Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006 Video Game) User Reviews (11)

Oh dear, another licenced game. (PC version)

[Littlebitsofgaming · 8/10 · 9 October 2006]

The licecned games tend to be pretty poor as the developers know it will sell purely on the fact it's based on a popular film/TV show. Then adding to that the dreaded "GTA clone", cos let's be honest here NO ONE can pull off a GTA -esque game other than Rockstar North. So it already has a lot to live up to.

Quick, the backstory....You play as Tony Montana in events set after the end of the film. Fans of the film will know that is pretty much impossible. But this game goes the "what if?" route by offereing what could have been if the film had ended differently. So this works as a kind of "psuedo-sequel" to the picture. Anyway, Tony has lost everything he built up in the movie and is now left back where he started, at the bottom of the pile. Tony wants vengeance on those that wronged him, and he wants his empire back too....game on!

While this will be compared to GTA (mianly Vice City)...I think that is unfair. This does have the bare basics gameplay that GTA has...but at the same time it's also very different. GTA has always had a very cartoon, over the top style to it. This game is much more realistic as it takes place in the same universe invented by the film. Your basic GTA standard clone style gameplay is here, run around a free-roaming city, steal cars, etc. But it also adds some nice "new" ideas too. I'll not bore you with the basic gameplay style, if you have played 1 GTA clone...you have played them all. So I'll get straight into some of the interesting features this game offers. The side missions are very varied. As you lose everything Tony "earnt" in the movie, you have to rebuild his empire from the ground up....including his mansion. When you do finally get it back...it's a dump (due the the events at the end of the film and the start of the game), so you have to renovate it and get it back up to a high standard. And you do this by spending money on items and furniture which you can place around the mansion. A nice little diversion on the violence the game does contain. You can also buy new cars that you keep and can call a driver to deliver to you as and when you need them. Adding to these you can also hire staff in the shape of henchmen, hire an assassin and even take control of them too...makes a change from being Tony. All of these things help build you reputation and respect so you rise from the gutter back to the top. There are also things like street racing sub-missions and others (just like every other GTA clone). Drug deals, deliveries, etc...all here too. Take out rival gangmembers to "clean up" the streets leaving them open for Tony to take over. You can even buy bussineses as "fronts" for what is really going on, but these are left open for attacks from rivals...so you can upgrade them with added security.

Speaking of attacks, the aiming system is really good too. You don't just lock on and shoot at the enemy. You can aim at individual body parts and each part has a different effect. Shot the leg and the guys will be limping, shot the arm and you'll find their aim impaired, shoot the head and well...you get the idea. You can even aim low and shoot their "cojones"...oww. Then there is this thing called "balls"...which Tony has in spades. Kill some bad guys and do a Tony -esque taunt, you get "balls". Do some dangerous but skillful driving, you get "balls". Once the "balls" meter is full, you can unleash it in only a way Tony can do, a screaming, rage fueled blowout of a bender "Say hello to my little friend". Something else done differently (and better) than GTA are the police chases. The AI of the police is very good. And you can actually out-run and out-drive them via skill. Makes the game much more interesting as well as the chases.

But one of the things I LOVE about this game is Tony himself. The developers not only make him look and sound like Tony from the movie (dispite no Al), but he also "acts" like him too. Every mannerism Movie Tony had, Game Tony also has. The way he walks, talks, his taunts. Everything that made Tony Montana such a great movie character has been duplicated in game form....right down to little details like the tattoo on his hand. All of which just adds to the charm of this game. You can even have really impressive converstions with the endless NPCs within the game...and each converstion will be different. Go to a bar and try to pick up some girls in the way only Tony Montana can pull off..."You want some Ice cream?". It's pointless...but really good fun. They have even included Tony's "morals" from the film. Yes Tony is a bad man...but he still had standards, like not killing random people and only those that desereve to die. So in the game, you can not go around on a murderous rampage killing inoccent bystanders...well not as Tony anyway. Another little touch I like.

Overall, this is a great game. Sure it has it's flaws, all games do. But for the chance to play as Tony Montana...this game is pure genius just for that alone. It's by far one of the better GTA clones and also one of the better licenced games too. Gamers will love the game. Fans of the film and games will just adore it even more. There is plenty to see and do outside of the main story, you really get your money's worth here.

A Great game based on a great movie

[yourbigpalal83 · 8/10 · 6 October 2006]

Tony Montana is back with a vengeance in Scarface: The world is yours for the box, ps2 and PC systems, and what a return it is. Based on the now classic Brian DePalma film Scarface, which has served as a gangster bible and a source of inspiration to rappers and fans alike, the game continues the great story telling done in the film, but with a twist...

Tony Montana not only survives the final shootout at the end of the movie, but manages to escape. Sure, this challenges the canon established at the end of the first film, but viewed as a "What if?", it makes for a great game.

Tony, now striped of his empire, morning the loss of Manny (who he killed in the first film) and his sister, must restart from scratch to rebuild his drug empire and reclaim "His world" as he puts it, and take revenge on Sosa, the drug kingpin who's death squad took him out in the movies.

