12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Inventive weapon controls
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Scads of things to do
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Superb voice acting and music
Cons
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Often brutally difficult
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Missions can blur together
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Constant swearing wears thin
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Last year, Scarface: The World Is Yours caught just about everyone by surprise. It turned out to be a damn good game, sold like crazy (having moved over two million PS2 and Xbox copies to date), and set a world record for the most profanity and drug trafficking in video game history. Continuing with the didn’t-see-that-coming approach, Vivendi has now released the hyperviolent and decidedly non-family-friendly game on the happiest console on the planet – Nintendo’s Wii.
More info
| Genre | Action |
| Description | After awhile, the insanely high body counts blur together in a whirl of bloodletting on an unimaginable scale. |
| Platform | "PS2","Xbox","PC","PSP","Wii" |
| US censor rating | "Mature","Mature","Mature","Mature","Mature" |
| UK censor rating | "18+","18+","18+","18+","18+" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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