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A shameingly fun first person shooter. The story is one of revenge. Pretty simple, you want to get back at the people who beat the heck out of you and left you for dead. The soundtrack by Cypress Hill, helps get you into a "gangsta" state of mind.

Description: Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Xatrix Entertainment (now Gray Matter Interactive) and published by Interplay in June 1999. The game begins with the player character wounded and beaten up by the Kingpin's henchmen, and the story follows his thirst for revenge. Released shortly after the Columbine High School massacre, the game attracted controversy which led it to be dropped from various retailers. Still, the game managed moderate critical acclaim. Gameplay in Kingpin was most noted for its profanity laden dialogue and its graphic depiction of violence. An idea incorporated into the Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Xatrix Entertainment (now Gray Matter Interactive) and published by Interplay in June 1999. The game begins with the player character wounded and beaten up by the Kingpin's henchmen, and the story follows his thirst for revenge. Released shortly after the Columbine High School massacre, the game attracted controversy which led it to be dropped from various retailers. Still, the game managed moderate critical acclaim.

Gameplay in Kingpin was most noted for its profanity laden dialogue and its graphic depiction of violence. An idea incorporated into the game was that of area-specific damage: A shot to the head would deal more damage than a shot on the leg. To complement this, each game character would also have a deformable skin, which could indicate where and how badly the character had been injured. Injured characters would also bleed, and leave a blood trail making it easier to follow them. Instead of having a universal armour value for the player, armour would be split into three different types, helmet, body armour and leggings, with separate values for each one.

Another innovative feature of the game was the use of weapon modifications. Various mods could be used to upgrade the weapons in the game. The pistol, for example, could be modified to increase its magazine size, or its rate of fire, among other things.

Kingpin also featured heavy NPC interaction for a first-person shooter; the player could interact with NPCs and choose between positive or negative responses. This could lead to various outcomes such as gleaning new information, hiring gang members, or provoking an enemy into attacking. The NPC response to the player would also take into account whether the player's gun was holstered or not. Some areas, such as bars and clubs which formed as hubs for the chapter would force the player to lower his weapon. The player could also hire gang members to join him, and in some cases this was necessary as the player would need an AI character's specific skill.

Another new feature was the introduction of cash. Fallen enemies could be padded for cash, which could then be used to purchase weapons and ammunition at the Pawn-O-Matic, a shop which could be found in every chapter. Cash could also be used to hire gang members. ... (more) (less)