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{{game
|name={{PAGENAME}}
|year=2002
|genre=action-driving simulation
|developer=Illusion Softworks
|engine=LS3D
}}

==[[Engine]]==
* [[collision detection]]: 2D (bodies/feet remain horizontal instead of angling to surface); vehicles block fire hydrant water
* [[lighting]]: [[dynamic light|dynamic]], [[colored light|colored]]; [[coronas]], [[lens flare]] (sun); gunshots, lightning, [[streetlights]], vehicle [[headlights]]
* [[particle effects]]: [[blood spurts]], [[dust]], [[explosions]], [[fire]], [[leaves]], [[rain]], [[shards]] (glass), [[smoke]], [[soap suds]], [[sparks]], [[steam]], [[tire kickup]], [[water spray]]
* [[physics]]
** [[friction]]/[[gravity]]: ammo clips, bullet shells, [[bodies]], [[debris]], NPCs, player, weapons; see below
** jerk/move/fall over when hit/shot: [[barrels]] (some), [[buckets]] (some), [[candles]] (+ [[candleholder|holders]]), [[cans]], [[crates]] (some), detached headlights/[[wheels]], [[mailboxes]], [[trashcans]], [[vehicles]]
** [[explosion force]]: blows out glass, pushes people/NPCs/objects back
* [[reflection]]: [[mirror]], water ([[puddles]], [[river]]); see environmental texture mapping
* [[shadows]]: projected polygonal masks (character, NPC humans, vehicles), adjustment: light source and vertical angle; pre-rendered, static: buildings, trees, etc
* [[skeletal animation]] & [[skin]]
* [[texture]]: 16-/32-[[bit depth]]
** [[texture filtering|filtering]]: [[bilinear|bi-]]/[[trilinear]]
** [[texture mapping|mapping]]: [[environmental mapping|environmental]] (glass, metal; floors, gramaphone cone, perfume bottles--some, vehicles, window blinds, windows), [[mipmapping|mip]]
** [[decals]]: blood, bullet holes, explosion blasts (grenade), scrapes
* [[transparency]]: [[fire]], [[glass]], [[light beams]], player character when camera close, [[smoke]], [[steam]], tire [[skid marks]]
* other: [[anti-aliasing]], [[facial expressions]], [[location-specific body damage]], [[motion capture]]

===atmospheric/environmental [[effects]]===
* [[dust]]: broom sweeping, impacts (bullets, character long jump and roll, vehicle), vehicle tire kickup
* [[explosions]], [[fire]]; see particle effects
* [[smoke]]: chimneys, cigars/cigarettes, fire, explosions, gunshots, train, vehicles (damaged, exhaust, tire skids), vents (some)
* [[sparks]]: bullet/vehicle impacts
* [[steam]]: grates, hot drinks (some), train, vents
* [[vehicles]]: [[incremental damage]] (broken glass, dents, engine steam, off-centered steering, bumpers/headlights fall off, scrapes, slower acceleration/speed proportional to damage, tire blowouts, wheels wobble, etc), skidmarks, tire kickup (dirt, grass); gas guage (can run out of gas), odometer, turn signals
* bridge raises/lowers for barges
* bathtub [[soap suds]]
* leaking/squirting train car oil with moving stream
* drinking glasses fill/drain liquid
* some objects shake when hit/shot; see environmental interaction
* water: fire hydrants, fountains, hose, rain, mist (steamboat wheel); splash (people, vehicles)
* [[weather]]: [[fog]], [[lightning]], [[rain]]
** [[wind]] (some): drapes, flags, laundry lines, trees

==[[Character]]==
===[[player character]]===
* name: [[Tommy Angelo]], former [[cab driver]] turned [[mafioso]]
* disappears when camera gets too close
* [[facial expressions]]
* [[footprints]]: blood
* [[footstep]] sound: dirt, grass, gravel, metal, stone, wood
* [[idle actions]]
* looks at people in conversations
* offense (criminal/police wanted) levels: armed-and-dangerous (shoot-to-kill), under arrest, pay fine, searching/wanted
* [[moves]]: [[crouch]], [[hit]]/[[shoot]]/[[swing]], [[jump]], [[lean]] left/right, [[run]], [[strafe]], [[vault]], [[walk]], [[whistle]]
* [[view]]: [[1st-person]] (against vertical surface, elevated train, trolly, sniper mode, vehicles), [[3rd-person]]
** [[pan]]/[[zoom]]: keyboard/mouse, multiple views

