14 Best Crime Games for PS3

Grand Theft Auto III mixes the Action-Adventure, Open World, Third-person Shooter and Exploration elements developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. The game has a Single-player mode, and it serves as the 5th title in the popular series of GTA. It takes place within the fictional city known as Liberty, based in New York City. The plot centers on the protagonist named as Claude, who is left for dead and become the leader of the criminal world full of crime and corruption. You assume the protagonist’s role and can explore the landscape from the third-person view either on foot or by vehicle. The open world landscapes enable you to move freely in the world comprises three islands. In the gameplay, you have to complete a variety of challenging missions, and each mission consists of a set of objectives. You can run, walk, jump, drive, and fight your way through a variety of tasks to progress through the game and can use a huge arsenal of weapons to take down enemies and fulfill your missions to earn money. During the fight, you use melee attacks, explosives, and firearms. Grand Theft Auto III is the addictive and action-packed game in the series of GTA.

PayDay 2 is First-person Shooter, Tactical Co-operative Multiplayer and Stealth video game. Game kicks off after the events of its predecessor PayDay and introduces a New Gang of Washington D.C. The game allows you to be a member of that Gang and go heisting banks, robbing Jewelry Shops, stealing Cars, Distributing Narcotics and stealing whatever you want in Washington D.C. along with 2 AI players or team up with friends and enjoy amazing Co-Operative Multiplayer gaming. With an Action-packed game-play and all the super thriller nature, PayDay 2 is a blast. If you love playing games like PayDay 2, the following Action-packed titles would definitely be of your great interest. Let’s have a look at some of the best alternatives to PayDay 2.

The Godfather 2, an Action-Adventure, RPG and Shooting video game is based on the story of a 1974 movie The Godfather Part II directed by Francis Ford Copola and written by Francis Ford Copola and Mario Puzo. Being a sequel to the most anticipated and a very much admired game The Godfather: The Game, The Godfather II is set in the four cities of Havana, Cuba, New York and Miami and features the main protagonist Michael Corleone who takes charge of the family and its businesses after the death of his father Don Vito Corleone. As his father, Michael Corleone after taking the charge, assassinates all the heads of the international mafia families and takes control of the businesses and the crime rings across the world and becomes the most powerful Don in America and Cuba. The Godfather II offers an open world gaming environment, super thrilling game-play with an extremely captivating action, gunplay, hand to hand fights, driving and single and multiplayer gaming options. A well written story-line makes the game more engaging and quite appealing and the graphic details are the real deal. Playing The Godfather II entertaining will be a great choice. You should try it out if you feel like craving for more action and adventure.

Streets of Rage is video game series of Action, Beat ‘em up, Single and Multiplayer developed and published by Sega. The series offers an exciting gameplay and centers on the struggle of several heroes to wipe out a serious thread from the city called Crime Boss Mr. X and his forces. Streets of Rage is the first installment in the series released in 1991. Two other titles were published, including new features, characters, improved mechanics, and graphics. The game puts the player into the role of the protagonist, who must explore the environment from side-scroll view to fight against enemies and their bosses. There are a series of levels, and each level requires a completion of individual goals to progress through the game. As the story advances, the game increases the level difficulty. The player can use his favorite moves including punch, kicks, elbow, the flying kick and more. With enhanced mechanics, superb gameplay, classic soundtrack and wonderful graphics, Streets of Rage is the excellent video game series to play and enjoy.

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days is an Action-packed Third-person Shooter video game developed by IO Interactive. With single and multiplayer gaming options, Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days offers documentary films inspired style, enhanced graphics details, thrilling and engaging game-play, a well written story-line presenting the unique characters. The game is set in Shanghai, China where the main characters of the game, Kane and Lynch go after an informant named Li Brady Lung who starts running along with his girlfriend who gets a bullet instead of Brady by Kane’s gun. She dies instantly and Brady commits suicide. After the suicide of Brady, Kane and Lynch’s limo gets ambushed by the Brady gang and they end up forming allegiance with Ghiser, The Mercenary King. The story continues with Kane and Lynch keeping the trail in search of the Crime lord named Hsing who himself is hidden deep into the layers of Mafia but his accomplices keep on surfacing and giving a hard time to Kane and Lynch. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is filled with fast-paced action and drama that takes you to the heights of Action-Adventure and Shooting experience.

