25 to Life

 PlayStation 2
User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 60
  3. Negative: 29 out of 60
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  1. FrankB.
    Jan 18, 2006
    10
    Single player is lacking but the multiplayer is fast paced fun!
  2. CarlGoshay
    Nov 4, 2004
    10
    this game will blow all the grand theft aoutos out of the park for good ,,i will do any thing to get this game i hope this game hurrys up and comes out ,,but one thing i would change is not being able to rape people,,please take my thoughtsand opinions under consideration,,and i give you full permision to do what ever u please with my name and opinion
  3. MattM.
    Jan 18, 2006
    10
    Great game, a hell of alot better then socum. if you like grand theft auto gangster type games. and socum controls well this is the game for you. It has poor offline just like socum. But is great online. Highly Recommended.
  4. ToryV.
    Jan 23, 2006
    9
    its online will hopefully get better once they fix the servers, but single player was boring and they should come out with another game like it but bigger maps.
  5. Anthony
    Feb 8, 2006
    9
    I think it was good. The single player is addmittedly short so that didn't impress me (play it to get the things for online). Its' online though was really good, and I enjoy going online on it.
  6. SeanS.
    Jan 18, 2006
    8
    The game is fun online, but terrible single player.
  7. KevinR.
    Jan 22, 2006
    9
    25 to Life is not at all a bad game. However there are some things that hurts it as a potential. the number one problem is the disconection issue with the games servers. It still has some glitches online that can be fixed with a patch.
  8. TheSnitchfather
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    15 years later and imma still say it now.
    This game may was short, it may was low budget but damn that **** holds a special place in all the games I've played.
    Graphics were really pathetic if you compared it to games from the same year like Saints Row or even GTA San Andreas, which is in fact 2 years older. Guns however were amazing. I love how they used real world gun designs but only    15 years later and imma still say it now.
    This game may was short, it may was low budget but damn that **** holds a special place in all the games I've played.
    Graphics were really pathetic if you compared it to games from the same year like Saints Row or even GTA San Andreas, which is in fact 2 years older.
    Guns however were amazing. I love how they used real world gun designs but only changed the name of it back then. No matter how fake the gunshot sounds are, they probably are the best I have ever heard, I will never forget the sawn off shotgun sound of 25 to life, that haunts my dreams lol.
    Now, game was very short but interesting how the made you play 3 characters to see 3 different kind of stories, I wonder if Rockstar was inspired a bit by this game when it comes to GTA Vs 3 characters? Game was however really short, if you rush it youll have it through in like an hour or two. Even if you play on hard and have to watch your step, it's still way too easy and fast to get through.
    I heard the MP was great, though I have no clue. Back in 2006 when I played this I was 10 and had no clue about MP (thankfully). Now I am playing the PC version and it's the exact same as I remembered it. Good times.    … Expand

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#30 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2006

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Metascore
39

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 18 out of 23
  1. IGN
    30
    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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  2. 1UP
    30
    Pandering to every college student and aspiring rap artist's deep-seated Scarface fantasies, 25 to Life is a 3D action-shooter that not only fails to innovate on any level, but rolls back design and technological advancements to the early PSone era.
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  3. GameSpot
    57
    A lifelessly generic shooter that, at times, feels like "Max Payne" without the fun.
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