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The Italian Job is a video game based on the 1969 film of the same name, developed by Pixelogic and first published for PlayStation to European markets by SCi and Sold Out in 2001, and to North American markets by Rockstar Games in 2002. A port of the game for Microsoft Windows was released in Europe by the then-rebranded SCi Games, and in North America by Global Star Software, in 2002. The game features a story mode based on the film, and a multiplayer "party" mode where players compete through several different circuits in London and Turin, as well as a single player practice mode where the player can develop skills needed for completing the story mode. The game features representations of London and Turin that the player can drive around freely within a sandbox mode, in a range of cars including the Mini.
| The Italian Job | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Pixelogic |
| Publisher(s) | PlayStationWindows |
| Director(s) | Bryan Reynolds |
| Producer(s) | Peter Hickman |
| Designer(s) | Kris Gormley |
| Programmer(s) | Chris Butler |
| Artist(s) | Richard Richter |
| Composer(s) | Allister Brimble |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows |
| Release | PlayStationWindows |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Production
editThe game was developed in conjunction with Pixelogic's Continuous Ordered Scenery Streaming (COSS) technology. This allowed designers to plan and design the "vast environments" required for effectively recreating complex scenes from the film, notably "The Escape Route". The city layouts were modeled using 3DS Max. Phil Cornwell impersonated the voice of Michael Caine as the main character, Charlie Croker.[3]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | (PC) 59/100[4] (PS) 73/100[5] |
The Italian Job received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "The Italian Job". Game Nation. Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
Shipping date: 19 Sep 2003
- ^ "The Italian Job". Game Nation. Archived from the original on 8 May 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Li, David (August 14, 2002). "Postmortem: Pixelogic's The Italian Job". Gamasutra. UBM. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ a b "The Italian Job Critic Reviews for PC". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ a b "The Italian Job Critic Reviews for PlayStation". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2016.