Video Gaming News - September 2005
Santa Monica, CA (September 19, 2005) - Activision today announced the
actors that it has signed on to lend their voices to the game’s main characters.
From Activision:
The cast includes Christopher Walken as FBI field agent Gabriel Whitting;
Laurence Fishburne as drug kingpin Isaiah “The King” Reed; Mariska Hargitay as
New York Police Lieutenant Deena Dixon; Mickey Rourke as New York Police
Detective Terrence Higgins; Esai Morales as New York Police Organized Crime Unit
chief Victor Navarro; Traci Lords as madam Cassandra Hartz; and up and coming
actor Avery Waddell as former gangster turned cop Marcus Reed, the game’s main
character and Isaiah Reed’s son.
“With a voice talent roster of this caliber, we are bringing drama to videogames
on an unprecedented level that is on par with movies and television shows,” said
Will Kassoy, vice president of global brand management, Activision Publishing.
“True Crime: New York City was developed with the help of two former New York
cops who advised us on real-life police scenarios which were then brought to
life through the rich characters portrayed by the voiceover talent.”
Former policemen Bill Clark, who also served as the executive producer of “NYPD
Blue,” and Tom Walker, author of Ford Apache: The Bronx, consulted on the
storyline for True Crime: New York City which puts players in the role of Marcus
Reed, former gang member turned cop. Through the game, players use and abuse
their authority to hunt down the murderer of Marcus’ mentor while also cleaning
up Manhattan neighborhoods from Harlem to Chinatown. Undercover investigations
weave players through a murderous web of gangs and deceit as they battle crooks,
Marcus’ past and everything else the city throws at them.
True Crime: New York City will be available this fall for the PlayStation 2, the
Xbox, and the GameCube and has been rated “M” (“Mature” – Blood and Gore,
Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs) by the
ESRB.
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