The Darkness II is an Incredible, Action-Adventure, FSP (First-person Shooter), Co-op, Horror and Single-player video game created by Digital Extremes and published by 2K Games. The game is much inspired by the popular comic book which is produced by Top Cow Production, Inc. the game provides you with a combination of Gripping Narrative of Tragedy, thrilling, Crime, and Drama. In the game, you assume the role of Jackie Estacado who leads a criminal gang named as The Darkness. Two years ago Jackie Estacado (The Protagonist) use his gang called The Darkness to the man who is responsible for his girlfriend’s death. A strong attack by the mysterious company known as the Brotherhood Heralds on the gang of Jackie. After the attack, the war start between two teams and the game sets you on a journey to hell and worse. The game includes most prominent features such as Co-op, Quad-Wielding Chaos, Unstoppable and Harness Power, Kill the Light, and much more. With an addictive and quite engaging gameplay, well-written story, and the best mechanics, The Darkness II is an amazing game to play and enjoy. Try it out.

Battlefield Hardline is a Shooter, Simulation, Adventure, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Electronic Arts. Throughout the game, the player serves as a special agent of police where the main mission is to engage in the war between police and criminals.

The player has access to various military-grade weapons and vehicles, such as Tasers and other sensor weapons. The game introduces many maps where the player can explore small as well as large playfields. The game has several playable modes such as Heist, Rescue, Hotwire, Blood Money, and Crosshair Mode.

In Heist mode, the criminals break into cash and move the cash to an extraction point, and the police must stop them. If the criminals manage to escape by bringing all the money to the extraction point, they win. Blood Money mode offers both the factions to retrieve money from an open crate and move it back to the respective truck. Players can also steal money from the opposing team’s truck.

Retro City Rampage DX is a Top-Down Action-Adventure, Open World, and Single-player video game developed and published by Vblank Entertainment. It offers retro-style 80’s and 90’s pop culture and the gameplay is similar to Grand Theft Auto game. It takes place in the fictional city of Thefttropolis in 1985, where the protagonist is hired as a henchman of a massive crime syndicate controlled by the Jester. According to the story, three years later, during the bank robbery gone wrong, and the protagonist runs into the time-traveling telephone booth. During the event, the booth flings the player forward in time to the year 20XX. Upon arrival, the man arrives named as Doc Choc in his time traveling vehicle and save the player as the both breaks down. The ultimate objective of the player is to collect the rare parts by navigating the world to repair the telephone booth, while encountering waves of 80s games and pop culture including the Jester, Dr. Von Buttnik, and more. There are more than fifty story-based missions available and thirty challenging stages. With superb graphics, excellent gameplay, and smooth controls, Retro City Rampage DX is the best game to play and enjoy.

Watchmen: The End Is Nigh is an Action, Beat ‘em up, Single and Multiplayer video game with an episodic element serves as the sequel to the movie of the DC Comics novel Watchmen by Dave Gibbons. The game takes place in the fictional environment ruled by terror and crime. According to the story, the brutal antagonist has broken out of prison and struggle to threaten the world with vicious darkness. The fictional city needs heroes who can fight against these criminals and save the innocent people from their custody. The game introduces two playable Watchmen characters, and each offers its unique personality, abilities and play style such as Nite Owl and Rorschach. You must choose your one of two characters to jump into the world where you have to fight against criminals and kill them to take down the terror. There are a variety of levels, and each level needs a completion of individual goals to progress through the game. You can manipulate the land from a third-person perspective and can use melee combat and weapons to beat the enemies. You can interact with objects and environments to further progress and can unlock additional content to have fun. With the superb game, amazing graphics and brilliant controls, Watchmen: The End Is Nigh is the best game to play.

