Italian Job Game
Italian Job Game
The Italian Job | |
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Developer(s) | Climax Brighton |
Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive |
Producer(s) | Nicolas Rodriguez |
Designer(s) | Serkan Hassan |
Programmer(s) | Balor Knight |
Artist(s) | Vassos Shiarlis |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube |
Release | PlayStation 2 & Xbox GameCube
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Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The Italian Job (released in Europe and Australia as The Italian Job: L.A. Heist) is a racingvideo game released in 2003 developed by Climax Brighton and published by Eidos Interactive. The game is based on the 2003 film of the same name. The game features a story mode based on the movie and a multiplayer mode where the player drives Minis through several different circuits in Hollywood and LA. The Windows version was planned, but was cancelled.
Gameplay[edit]
The Italian Job is a racing game based on the 2003 film. Players drive vehicles around Hollywood and Los Angeles, earning points for completing small tasks. There are 15 missions in the story mode. Each is designed to reflect a certain part of the movie, with the spoken introduction to each 'section' giving background on what part of the movie is being covered, and what the objective of the mission is going to be. The game's four other modes include racing around tracks, performing stunts for points, free roam, and time trials.
The Italian Job is an action (racing) game released in 2001 by SCi Games. The game was released for PC (Windows) and PlayStation. The game's plot is based on the cult film 'The Italian Job' from 1969. The game is set in the United Kingdom in London and in Italy in Turin. The player moves into the 70s and plays the role of Charlie Croker. The Italian Job. Cheatbook is the resource for the latest Cheats, tips, cheat codes, unlockables, hints and secrets to get the edge to win. The Italian Job Cheats, Codes, Hints and Walkthroughs for PC Games.
The game was developed to be in the same game style as the classic ps1 Driver games because of the limitations they had during development having no licence for the actors of the movie.
- The Italian Job Xbox Reviews Jul 6, 2003. The summer of 2003 will be remembered as 'the movie invasion.' A quick look at publisher release lists shows an inordinately high number of games based on films shipping during these hot summer months. Eidos' The Italian Job is the latest in a line of licensed releases.
- The Italian Job PS2 GameplayRelease Date: June 24, 2003Platforms: PlayStation 2, GameCube, XboxPCSX2 Settings:Re.
- First question is obviously how you go about turning a film like The Italian Job into a game. The only really obvious bit is the car chase at the end, hardly enough for a whole game. So it would seem, thus Pixelogic has 'interpreted’ some of the other aspects of the plot and expanded the horizons a little.
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Reception[edit]
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | (GC) 61%[1] (Xbox) 57.90%[2] (PS2) 55.75%[3] |
Metacritic | (GC) 56/100[4] (PS2) 55/100[5] (Xbox) 54/100[6] |
Publication | Score |
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Edge | 5/10[7] |
EGM | 4.67/10[8] |
Game Informer | 5/10[9][10][11] |
GamePro | [12] |
GameRevolution | C+[13] |
GameSpot | 4.4/10[14] |
GameSpy | [15] |
GameZone | (Xbox) 7.1/10[16] (PS2) 5/10[17] |
IGN | 6.8/10[18] |
Nintendo Power | 2.9/5[19] |
OPM (US) | [20] |
OXM (US) | 7.8/10[21] |
Maxim | 5/10[22] |
The game received mixed reviews. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 55.75% and 55 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[3][5] 57.90% and 54 out of 100 for the Xbox version,[2][6] and 61% and 56 out of 100 for the GameCube version.[1][4]
Maxim gave it a score of five out of ten and said, 'The ordinary race-and-chaser’s loosely knit compilation of repetitive Mini Cooper showdowns has a recognizable scene or two, but that’s about it.'[22]
See also[edit]
- The Italian Job (2001 video game) based on the original 1969 film.
References[edit]
Wiki The Italian Job
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- ^ ab'The Italian Job Critic Reviews for GameCube'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ ab'The Italian Job Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ ab'The Italian Job Critic Reviews for Xbox'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^Edge staff (October 2003). 'The Italian Job'. Edge (128): 101.
- ^EGM Staff (September 2003). 'The Italian Job (Xbox)'. Electronic Gaming Monthly (171): 121. Archived from the original on 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^'The Italian Job (PS2)'. Game Informer (124): 91. August 2003.
- ^'The Italian Job (Xbox)'. Game Informer (124): 98. August 2003.
- ^Helgeson, Matt (August 2003). 'The Italian Job (GC)'. Game Informer (124): 93. Archived from the original on 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^Fennec Fox (2003-07-08). 'The Italian Job Review for Xbox on GamePro.com'. GamePro. Archived from the original on 2005-02-08. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^Dodson, Joe (July 2003). 'The Italian Job Review'. Game Revolution. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^Gerstmann, Jeff (2003-06-30). 'The Italian Job Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^Pavlacka, Adam (2003-07-06). 'GameSpy: The Italian Job'. GameSpy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^Knutson, Michael (2003-07-27). 'The Italian Job - XB - Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^Watkins, Rob (2003-07-28). 'The Italian Job - PS2 - Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^Robinson, Jon (2003-06-24). 'The Italian Job'. IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^'The Italian Job'. Nintendo Power. 172: 137. September 2003.
- ^Davison, John (September 2003). 'The Italian Job (PS2)'. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 97. Archived from the original on 2004-05-25. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^'The Italian Job'. Official Xbox Magazine: 81. September 2003.
- ^ abBoyce, Ryan (2003-06-25). 'The Italian Job'. Maxim. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
External links[edit]
- The Italian Job at MobyGames
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