Narc (2005) (VG)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Directors:

Mark Angeli
Art Currim

Release Date:

21 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

You can walk the line. Or you can cross it.

Plot:

NARC is an in-depth, third-person action/shooter video game set against a stylized modern-day backdrop of the War on Drugs...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Camera | Drug Use | Narcotics | Character Says "dick" As Epithet

Cast

Michael Madsen	...	Detective Jack Frozenski (voice)
Bill Bellamy	...	DEA Agent Marcus Hill (voice)
Ron Perlman	...	Captain Joe Kowalski (voice)
James Hong	...	Inspector Lau (voice)
Michael Wincott	...	Mr. Big (voice)
Brigitte Burdine	...	Civilian (voice)
Henry Dittman	...	Buyer / American Jumper / Civilian / Thug / Cop (voice)
André Sogliuzzo	...	Jose the Hook / Cop / Thug (voice) (as Andre Sogliuzzo)
Andrea M. Metty	...	Civilian (voice) (as Andrea Metty)
Michael Bell	...	Supplier / Thug / Cop / Jumper#2 / Bum (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Fish, Weapons Dealer, Thug, Civilian, Eddie Jackson, Cop (voice) (as Fred Tatiasciore)
Drew Massey	...	Cop / Thug / Civilian (voice)
Stuart Robinson	...	Cop / Thug / Civilian (voice)
Christopher Corey Smith	...	Cop / Thug / Civilian / Junkie (voice) (as Chris Smith)
Michelle Tomlinson	...	Civilian (voice)
Vanessa Marshall	...	Daniels / Enforcer / Hooker (voice)
Robert Wu	...	Yung / Asian Jumper / Asian Cop (voice)
Dana Lee	...	Fake Inspector Lau / Ambassador Shing / Crime Lord (voice)
Kim Mai Guest	...	Lucy Chen / Civilian (voice) (as Kim Mai Guest)
George Cheung	...	Uncle Liu / Bum / Cop (voice)
Ron Yuan	...	Fat Henchman / Civilian / Asian Cop (voice)
Hans Cho	...	Concierge / Thug / Craps Dealer (voice)
Archie Kao	...	Thug / Monk / Bum (voice)
Peter Kwong	...	Monk / Thug / Civilian / Cop / Fat Henchman #2 (voice)
Jack Ong	...	Civilian / Thug / Monty Dealer (voice)
Elizabeth Pan	...	Civilian / Hooker (voice)
Jim Lau	...	Thug / Civilian / Cop / Fat Henchman #1 (voice)
Elizabeth Sung	...	Civilian (voice)
James Sie	...	Monk / Cop / Civilian (voice)
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Civilian / Hooker (voice)

Directed by
Mark Angeli
Art Currim

Produced by
Wayne Cline	....	producer
Scot Lane	....	executive producer
Thomas Schrober	....	producer
Ed Tucker	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David 'Permashine' Aguirre

Casting by
Brigitte Burdine

Art Direction by
James Almeida
Jimmy Almeida
Mychael Miller
Craig Rundels
Bill Tiller

Production Management
Jack Van Leer	....	production manager

Sound Department
Alexander Brandon	....	audio manager
Robert Evinger	....	sound technician
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist

Visual Effects by
David Keningale	....	visual effects artist

Animation Department
Scott Cummings	....	additional animator
Charles C. Johnson	....	additional animator

Other crew
Mark Angeli	....	director: cg sequences
Art Currim	....	voice director
Thomas Hall	....	creative director
Tom Hall	....	creative director
Beth Smukowski	....	project manager
Michelle Tomlinson	....	script supervisor
Gabriel Valencia	....	technical director
Ron Yuan	....	voice

Production Companies

• Point of View
• Midway Home Entertainment Inc.

Distributors

• Midway Games (2005) (UK) (all media) (PlayStation 2 version)
• Midway Games (2005) (UK) (all media) (Xbox version)
• Midway Games (2005) (USA) (all media) (PlayStation 2 version)
• Midway Games (2005) (USA) (all media) (Xbox version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:M | Australia:Refused Classification

Company:

Point of View

Trivia:

Remake of a 1980s game on the arcade and ZX Spectrum by the same name.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Eddie Jackson: Aren't you gonna read me my rights?
Jack Frozenski: You have the right to shut the hell up.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Narc (1988) (VG)

Soundtrack:

The Bottle

Ignore the negative reviews, this is a great game.

NARC centers around the story of Detective Jack Forzenski and DEA Agent Marcus Hill, formerly partners. The game opens with some nice dialog, followed by the event that starts the entire game: Eddie Jackson, a small-time drug dealer, is shot numerous times. Barely alive, he stabs a syringe into himself. Not seconds later, he rises, killing several police officers. You then play a short intro-level to the game.

You switch between Jack and Marcus, working your way towards the source of the mysterious drug.

The graphics are actually quite good in my opinion, especially during the cut-scenes. Sure there are a few errors in the graphics, but they're minor and pretty much unnoticeable, and most games, if not every game, has graphic errors here and there.

The game is very fun. You get to shoot people a lot, and who doesn't like shooting people? There are also some other nice features including taking drugs for special effects such as faster movement and better aim, arresting criminals, and special missions in between the story missions.

One thing I will say is that the controls are confusing at first, but you get used to them, especially if you play a lot of First-Person Shooters.

The voice-over talent is great. Famous actors Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill) and Bill Bellamy ("Fastlane") voice Jack and Marcus respectively, and relatively famous Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Blade II) voices Ed Kowalski, Jack's uncle and chief of police.

Sure, there are a few...okay, a lot of negative reviews out there, but that's only because a lot of people expected too much. No, it's not as good as Grand Theft Auto, but what is? I recommend buying this game. Sure, you could beat it in a rental, but this game is like GTA in the sense that it takes a long time to get the least bit old.

Final Score--9/10