It almost feels like the game is too big for it’s platform. It’s really disappointing since the game was pretty strong otherwise but the controls really bring it down. But try this lying in bed on your back or in a waiting room in public and you’ll either crash into a wall in game or look like a fool (or both). If you are sitting somewhere comfortably where you can move your body and flow with the movements, you might be OK. On screen you are given the gas and the break and you steer by moving your device to one side or the other. The steering wheel and sliding bar are so awkward that you are really only left with the option to use the motion controls (the default choice) and that is by no means a pleasant experience. You are given a couple options to handle driving, motion control where you use your phone like a steering wheel, a wheel on the screen with breaks and accelerators provided, or a slider bar as the wheel with gas and brake provided on screen. While running around and shooting can be handled well enough, hop in a car and all hell breaks loose. Unfortunately, the controls in Gangstar: Miami Vindication are pretty bad. Some gamers have sunk months into this type of activity in the past and the game definitely delivers. if missions aren’t your thing though, just like in GTA, you can roam around the city and do whatever you like. You may find yourself performing the same missions over and over, but it seems the devs at least tried to space them out enough so that they aren’t right after each other. There is a nice variety of vehicles and locales that you’ll encounter on your missions so the game doesn’t get too stale. Throughout the missions, you’ll be asked to steal cars, shoot up enemies, and cause all sorts of general mischief. Throughout these missions, you’ll interact with new and interesting characters for a total game time that could possibly range into the teens of hours depending on your play style. The range of missions is amazing for a mobile title and there are over 70 in this game. Another will have you hopping on a jet ski while firing at boats. In one mission you will steal a hearse and then escape with the funeral party shooting at you in the distance. The missions you will take on consists of the normal fare of GTA style missions. After making the introductions, you’re instructed to perform your first mission. As a responsible older brother, you set out to rescue him by talking to an old decrepit swamp hermit who has a smoking hot brunette for a girlfriend. You learn that your brother got a little too over his head in the gang world and he’s now in trouble. Gangstar begins with the introduction of your character and his overarching goal for the game. If you’re still interested, keep reading to find out how I scored this game against a number of categories after spending some quality time with the game on my Droid 2 device. If it’s not, well, you won’t find anything too original here to speak of. If that’s what you are looking for, rest assured it’s all here along with a crazy story to boot. The game is basically Grand Theft Auto on your phone complete with the signature art style from earlier iterations in the series and the map and weapon icons on the screen. One look at Gangstar and it’s easy to see what game Gameloft used as their inspiration. Like other games on the Android platform that Gameloft created, most are clones of already existing franchises. Title: Gangstar: Miami Vindication | Developer: | Genre: Action & Adventure| Players: Singleplayer| Version: 3.1.6 | Size: 14.59MB | Price: $4.99 Can Gameloft cash in on the Android platform that seems to be lacking in this genre? Hit the jump to find out in our review. Rockstar themselves have release quite a few for the Nintendo DS and Playstation Portable over the years with varying degrees of success. GTA clones are nothing new to mobile platforms.
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