True Crime: New York City

True Crime
True Crime: Streets of LA	2004
True Crime: New York City	2006

Warnings

SafeDisc DRM may not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected releases).

True Crime: New York City is a singleplayer third-person action, open world, shooter and TPS game in the True Crime series. It is based on the GameCube version.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7.20.0008 DRM - European and North American releases
Retail		SafeDisc 4.60 DRM^{[Note 1]} - Polish release
Retail		StarForce 4.0.12.3 DRM - Russian release

SafeDisc DRM may not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected releases).

Monetization

Type	Notes

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\TCNYC\prefs.dat

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\TCNYC\Saved Games\

Video

Game Graphics Options Menu

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Supports all the resolutions supported by the graphics driver, but the 3D image is Vert- and HUD is stretched when compared to 4:3. Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix to address those issues.
Multi-monitor		Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix.
Ultra-widescreen		Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix.
4K Ultra HD		Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Frame generation		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS by default. Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix for 60 FPS support.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Strong mouse acceleration. Can't be disabled.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers mapping is all over the place and can't be changed.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Button Prompts		Keyboard and mouse button prompts only.
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game Audio Options Menu

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects, Ambient, Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Only available in the Czech retail version.
French
German
Italian
Polish				Only available in the Polish retail version. For other releases download this
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer; download.
Russian				Only available in the Russian retail version.
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation by Patriots Çeviri

Issues unresolved

Controls locking up

Controls will frequently lock up through gamepad and mouse. Keyboard input is unaffected. Possibly helped by reducing your mouse polling rate.

Issues fixed

Game runs too fast during gameplay

Fix game speed^[3]
Install ThirteenAG's fix. Open `TrueCrimeNewYorkCity.WidescreenFix.ini`. Increase the `GameSpeed = 128.0` value (e.g. `200.0`) to make game a little slower and smooth.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.5.21.0

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2.7 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9600
Sound (audio device)		Sound Blaster X-Fi

Notes

↑ This version of SafeDisc DRM may not work on Windows 10/11^[1], including on Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed, if the game relies on the SafeDisc SECDRV.SYS driver.^[2]

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Verified by User:PCGW Staff on 2025-06-04
Some games protected with SafeDisc v4.60 may not depend on the SECDRV.sys kernel-level driver that Microsoft blocked in 2015, and would therefor continue to function as intended.
↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-16

[3] This version of SafeDisc DRM may not work on Windows 10/11^[1], including on Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed, if the game relies on the SafeDisc SECDRV.SYS driver.^[2]

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Verified by User:PCGW Staff on 2025-06-04
Some games protected with SafeDisc v4.60 may not depend on the SECDRV.sys kernel-level driver that Microsoft blocked in 2015, and would therefor continue to function as intended.

[4] Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-16

[Note 1]

[3]

[1]

[2]

Developers

	Luxoflux
Windows	Aspyr Media
Publishers
	Activision
Russia	Buka Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	March 24, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	54
IGDB	64
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world, Shooter, TPS
Vehicles	Automobile, Bus, Transport, Truck
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America
Series	True Crime