Crime Boss: Rockay City for windows instal

Defending territories requires surviving a chaotic but largely vanilla turf war against a wave of opposition gang members. Taking territories requires surviving a chaotic but largely vanilla turf war against a wave of opposition gang members.

Completing Baker’s Battle requires us to take over all territories in Rockay City. The roguelike approach to the solo campaign, dubbed Baker’s Battle, is an interesting slant but it ultimately becomes exhausting. If anything, it makes it seem like it’s just been arbitrarily made to feel like garbage until you can level up for the chance to make it less so. The explanation here likely has something to do with the fact the roguelike single-player rations out perks that negate aiming sway and increase the stopping power of your rounds as rewards for levelling up, but that doesn’t really help. Melee attacks are hopelessly unconvincing and the shooting itself is annoyingly imprecise and ineffectual, with the slimeballs of Rockay City capable of absorbing punishment like their chests are made of Kevlar.

It’s actually tricky to pinpoint precisely which pillar of Crime Boss is the weakest, although a shooter with combat as scrappy as it is here is always going to be on a hiding to nothing. Unfortunately, his winning streak is now broken. Madsen isn’t a prolific video game voice actor but he has demonstrated an ability to pick quality winners in the past – certainly with the likes of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Dishonored, and a 2001 game you may have heard of from the makers of Christmas Lemmings called Grand Theft Auto III. On top of that, Bon Jovi’s second-best song about cowboys is on the soundtrack, and Michael Madsen is here as leading man Travis Baker – and in a dapper hat, no less. There are three separate ways to play, including a dedicated single-player campaign and two co-op focused modes. At face value, Crime Boss looks like a hearty deal.

Crime Boss: Rockay City for windows instal