The Sopranos: Road to Respect
The Sopranos: Road to Respect is a Beat ‘em up, Action-Adventure, and Single-player video game created by 7 Studios and published by THQ for PlayStation 2. The game offers exciting gameplay based, on the HBO series The Sopranos. The storyline of the game is set between the 5th and sixth seasons and revolves illegitimate son named Joey LaRocca, as he struggles to make his way through the family business. The story starts with NPC named Tony Soprano providing Joey LaRocca (the protagonist), a place in the Mafia. During the job, the protagonist accidentally murders Mario Buscetta, Angelo Buscetta’s nephew. After that, Angie sends a hitman to target the protagonist, but he kills the hitman during the rooftop chase. In the game, the player takes several missions from the main characters of the series at the specific points. The game is different from influenced games in that it is in a linear and story-driven gameplay as opposed to open world type gameplay of GTA. The game becomes challenging as the player advances through it and further levels will be unlocked.
#1 Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven is an Action-Adventure, RPG and a 3rd person Shooter video game developed by 2k Czech and published by Gathering of Developers for PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. The game is set in the fictitious city of Lost Heaven and features a Mafioso named as Tommy, as the protagonist who is a taxi driver by profession but accomplishes different missions assigned to him by Don Ennio Salieri. The protagonist drives vehicles, runs, walks on foot, and kills the targets in order to advance in the game by engaging in combats with the enemies. In close combats, the protagonist uses melee tactics and attacks the enemies with different melee weapons. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven offers vivid graphics, an amazing storyline and a thrillingly addicting game-play. Trying this game will surely be one of your best choices.
#2 Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames or shortly named as Mercs 2 is a fascinating piece of art when we talk about Action-Adventure and shooting games with RPG elements. The game comes with super cool graphics, an open world, thrilling gameplay and a stunningly well written storyline. A proud production of Pandemic Studios, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a sequel to Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and is playable on PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. With a powerful and highly modified gaming engine “Zero”, game runs smoothly on almost every machine with the required specifications. The story of the game sets in Venezuela following the lead of a mercenary who worked honestly and got betrayed by the boss Solano. Player plans to revenge on Solano but Solano was not an easy man to find so in order to get to Solano, the player goes through a huge distance of destruction and mayhem. After a long struggle and killing a lot of low tier gang leaders, he finally catches Solano and kills him. The story of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames resembles a lot to the story of Just Cause 2 and The Saboteur and because of that this game is a inclusion to this specific genre. Trying it out won’t feel like wasting your precious time and instead, you’ll enjoy it.
#3 Red Faction 2
Red Faction 2 takes you to a Futuristic setting and lets you witness the events that took place after the invasion on Mars. You can play the game by setting yourself up into the character of Alias who is a professional Demolition expert, start off your dangerous journey along with your courageous squad members all equipped with unique abilities and chaotic skills. With a heavy arsenal of futuristic weaponry, explosives and military grade vehicles, you get into the war with the evil government and all of their allies. With a blasting and quite action-packed game-play, super crazy aesthetics, cool visuals and a wonderful story, Red Faction 2 will let you experience a totally different side of action gaming. Do try it out.
#4 Just Cause
Just Cause by Eidos Interactive is the very first Marvel in the Just Cause series. The game offers a brilliant combination of Action, Adventure, Stealth and Third-person Shooting elements and is available to play on multiple platforms such as Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation. Just Cause features a huge game map and allows the players to explore an area of 250,000 acres or 1,012 Km square, and enjoy 21 missions and almost 300 side missions. The game features the character of Protagonist as Rico Rodriguez who works for a mega organization known as “The Agency.”. After the outrageous actions and brutality of San Esperito’s Dictator, Salvador Mendoza, The Agency calls on Rico and orders him to meet the Commanding Officer Tom Sheldon. Sheldon needs Rico’s help to overthrow the Dictator and free the nation of San Esperito. The ultimate goal of the game is to Kill Mendoza and to complete the objectives, Rico must act as the story suggests. The players are tasked to control Rico, Team up with Tom Sheldon and Maria Kane, Find the Guerrilla Group and Rioja Drug Cartel, Stage the rebellion and fire up the already raging Civil War against the Government of Salvador Mendoza. As the story furthers, after a massive defeat to Mendoza and all of his Black Hand Mercenaries, Mendoza escapes from San Esperito. Leaving back the governmental affairs trembling, Mendoza escapes in his jet to his Private Island. The player then gets tasked to follow Mendoza and Kill him to end the War and stabilize the government of San Esperito. Just Cause offers a fantastic amount of hardcore Action and Thrill in the game. With an open world environment, a huge arsenal of weapons, blasting action and addictive nature of the game, Just Cause is one of the most epic creations of this particular genre.
