Xatrix Entertainment
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter developed by Xatrix Entertainment (now a part of Treyarch) and published by Interplay Entertainment in June 1999. The game begins with the player character wounded and beaten up by the Kingpin's henchmen, and the story follows his thirst for revenge. Released shortly after the Columbine High School massacre, the game attracted controversy which led it to be dropped from various retailers, despite receiving moderate critical acclaim. The soundtrack for Kingpin was provided by the rap group Cypress Hill, and featured three tracks from their album IV. They were: - 16 Men Till There's No Men Left - Checkmate - Lightning Strikes Alongside the full versions of these tracks, instrumental versions with the vocals removed were used as backing tracks. Cypress Hill also provided some of the voice acting for the game.
- Released
- 30 June 1999
- Developer
- Xatrix Entertainment
- Publisher
- Interplay Entertainment
- Engine
- id Tech 2
- Perspective
- First person
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Genres
- Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
- Also known as
- Kingpin: רחובות של פשע
- Estimated owners
- 20,000–50,000 (est.)
- 73
- Player rating
- 38
- Ratings counted
- 80.5%
- Steam reviews
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Key facts
Platforms
Game modes
- Single player
- Multiplayer
Themes
- Action
- Science fiction
- Survival
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Trailer
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Screenshots
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Reviews and languages
80.5% of 488 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Very Positive”.
2 languages in the interface, 1 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Platform releases
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- 30 June 1999
- Linux
- 1 July 1999
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Official pages
Kingpin: Life of Crime