Customer Reviews:
 good but not great May 17, 2003
i just rented this game to see how it is since it is coming out on ps2 in one month but it is worth it. this game is very enjoyable and fun to play. it has an awsome choice of game modes including: free ride, story mode, checkpoint mode, and option mode. this game is great but every game,of course, has its flaws. the controling is just sometimes fustrating. for example: say the cops are on ur tale, and u run into a moving car on the street. well first you would go flying and another is after u hit them u cant just back up, it takes a couple seconds for u to just back up!(this may not sound too frustrating but if u have played gta 3 or gta vice city and this is ur 1st time playing u will understand wut i mean) another flaw is that the graphics. the graphics just suck and after getting used to gta vice city, it is hard to adjust to the ps1 graphics. if those 2 little flaws could be fixed this game would rule. if u have a ps1 get this! but if u have a ps2 i would rent first or wait till the ps2 version is!
Pretty Good May 9, 2003
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game has thrills and action, and is perfect for people of all ages. A few of the missions they send you on are kind of hard, but it still is a great game. Please buy it.
 Pretty much fun game at a great value January 22, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Those still holding on to their PS1's should definitely give this game a look. Based on the 1969 film of the same name (which starred Michael Caine and late comedian Benny Hill), you get to put the pedal to the medal in different free roaming areas including London and Turin. Your transportation consists of 14 classic cars including the Mini Cooper that was in the film as you drive through the mission-based, traffic congested areas. While The Italian Job is a fun ride, it is not without it's flaws: the graphics are overly blocky and polygon dropout is present aplenty (then again, this is a PS1 game and all that is more noticable now more than ever) and the controls are overly clunky and no matter how fast the game says your driving, it always seems like your going much, much slower than you should. All that aside The Italian Job isn't necessarily a bad game, but newer gamers used to more powerful systems should avoid, but then again, PS1 owners looking for some actual half decent bargain basement priced fun should give this a whirl.
 best ps1 August 31, 2002
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
great fun even for people who have a ps2.
The Best Bargain You Can Get July 22, 2002
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Now that I have finally found the time to sit down and finish the Italian Job, I feel that I can give it a fair review. I would have given it 4 1/2 stars if I could have, but because it has such a great price..., I decided to go ahead and give it five stars. This may very well be the best [$$] I have ever spent.If you enjoyed the movie The Italian Job, then you will definitely enjoy this game. It follows the movie almost exactly. You get to play through some of the best scenes in the movie, including the crazy Mini Cooper car chase through Turin, Italy. This is a mission-based driving game, sort of like the Driver series or Grand Theft Auto III. You begin as a guy who just got out of prison and takes a job that involves stealing gold from the mafia in Italy. There are 16 missions: 8 in London, 6 in Italy, and the 2 escape missions through the Alps. There is a good variety in the mission objectives, although it mostly boils down to driving around trying to complete your objective while avoiding the cops. If the cops see you, they take chase and you have to shake them before reaching your objective. If you destroy your vehicle, run out of time, or if the cops get close enough to get your entire license plate number, then you fail the mission. The difficulty level is just about right. There are a few missions that will cause some frustration but they are not impossible. In addition to the story mode, there are several extra games to mess around with. You can take a ride around London or Italy to get to know the area using your choice of vehicle. Then there are several mini games, like checkpoint races and stunt tests. The graphics are not fantastic but they are okay for a PS One game. My major complaint about the game is the difficulty of controlling the car. If you are used to the tight control of PS2 games like Gran Turismo and the aforementioned GTA III, you may have some trouble getting used to the sluggish control here. With all the bad games for the PS One that are coming out now, seemingly rushed just to make a quick buck, this is probably the best PS One game to come out since the PS2. Rockstar did a great job of recreating the scenes from the movie, especially on the getaway mission. All of the coolest segments of the movie chase are here. You get to drive through the subway, up the big dome building, across the river, and through the sewers. Overall, you could do much, much worse for [$$].
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