===[[NPCs]]===
* [[humans]], [[dogs]]

====[[AI]]====
* dodge, evade, take cover (+ run and scream), cower (crouch, lay down on ground, beg for mercy)
* get in/out: elevated trains, trollies, parked cars (+ drive off and repark elsewhere and walk around)
* help player carry boxes
* honk vehicle horns (+ get out of way of player's honking vehicle)
* light-sensitive
* on-fire guy runs and jumps into ocean
* pull player out of carjacked car (some)
* throw molotov cocktails/grenades

==[[Environment]]==
* # [[levels]]: 1 [[city]] (~12 square miles; [[Chinatown]], [[downtown]], [[industrial]], [[Littly Italy]], [[slums]], [[suburbs]]), ~20 [[missions]]
* [[locations]]: Lost Heaven ([[1930s]] American city); [[airport]], [[apartment building]], [[art gallery]], [[bank]], [[bar]], [[brothel]], [[church]], [[countryside]], [[dock]], [[garages]], [[mansion]], [[prison]], [[restaurant]], [[steamboat]], [[streets]], [[warehouses]]; ~30 indoor
* [[cutscenes]]: yes
* full-motion videos (FMVs): no
* level editor: no
* linear progression: yes, but can explore city and choose not to do some subquests
* outdoor landscaping/terrain design: indoor/outdoor; LOD, portal rendering; see locations
* [[puzzles]]: damage cars, find items, people (follow, kill, transport), plant bombs, shoot train blocks
* [[traps/hazards]]: [[explosions]], [[falling]], getting hit/shot, water (bay/ocean)

===[[interaction]]===
* [[break]]: [[barrels]] (dent, explode--some), [[cardboard boxes]], crates (some), [[fire hydrants]], [[gas pumps]], gate [[padlocks]], [[glass]]: [[display cases]], [[windows]] (+ partial); [[lights]] (go out; some), [[phone booths]], [[train]] [[fuel tank]] cars, [[trashcans]] (dent), [[vehicles]]
* [[buttons]]: [[garage door opener]], light switches
* [[switches]]: [[train tracks]]
* [[knock over]]/move (when hit with vehicle): cans (gas/oil), [[cones]], fire hydrants, [[railings]], [[street signs]]; see [[#Engine|physics]]
* [[open]]/[[close]]: [[doors]], [[electrical panel]]
* [[pick up]]/[[drop]]: boxes/crates (some); see weapons
* [[ride]]: elevated train, steamboat, [[trollies]], vehicles
* when shot/exploded: barrels dent, brick-filled bucket falls and hits NPC, candles go out (some, +holders fall over), fire hydrants break and shoot water, lights (some) go out, mailboxes fall over, padlocks open and fall off (- exploded?), [[paintings]] fall, vehicles explode (if shot enough in right place) and parts fly off, window [[board]] supports break causing boards to fall and cover windows
* other: [[change clothes]] to disguise identity (once), cut garden light electrical power, [[drink]] wine, get in/out of vehicles, kick open some doors, knock on door (1), load/unload truck boxes/crates, move train block, pick vehicle door locks, plant [[bombs]], pull people (dead or alive) out of cars, [[search]] bodies, start/stop gramaphone & vehicle engines, [[steal]] cars (carjacking), turn room lights on/off (some), use: crowbar to pry off padlock, [[ladder]] (2), [[microphone]] (1), [[toilet]] (1)

==[[Inventory]]==
* [[ammo]], [[bucket]], [[documents]], [[keys]], [[package]], [[papers]], [[plane tickets]]
* [[weapons]]: [[baseball bat]], [[brass knuckles]], [[crowbar]], [[fists]], [[grenades]], [[guns]] (442 [[revolver]], Colt 1911, 27 Magnum, M10 revolver, S&W M442, [[shotguns]]: pump, sawed-off; [[sniper rifle]] w/scope, Thompson 1929 "[[Tommy Gun]]"), [[knife]], [[molotov cocktails]]
** [[bullet shells]]: eject, fall, hit surface, bounce (+ down angles), and disappear after a long while

==other==
* [[sound]]: [[stereo]], [[EAX]]

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