True Crime: New York City

''True Crime: New York City'' is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by Luxoflux for PlayStation 2. It was ported to GameCube and Xbox by Exakt Entertainment, to Microsoft Windows by Aspyr, and to mobile by Hands-On Mobile. It was published on all systems by Activision. The PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube versions were released in November 2005, the PC version in March 2006, and the mobile version in March 2007. It is the second and final entry in the ''True Crime'' franchise, after the 2003 game, ''True Crime: Streets of LA''.

The game tells the story of Marcus Reed, a former New York City gang member turned police officer. During his first night on the job after receiving a promotion to detective in the Organized Crime Unit, Reed witnesses the death of his mentor. Helped by an FBI agent who is investigating a mole in the OCU, Reed embarks to find out who killed his friend and bring down the mole. The game features a recreation of the borough of Manhattan, with most street names, major landmarks and highways reproduced with GPS accuracy.

''New York City'' received mixed reviews from critics. Originally intended as the first of a two-part series set in New York and featuring Marcus Reed, Activision scrapped the direct sequel and put plans for future ''True Crime'' games on hold. In 2007, they hired United Front Games to develop an open world game set in Hong Kong. By 2009, this game had become ''True Crime: Hong Kong''. However, in 2011, the game was canceled. The publishing rights were picked up by Square Enix several months later, and ''True Crime: Hong Kong'' was ultimately released as ''Sleeping Dogs'', which has no connection to the ''True Crime'' series. In 2014, Activision dropped the ''True Crime'' trademark completely. Provided by Wikipedia