Scarface: The World Is Yours

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 41
  3. Negative: 1 out of 41
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  1. Edge Magazine
    70
    It can feel like all work and no play, but it's work that's professionally rendered, adding some solid detail and feedback to the traditional GTA-style framework. [Dec 2006, p.84]
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  2. Eurogamer
    70
    Scarface is certainly several notches above the derivative insult we expected it would be, and those who can bear to wait another year for the next GTA will be well served by its faithfulness to the popular formula. Groundbreaking it isn't, but fun it is.
  3. The Sydney Morning Herald
    70
    Like the film, Scarface is brutal and often ridiculously over-the-top. It uses the GTA template effectively but may feel too familiar for Vice City veterans.
  5. GameSpot
    66
    Once you get over the whole rewriting-the-end-of-the-movie thing, Scarface: The World Is Yours is a competent but usually uninteresting action game.
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    65
    "GTA" cribbed from Scarface and Scarface returns the favor, except Scarface has better controls on-foot, in-car, and in-boat. [Nov. 2006, p.122]
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  7. GameCritics
    65
    Despite the huge amount of money obviously spent licensing and producing Scarface, in the end, it's nothing more than an acceptable title. Better written and designed than most, but too short and shallow to stand apart from the crowd.
  8. Pro-G
    60
    The drug dealing aspect is really the game's only defining feature, and with the rest of the game being merely competent in all areas, the Scarface licence is left to do all the hard work.
  9. 1UP
    60
    Worth a tour if you really loved the movie, but maybe less so if you've already played the hell out of Vice City. We can't really blame Scarface for the familiarity of the setting, but the fact remains that we've been here before.
  10. Gaming Age
    58
    The only thing I didn't like was the chainsaw melee engine. On one mission, you're forced to use the chainsaw in a revenge situation and the control is just difficult to get used to. The range is very short as it should be, but you can't move quickly while sawing so if you accidentally start sawing too far away you really get messed up.
  11. Play Magazine
    50
    Say hello to our little friend, great disappointment. [Oct. 2006, p.60]
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Awards & Rankings

24
#24 Best Xbox Game of 2006
2
#2 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2006
9
#9 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2006

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User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 54 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 54
  3. Negative: 5 out of 54
  1. coolmattsinegar
    May 3, 2023
    10
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    Tony Montana Is Literally Always One Of My All-Time Favorite Greatest Gangsters.    … Full Review »
  2. evolution98
    Jan 17, 2018
    9
    This is one of the best licensed games ever made and my favorite GTA clone.

    I love this game. The graphics look really good. It captures    This is one of the best licensed games ever made and my favorite GTA clone.

    I love this game. The graphics look really good. It captures the look and feel of early 1980s Miami. The soundtrack is good but not as perfect as Vice City. I love the voice acting. Every taunt is badass, funny and taken straight from the movie. The Balls Rage is one of the coolest concepts ever. The story is an altered follow up to the 1983 film and its so fun. It has side missions, drug zones, races and compounds. This game makes you feel like you are Tony Montana. This is the only game to have it's actual movie soundtrack in the game.

    It is very faithful to the film.

    The biggest flaws are money balancing and hit detection. The hit detection is not much of a problem depending on the gun you use. Money is the main issue as it is needed for you to build up your respect meter by buying exotics for Tony's mansion and assets that you constantly need to save up to buy them as the last two areas are the most expensive.

    Overall, I definitely recommend.    … Full Review »
  3. Psina3D
    Dec 29, 2015
    10
    10/10
    Say hello to my little friend!
    Beautiful soundtrack in beautiful game. Today is 29.12.15 and I'm still playing this game. GOTY 2006,    10/10
    Say hello to my little friend!
    Beautiful soundtrack in beautiful game.
    Today is 29.12.15 and I'm still playing this game.
    GOTY 2006, must be in Steam    … Full Review »
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