Scarface: The World Is Yours

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Description

Miami in the '80s: gangs, drugs and hookers dominate the scene and a Cuban called Tony Montana rises up to be the most powerful drug dealer, controlling the whole of Miami. This is the story of the 1983 movie Scarface in which Tony Montana dies during a attack from a rival gang on his mansion at the end. The game now puts the player in the shoes of Tony a few moments before the gang hits his office.

After he successfully defends his mansion, his empire lies in ruins. But Tony wouldn't be Tony Montana if he would just give up, so it is the player's goal to reclaim Miami once again. To do so, he has to earn money and respect. The only way to earn money in Miami is to deal drugs. At the beginning the stuff is bought in small amounts and personally sold to the dealers. Eventually, however, Tony can set up so-called "Fronts" which are legitimate shops (like a car seller) in which drugs are sold in very large amounts. By overtaking "Fronts", Tony also increases his control over the current district of Miami. To completely overtake one part of town, all the enemy gangs scattered around in small groups must be eliminated.

After a deal, Tony has to launder the money at the local bank and have it transferred to his account. He then can buy "exotics" for his mansion like an expensive vase or a new car with a driver.

When talking with a dealer or trying to get cop heat down, the player has to play a mini-game that determines if Tony is successful and if so, how much he gets for the drugs or how much heat he loses.

Respect is earned by increasing Tony's territory, buying exotics and earning "balls" in fights and while driving. The enemies have different target zones which give a different amount of balls on a hit. This also fills up Tony's 'ball-meter". Once this is full he can enter a kind of god mode in which he is invulnerable and has unlimited ammo. Tony also gets health when killing someone in this mode. If he is driving a car he gets balls when making stunts like driving on the wrong side of the road or dodging an incoming car.

As in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the player is free to roam the city of Miami and there are also some side-missions with racing events.

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Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "Scarface: Człowiek z Blizną" -- Polish title

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Gameplay feature: Chainsaws
• Gameplay Feature: House Ownership
• Gameplay feature: Interior decorating
• Genre: Open world / Free-roaming / Sandbox action and driving
• Germany Criminal Code confiscations (§131: Excess Violence)
• Graphics Engine: RenderWare
• Inspiration: Movies
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• Protagonist: Gangster
• Scarface licensees
• Setting: City - Miami
• Theme: Illegal Drugs / Narcotics

User Reviews

The World Is Yours	PlayStation 2	Lawnmower Man (149)
This game is the best game I ever played	Xbox	David nghiem (2)

Critic Reviews

IGN	Windows	Oct 06, 2006	8.7 out of 10	87
IGN	Xbox	Oct 06, 2006	8.7 out of 10	87
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Nov, 2006	84 out of 100	84
Video Game Talk	PlayStation 2	Dec 05, 2006		80
Gamer Within	Wii	Aug 02, 2007	7.8 out of 10	78
Gamer.co.il	Windows	Oct 27, 2006	7.5 out of 10	75
4Players.de	Windows	Nov 11, 2006	73 out of 100	73
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Jul 05, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Playfuls	Windows	Oct 30, 2006	6.7 out of 10	67
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox	Oct 26, 2006	12 out of 20	60

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Trivia

German version

There are a few changes in the German version:

• The blood effects were heavily reduced and the gore effects completely removed.
• In the original version, the game displays where the player has hit the enemy, e.g. an arm. This was removed.
• The chainsaw and one associated level were completely removed.

A detailed list of changes can be found on schnittberichte.com (German).

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2006 – #3 Best Licensed Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)
• Scarface: The World is Yours (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: Scarface: The World Is Yours (Information about Scarface: The World Is Yours at Wikipedia)