40
Quite simply a short and boring third person shooter that tries too hard to be edgy and just comes off as more sick and disgusting than anything else I've played.
75
I really enjoyed this game. It wasn't the longest game in the world, took me about 6-9 hours to beat. However I had a great time playing the missions and it reminded me of "Max Payne" a little.
70
The narrative is a bit thin-there's a new drug on the street called "Liquid Soul" and your task is to figure out where it's coming from-but once the fists and lead start flying, you won't really give a damn why you're doing what you're doing.
1
This could have been a good game but it's not. I regret forcing myself to finish it. At times it was fun and definitely worth the like five bucks I spent on it but holy **** was it painful to finish and it froze not once not twice but ****ing three times the last time on the credits. NPCs popped in and out of existence and some mechanics just didn't even work and the story was soooo bad to the point that I feel like this is one of those games the developer didn't expect many people to finish all the way to the end. OMG THANK YOU, TO MY FRIEND WHO SUFFERED WITH ME! “Michael Madsen picked up a box of macaroni and cheese and did this to pay for it.” — Matt McMuscles—
NARC
Xbox
Released On:
Mar 22, 2005
Metascore
Mixed or Average
51
User score
Generally Unfavorable
4.2
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80
Ingest evidence rather than confiscate it and you'll develop embarrassing addictions you can kick only via meter-driven mini-games, or you'll get busted in a random drug test.
69
NARC, while flawed in many areas, still finds a way to provide some good quality fun for a budget title. The amount of humorous moments that are provided by the sheer volume of consumable drugs is great to see, and busting bad guys even has its moments.
57
We would have accepted the game's dark tone and its somewhat appealing be-a-dirty-cop-if-you-want gimmick, but because of its poor controls and weak action there's just not much to really like.
50
A slew of problems hold NARC back from being the anticipated game many expected, and personally, I'll blame VIS for it. The gameplay relies too heavily on something like "State of Emergency," and it just isn't fun.
40
A poor attempt to be controversial from the magazine adverts featuring busty women to the drug taking/selling in the game.
30
Offers a quick toot of dopey euphoria, followed by twitching hours of comedown and regret. [July 2005, p.90]
15
When a modern day Xbox game can't humble a 17 year-old arcade game, you know something has gone horribly wrong.
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Oct 5, 2019
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This could have been a good game but it's not. I regret forcing myself to finish it. At times it was fun and definitely worth the like five bucks I spent on it but holy **** was it painful to finish and it froze not once not twice but ****ing three times the last time on the credits. NPCs popped in and out of existence and some mechanics just didn't even work and the story was soooo bad to the point that I feel like this is one of those games the developer didn't expect many people to finish all the way to the end. OMG THANK YOU, TO MY FRIEND WHO SUFFERED WITH ME! “Michael Madsen picked up a box of macaroni and cheese and did this to pay for it.” — Matt McMuscles—
SummaryNARC is an in-depth, 3rd-person action/shooter video game set against a stylized modern-day backdrop of the War on Drugs. Playing as dual characters, Jack Forzenski and Marcus Hill, in the elite NARC squad, players must rid the world of the powerful international K.R.A.K. drug cartel. Using deadly firepower and police authority players w... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
- Xbox
- GameCube
- PC
Initial Release Date:Mar 22, 2005
Developer:
- Point of View
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