by Pacino himself, and the likeness from the
film. There are four playable characters though the game is all about playing
Montana.
There are 40-plus hours of
gameplay and the only load times are the transition between the island of Cuba
and Miami. Other nice little aspects to the game include that as Tony reacquires
items like a mansion, he can decorate it and the decorations will give stat
bonuses.
The game has a lot of action
while it will likely get an M rating, those looking for a third-person shooter
may wish to check out Scarface.
