- Publisher: Eidos Interactive
- Release Date: Jan 17, 2006
- Also On: PlayStation 2
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I liked that there were many destructible objects that you could shoot just for grins plus I liked the auto save feature. The game’s storyline was intriguing and the cutscenes were done well.
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There are a couple of interesting concepts included in the package (customization items for your online avatar are awarded for completing single-player secondary objectives) but the game as a whole never rises above mediocrity.
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25 to Life is a lifelessly generic shooter that, at times, feels like "Max Payne" without the fun.
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This game probably had promise but turned out to be your standard first person shooter with the addition of some popular rap music thrown in.
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The boring graphics, the (mostly) garbage sound, and the obscenely boring story will leave you in a non-marijuana induced daze.
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The single player is boring, arrestingly conventional and entirely forgettable. The multiplayer is slightly better, though mostly because of its options and not because of its gameplay.
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You have to struggle with touchy controls and flaws in the game logic. For example, if you hang onto a human shield for too long, the cops will just shoot your hostage to get him out of the way. How is that fair to anybody?
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The bottom line is that it doesn't come even close to the open-ended gameplay of GTA and the overall quality of Max Payne. Drawing any further comparison with these two well-known titles would be a waste of time. In fact, the entire game is a waste of time and money.
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PC GamerA sentence of 25 to Life lasts only six to seven hours if played on medium difficulty. [Apr 2006, p.51]
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Computer Games MagazineAs a third-person action game, 25 to life is kind of a "Max Payne in the Hood," only without the quality gameplay. [Apr 2006, p.62]
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Edge MagazineIf there’s one thing that 25 To Life gets to do right, let it bring an end to this destructive preoccupation with the cross-media lure of gritty, crime-flavoured urban violence, and the unacceptably low standards it so often brings with it. [Mar 2006, p.89]
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Computer Gaming World25 to life sets the gaming bar about as low as it can go. Then trips over it. [Mar 2006, p.82]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 57
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Mixed: 18 out of 57
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Negative: 23 out of 57
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May 14, 202325 TO LIFE is not as bad as some people say but also it is not a great game - 5/10
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JamieA.Mar 30, 2006Probably the worst game I have ever played, its extremly boring and the AI is horrible.