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is an Adventure and Single-player video game created by Frogwares and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set in the fictional London and revolves around mystery elements. There are up to six cases of murders, thefts, and disappearance that the player has to solve to progress through the plot. During the gameplay, the player can take on the role of the main character named as Sherlock Holmes with Dr. John Watsom, and more. The majority of the game consists of exploration, examining clues, and finding the murderers, robbers, and kidnappers. The player can explore the land from either the first-person perspective or the third-person viewpoints. The game enables the player to conduct his investigations in his style and use up to fourteen extraordinary skills of detection. During the case, the player can interrogate the suspects and can find the guilty party and person. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments includes prominent features such as Multiple Weapons, Equipment, Exploration, Extraordinary Skills, Become a Detective and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry takes you to an amazing journey of being a Slave turned Assassins. This Wonderful Action-Adventure, Stealth, Hack and Slash and shooting video game is basically a DLC Pack for the popular Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and it allows you to be Adewale, the protagonist who is born a slave but is destined to be a great Assassin. In the game, you as Adewale will see yourself involved in a shipwreck in Saint-Domingue. With no weapons or tools, your task is to rise and gather up your own crew, acquire a ship, and take your men to free the slaves and assassinate the culprits responsible for the crimes against the slaves. Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry provides with wonderful skills, weapons, combats and epic fights between you and the enemies. With super Ultra HD graphics, an amazingly involving story and an engaging game-play, Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry is a great new Action-Adventure, Stealth, RPG, Shooter and Hack and Slash video game to play and enjoy.

Stick it to the Man is an Action, Puzzle-Platform, and Single-player video game created by Zoink Games and published by Ripstone. The game brings a fabulous story, revolving around the protagonist named as Ray, who lives in the world made up of stickers and papers. One day, the protagonist wakes up with a huge spaghetti arm attached to his brain due to an accident. The extra arms offer the awesome power to the protagonist, which he can use to change the environment around him by tearing it, folding it, and pulling stickers off elsewhere. The protagonist can also read the mind of the citizens, Ray (the protagonist) can hear their thoughts and use to his advantages. As the story advances, Ray has framed by a man with a brutal crime he did not commit, and now the protagonist is on the run. Your ultimate job is to help the protagonist to get out from this critical situation. Stick it to the Man includes prominent features such as Solve Tricky Puzzles, Hundreds of Story-driven Adventures, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

JYDGE serves as the spin-off to Neon Chrome and revolves around Twin-stick Shooter elements developed and published by 10tons. In the game, the player takes on the role of the protagonist named as JYDGE, law enforce, whose ultimate task is to clean the dystopic and cyberpunk-themed city of crime. The player explores the environment from a top-down perspective with a task to eliminate the enemies and save the hostages around twenty challenging levels of increasing difficulty. The game takes place in the dystopian city of Edenbyrg, where the player acts as the enforcer. It offers destructible environments that let the player breach the room by smashing down a wall. During the gameplay, the player can customize and upgrade the protagonist using points obtained while playing through the stages. New power-ups and upgrades are unlocked by getting medals from accomplishing the tasks and objectives of each level. The player can play alone or with friends in two-player co-op mode. With addictive gameplay, smooth controls, and lush environment, JYDGE is the best game to play and enjoy.

L.A Noire is an Action-Adventure, Interactive Drama, Third-person Shooter and Stealth video game by Team Bondi. Featuring the protagonist Cole Phelps the game is set in the city of Los Angeles. Cole Phelps recently joined in as the Detective after serving for years as an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Being a police officer, Phelps worked in a lot of police departments and in every Department, he worked with different partners having different sets of skills in crime investigations and interrogations. Players get to solve the cases of different kinds, assigned to them as the investigation tasks and by using their skills, they are meant to put the responsible behind the bars. This amazingly twisted and amalgamated series of fast-paced action and adventure includes crime scene investigations, interrogations, fieldwork and super thrilling gun battles between the law-breakers and the lawmakers. Player mostly uses melee attacks, a lot of weapons and rides vehicles of different kinds in an open world environment. With greatly 3D graphics, exhilarating game-play and an appealing and well-inscribed story-line, L.A Noire takes you to a new dimension of Action-Adventure and Shooting game experience.