I haven't downloaded this release yet. But I did own the original one. Still got the original CDs stashed somewhere. I lost my ability to reinstall it later, after the manual containing installation unlock codes mistakenly landed in the garbage. I have waited for this so long, you guys! Poland's response to the confusingly bad G-Police, Crime Cities came with its own agenda, smelling strongly of cyberpunk influences. Controlling an anti-grav vehicle was great for its time, and I wish Techland made anything like it again. The gameplay is measured perfectly for the setting. The controls, though perhaps redundant at times, were smooth and immersive, even down to the HUD equipment store. The mechanic of needing to find a garage spot in order to install your upgrades, on its own, made everything feel that much more satisfying. The plot makes just enough sense to keep you going. The difficulty curve is a one big clunk, but that never bothered me. Just, be advised. Some of the missions felt crammed in for lack of better ideas, or in some cases, for levity's sake. Gotta earn the merc money for those sweet weapons somehow, after all. The three tiny (for today's open-world standard) metropolies make up a satisfactory setting, just enough to present some navigation challenge while firing homing rockets at unrelenting and pretty dumb AI adversaries. The traffic is... rudimentary... but there are times you wish you didn't disturb it. The cops are about as omnipresent as they are in the GTA series. On the other hand, you might want to stir their wrath just for the heck of it. The original release was as bug-free as you never see these days, hope it carries to the GOG version. I'm buying this on sight, even if for pure nostalgia value. Stricken one star off the review, just because the thing was so greatly conceived, yet so underdone in comparison to its promise. Techland, please, PLEASE make a sequel, or a remake, or whatever, really. Sincerely, A Seriously Hyped-Up Fan
