Manhattan Chase Demo

Crime and car chases go hand in hand, especially since criminals are frequently forced to flee certain locations, or get rid of the cops that are on their tail. On the other hand, the same can be said about the police, because they are also required to race through the cities and apprehend those who step outside of the law and put other people in danger.

Manhattan Chase is a game that puts you in the position to choose whether you want to be a law-abiding cop and track down criminals, or be one of the bad guys and spread chaos and violence throughout the city. Moreover, the entire gameplay is centered around your ability to drive a police car or avoid it, since you get to spend quite a lot of time behind the wheel.

The two available characters are both female and they are Angel, who's part of the NYPD and does everything in her power to stop the crime wave that took over the city, and Yasmin, who represents the exact opposite. Hence, you get to experience the story from both sides of the law and indulge in pointless violence, or bring justice to those who deserve it.

While the car chase sequences are very well-made and they feature a healthy dose of adrenaline, you also get to jump to a third-person perspective and control the two characters as they shoot their way to their objectives. In this regard, it must be mentioned that the character animation is very badly implemented and almost ridiculous, not to mention the gun physics and the laughable AI.

Visually, the game looks decent, although the characters are yet again the black sheep of the equation, since they are awfully rigged and animated. The vehicles, on the other hand, are extremely well-made, as are the city landscapes you get to admire as you dash through the streets and try to catch some criminals, or the other way around.

Manhattan Chase brings together a few unusual elements and not all of them should be present in the title at hand. Moreover, the inclusion of multiple gameplay styles means that some of them were less refined than others, which in turn makes for some really painful sequences that must be completed in order to enjoy the good parts.