#5 True Crime: Streets of LA
True Crime: Streets of LA is an Action-Adventure, Exploration, Third-person Perspective, Online, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Luxoflux and published by Activision. The game takes place in an open world environment and focuses on Los Angeles. The story of the game revolves around the protagonist named Nicholas Kang who is a police officer and his efforts to investigating a team of bombing in a fictional town called Chinatown. He comes to known about the disappearance of his father twenty years earlier as the protagonist progress into the case. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist, who is a detective of the EOD (Elite Operations Division). The player can move freely without any restriction and can explore the game world either on foot or by vehicle. There are four different sorts of missions and each mission represents its unique set of gameplay such as Stealth, shooting, fighting and driving. The player has to earn money by completing objectives and missions and use them to purchase weapons, tools, items and equipment. The game offers the similar gameplay like GTA. With detailed environment, prominent features, superb mechanics, customizable controls, and superb graphics, True Crime Streets of LA is the best game to play and enjoy.
#6 True Crime: New York City
True Crime: New York City is an Acton-Adventure, Open World, Third-person, and Single-player video game created by Luxoflux and published by Activision. The game revolves around the story of the protagonist who is a gangster and turned police officer named Marcus Reed. He receives a letter on the first night of his job of promotion to detective in a crime unit. The protagonist is the witness of his mentor’s death. You can get into the role of the character named Marcus Reed, and your ultimate task is to explore the game world, find the person who killed your beloved friend and brings him down the mole. The takes place in the fictional city called New York and offers an open environment where you can explore the world either on foot or by vehicle. You can explore the world from a third-person view and have to solve four main cases such as the Palermo Mob, the Shadow Tong, the Palermo Mob, and the Magdalena Cartel. Your hero can run, jump, drive, walk, swim, and can perform an acrobatic action. Use different weapons to slaughter foes and earn money to upgrade the features of the game. With superb sounds, detailed environments, and brilliant story, True Crime: New York City is the best game to play and enjoy.
#7 Red Faction
Red Faction is an Action-Adventure, First-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Volition and published by THQ. It is the first title in the series of Red Faction and takes place in the late 21st century on the planet Mars. The game puts the player in the protagonist’s role named as Parker, who must assist the rebellion against the rival Corporation known as the Ultor. It has a well-written story, in which the resources of the Earth are being depleted, and the human requires more to survive in the world. The Organization runs the operation of mining on the planet Mars and spread the disease called The Plague around the colony. It has an open-ended world where the game takes place and lets the player explore the world from a first-person perspective, interact with the environment and use a variety of weapons to kill members of Rival Corporation. There are up to twenty diverse levels available with a compelling storyline. The player uses stealth element to accomplish the action-driven objectives. Red Faction offers prominent features such as Dynamic maps, Geo-Mod Technology, Advanced Physics, Location-based Damage System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#8 Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter is an Action-Adventure, First-person Shooter, and Single-player video game developed by Warthog Games and published by Black Label Games for multiple platforms. The plot of the game takes place in the fictional Vagner system on the edge of the universe. The world offers the Wild West environment populated by huge corporations searching for a start to make a buck. The prominent feature of the game is the ability to switch between First-person Shooter combat to dogfights in space, with no loading time during the mission. The player takes on the role of the protagonist with a task to save the planet from brutal enemies and complete a series of missions to advance through the storyline. There are numerous weapons available that the player can use to take down enemies and the game rewards him with points which he can use to unlock further content. With engaging gameplay, brilliant graphics, and superb controls, Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter is the best game to play.