Car Jack Streets: mobile's Grand Theft Auto?
I-play's cars 'n' crims title brings GTA-style action to your phone
Car Jack Streets is a new mobile game that sees you hijacking vehicles and driving them around a gritty urban city, completing various criminal missions. It uses a top-down viewpoint, and also lets you wander about on-foot to shoot people.
Remind you of anything?
It's perhaps no surprise that Car Jack Streets is strikingly reminiscent of the original top-down Grand Theft Auto games. Two of the founders of developer TAG Games were on the original GTA development team at DMA Design.
They've signed a publishing deal with I-play for Car Jack Streets, which is due out by Christmas. Its plot revolves around you clearing your $1 million gambling debt however you can, with missions ranging from the benign (pizza delivery, taxi driving) to more dangerous fare.
There's a decent selection of cars to nick and drive, which all handle differently, and you can pick up weapons along the way to help battle through the missions. As in GTA, you have freedom to accept whatever missions you want, or simply explore.
There's a lot more to say about Car Jack Streets, such as the way it uses real-world time as a crucial gameplay element.
Tomorrow, we'll have a full interview with TAG Games to explain that and other features, while later in the week we'll have a hands-on preview, exclusive video footage, and a more focused look at the game's visual style.
"We believe Car Jack Streets has a real point of difference and provides an opportunity to tap into a relatively under-served style of gameplay on mobile," says I-play's Ian Macleod.
Check the screenshots above for a glimpse at the game, and then come back throughout the week to find out more (or click the 'Track It!' button below to get email alerts on the articles, of course).
