Developed by Activison-owned Luxoflux, True Crime: New York City will follow another policeman through the meticulously re-created streets of a real-life metropolitan area.
However, instead of the wisecracking LAPD detective Nick Kang, gamers will now play as Marcus Reed, a former gang member turned NYPD officer. Though few details about TC:NYC have been revealed, it will presumably have a similar moral-ambiguity system where Marcus can be either a good or a (very) bad cop.
Marcus' chief antagonist on the force, Navarro is a by-the-book old fashioned cop who's thoroughly unimpressed, if not downright suspicious, with Marcus. Only his trust of Detective Terrence Higgins' judgment allows him to accept Marcus, the son of the notorious (and imprisoned) crime boss "The King," as one of New York's finest.
One of the first females in her class to make detective, Deena Dixon's had a harder time than most proving herself in the testosterone-driven environment of New York's toughest precincts. Her soft side shows through, though, in her mentoring of officers that show potential. Marcus Reed is the beneficiary of this mentoring, with Dixon getting him out of a few tough spots, helping with his training, and generally watching his back.
Her professionalism and toughness make her respected through the department, most importantly by Victor Navarro, head of the Organized Crime Unit. It's Dixon who shields Marcus from the brunt of Navarro's aggression, but the promise she sees in Marcus makes her confident of her time invested in him.
Deena's role in True Crime: New York City is to be sort of a den mother to Marcus. She shows a side of compassion to Marcus that she doesn't show to everyone in her unit. She can be lenient when she wants to be and stern when she has to be. Make no mistake - at the end of the day, she makes sure that Marcus gets his duties done. Deena functions throughout the game in the pivotal role of Marcus' boss.
Always willing to bend the law to take down criminals, Terrence has been patrolling the streets of New York for twenty years, busting the bad guys by any means necessary.
Terrence has made friends and enemies on both sides of the law. He grew up on the streets and was childhood friends with Isaiah Reed, who grew up to be "the King," a notorious kingpin running a large east coast narcotics distribution racket.
Terrence took a different road, going into law enforcement. Even though their paths diverged, Terrence's and the King's mutual respect and friendship never wavered, and when the King went to prison, Terrence promised to look after his son, Marcus Reed. Terrence became Marcus' mentor, ushering him into the police department and covering up Marcus' shady past.
After Terrence is killed while bringing evidence of departmental corruption to the Feds, Marcus vows to avenge his mentor's death and refuses to let anything stand in his way.