Durring the course of the game, you will run and gun, shoot, build up your "Balls" and work business to reclaim the drug trade of 1983 Miami. This is done in a series of clever ways, not all involving blasting away at anything that moves, although its always fun to.

This gives the game depth and dimension. Although your skills with a various sorts of weapons comes into play a lot (and with a license like scarface, you would expect tons of gun play) but you also have to have a keen business sense, setting up fronts, earning respect, buying and selling ya yo, etc. This is done in the form of mini games, most of them pressing the B button (on the box at least) at the right time to integrate, negotiate, or intimidate. Once you have your money, you can use it to buy any number of things, to the needed (like weapons, cars, coke, etc) to the needless (like pimping out your house, various items for show, etc) That said, i was kind of disappointed in the lack of a personal soundtrack mode, like the grand theft auto games had on the box, although you do get a wide selection of music in the game.

Having played about 5 hours or so into the game with plenty of game play still left, i can honestly say i enjoy it, and plan on keeping it in my collection, next to games such as the godfather, Saints row, Gun, and the grand theft auto trilogy. Well worth the 50 bucks!

Seen one GTA Rip-off, you seen them all.

[The_Light_Triton · 8/10 · 27 July 2009]

but you never saw Scarface: the world is yours.

S:TWIY picks up where the movie left off IF the ending was different (i wouldn't reveal the end of scarface now, wouldn't i?) and tony escapes his mansion, only to have to rebuild his empire from the ground up. along the way, he deals drugs, kills his enemies, breaks up gangs through street shootings, buys fronts, launders dirty cash, does everything the emperor of a criminal empire would do.

First off, the Sounds. They're good. The soundtrack is a mixed bag of classics and songs you've probably never heard of, but they're there anyways. you have the whole scarface soundtrack (featuring songs that didn't make it into the movie) and you have modern metal wonders like Senor Peligro by Ministry. then you have a bunch of reggae that you'll probably never listen to, but it's there.

The graphics...a little bit under par for the PS2, but remember, graphics do not make a game. if graphics made a game, then superman 64 would be a lot better than Super Mario bros...which is not true, cause superman 64 is the worst video game of all time and SMB is near the best.

Finally, the gameplay...the most important element. it pretty much takes everything away from grand theft auto, and adds little things, like manual taunting and the "balls" feature where tony goes nuts after he's killed and taunted a bunch of bad guys. once tony activates his balls, he becomes invincible for a few short seconds and gains health for every kill he performs. the camera goes to a temporary 1st person view and the aiming is manual, but it's easy. all in all, the gameplay is a little better than par.

the only Con i can lay on the game, is that the farther you get into the game, the more frustrating it gets. for example, dealing 100 grams of coke to a coke dealer is easy, and it turns a hefty profit early in the game, but then when you unlock the big suppliers, you'll eventually have to sail between Miami and the islands. when you've made the deal, getting back to Miami takes a lot of patience. initially, you have to avoid pirates hoping to score a quick 10 Keys of coke, and if you manage to avoid them, then once you're within reach of Miami, the DEA will be on patrol. once they see you, it's game over. getting even further in the game, eventually you will have to get past the dealer's enforcer. if you can't, no deal. and if you screw up 3 deals in a row, the dealer and his posse will beat the crap out of you, and the dealer will take a pee on you. fun times.

Bottom line, if you're a scarface fan, buy it cause it will not disappoint. if you're a GTA fan, buy it. if you're more of a simple gamer, i don't recommend it because the game is vastly complicated. fun, but vastly complicated.

8/10

tony Montana don't die that easy cockoroaches

[darthsitkur · 10/10 · 28 August 2015]

this is a what if scenario that asks what it tony Montana survived the mansion shootout, and my god what an answer we got, I absolutely love the movie and when I saw gameplay of this, I thought WOW, this is better than the movie lol, in the world is your's, you kill every scumbag in your path while getting your mansion and empire back and get revenge on sosa. it would be really cool if they made an HD remastered version for the Xbox one, that would be worth every single penny, and my only flaw with this game is that al Pacino didn't come back to voice tony Montana but the person who did voice him did an amazing job, and the game did retain all the 1980's isms the movie had along with the snappy soundtrack so It's easy to forgive good old al not coming back. if you enjoyed the movie then you'll love this game, and it's even bloodier than the godfather game by the way, I am NOT kidding lol

My review of this game

[gangstahippie · 9/10 · 21 June 2007]

Rated M for Strong Graphic Violence and Language and for Some Sex and Drug content.

