RemasterKingpin: ReloadedDec 5, 2023Modernised release
Release
Wednesday, June 30, 1999
Player score
74/100
Platform families
2
Editorial overview
What it is
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.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
More like this
Xatrix Entertainment · Interplay Entertainment
Connected releases
1
Game data from IGDB
First person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Survival
Languages
2 supported
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