Gangstar's Los Angeles is indeed based on the real thing. There is a ton of real estate to explore with neighborhoods based on many of LA's best-known districts, such as Santa Monica, Hollywood, and South Central. Much of the journey takes place behind the wheel. You can steal all sort of cars in Gangstar. There are three driving control options. The virtual wheel was my least favorite. The tilt steering with on-screen pedals worked much better. The virtual pad controls, where you slide your finger left and right across a bar, was also responsive. I appreciated that none of the cars I drove handled the same. The little pink sports car I nicked ripped along freeway while the limo was rough in the corners.
On foot, you use a virtual stick and context-sensitive buttons much like Assassin's Creed and Hero of Sparta. The stick was responsive and worked exceptionally well. The game employs auto-targeting for combat and uses an on-screen fire button. Switching between targets is as easy as tapping the thug you want to shoot or punch and then pressing the fire button. As you approach cars you want to steal, a carjack command appears near the fire button. Overall, the foot controls were easy to pick up -- especially if you've downloaded any of Gameloft's previous action games.
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WOW. For an iPhone game, that looks awsome.