I would say Scarface is my favorite movie.The movie is amazing.Pacino plays a great role as a foul-mouthed cuban immigrant Tony Montana who tries to make it in the Miami drug world during the 1980's.The film was 3 hours long,it was entertaining,had great acting and a great storyline and I loved it!.When the game came out I was excited.However it got a 6.4 on gamespot so I would not want to spend $60.00 on it.I bought it for $20 just recently and I have been playing it.The game changes the ending of the film.(SPOILERS for the Scarface movie) in the end of the movie.Tony Montana died but in this one you get to play as Tony in the final shootout in the mansion and you have to blow away all of Sosa's henchmen including "the skull".The rest of the game is basically you rebuilding your criminal empire and trying to get revenge on Sosa.The game is almost like a Grand Theft Auto clone.You must do missions,buy assets,you can steal cars etc.But it is a bit different from GTA because you cannot kill pedestrians.This is one of the negative aspects of the game.I understand Tony is a man who does not like harming innocent people but it would have been more fun if you could kill pedestrians.There are gang members everywhere and you must kill them to take over their turf.There are drug dealers which you can sell drugs to or kill them.You can also kill the cops.The game takes place in the 1980's and there are only a few songs from the 80's.It has the entire OST of the Scarface film and some other 80's hits but their could have been much more.We didn't really need Reggae or country music.You don't have to be in your car when you listen to music.You can listen to it when you're walking or shooting people.The controls take some time getting used to but their alright once you get the hang of it.Another cool feature in this game is the blind rage mode.There is a "balls" meter on the bottom right hand corner of the screen.You can get "Balls" by taunting people you kill or by driving very close to another car.There are a few ways to get "balls".When your meter is full,you can go into a first person shooter mode, you have unlimited bullets and you cannot be damaged.Every enemy you kill in rage mode will give you +200 health.Scarface The World Is Yours is a good game that's worth playing.

Scarface is SCARFACE, Vice City can't even compare! REMASTER THIS NOW!!!!

[Prophetik · 10/10 · 31 January 2019]

This game was like the best game i played back then, i am and will still always be a fan of the great FILM Scarface and that'll never change i like how this game is "What if Tony survived" just a REAL game with a REAL story if you ask me they need to remaster this GAME.

The best movie game but not perfect.

[hotmail_806 · 8/10 · 26 December 2006]

warning,contains SPOILERS. Hello,I just finished SCARFACE 100% and it was really good.This games has its ups and downs.the ups are that AL PACINO chose a really good voice actor for Tony Montana.Also,the game makes it look like Tony did live by starting at the mansion shootout,which was good but tony did not blast the entrance like in the movie and the person who got killed was not chi-chi.The level was good overall.The character models were good for some but not good for others.Like George,he did not have a mustache and is skinny and SOSA does not look like the movie character a bit.I guess facial things could happen in 3 months.Also the game never explains how Tony knew Felix,how SOSA lost the heat,and so on.The good is the combat.It makes it more fun and the game allows you to take Miami by the balls.The downside is jacked up prices and repetitive side missions.It also follows the story as if Tony were alive.OVERALL 8.8/10

very good

[Derekkelvin · 10/10 · 28 December 2006]

The good points about the game are free roam because i like games like grand theft auto so this was great for me but some of the missions seem pointless like going out to protect a boat while it gets shark fins it is very stupid and also why would pirates want to attack you because you are getting shark fins anyway overall the scarface the world is yours game was stunning and one of the best games i have ever had in my life and also i have done all the missions now so i am going to try and net millions and millions TB//kelvin lately i have had this game on xbox 360 and i have not been able to come off of it. This game is tremendous, also the way it continues the plot from the film, any scarface fan should love this game

Scarface Remastered Project (PC Version) gives this 17 year old game a 2nd lease of life.

[WarMovieCollector · 8/10 · 30 November 2023]

The Remastered Project from Sept 2022 makes this game playable by fixing major graphical glitches that occurred on modern-day PCs, and improves overall performance. The project also touches up the game textures and sound via remade, a.i upscaled or remastered. However, I encountered crashing to desktop problems when using this mod with the vanilla game. I suspect it is due to the buggy nature of the remade game textures. A random user who also experience the same issue left a helpful tip on page 3 of this Nexus Mod. Here is a quote of his reply posted below.

''I just tested the Drive-In mission that always crashed the game and fixed it by not installing the Mod's art/characters/npc folder textures. You can install all other folders except this subfolder, it seems that some npc textures are buggy and cause crashes. You should delete the npc subfolder and replace it with the one from cement.rcf in the Backup Rcf folder that the installation of this mod creates (by using Scarface Archive Explorer, a user shared the steps in the comments below). Be aware that I haven't tested it in other areas prone to crashes (Like the Island Bar's docks) but the Drive In mission always crashed with the mod completely installed, now was the first time I managed to complete it with this mod on by removing the mod's npc textures and replacing them with vanilla ones.''

Using this fix / workaround solves the crashing to desktop problem. Overall, this a great GTA Clone game.

Experiencing a difficult time

[GBMpersonal · 7/10 · 30 January 2021]

The gameplay of this game is basic and nothing innovative. But what makes it a masterpiece is the difficulty, and how quickly it becomes boring, making these as the game's main pretensions. You live like a drug dealer, you kill and "die" several times, and you are transphobic without retaliation.

In the film, you see yourself watching a man who rise from suffering, becoming an unpleasant person. In the game I think a little bit like him, which further increased my contempt for the character.

A "scarface" always says something. And that is never good, for either side.

One of the best gangster movies

[filmek-01 · 10/10 · 18 July 2022]

One of the best gangster movies ever made. Great performances, from almost everyone, and the story is also great. It is recommended for everyone to watch, as we are talking about a basic work.