Woo Hoo, Beta Tester

Dear BOB,

Congratulations! You are now a beta tester for Eidos\' 25 to Life for the PlayStation.2 computer entertainment system.

Please click on the link below to access the official beta website. If you are not already signed in to PlayStation.com, you will need to do so using your existing User ID and password As an exclusive public beta tester, you should receive the 25 to Life public beta kit via UPS in approximately 14 days.

Thanks for participating. We look forward to your feedback!

Xbox,PS2,PC
Created by Eidos INC./Highway1 Productions
Release Date: Summer 2005
Rated: M for Mature (17+)
Sound Track: Hip-Hop

Single Player:
Defeat certain levels and unlock things for offline and online.npc surrender,random hint points,cutscenes,pickup objects,Radio,ingame clothes change,death-slow motion/bleed out blood

Side:
Ability to be a Gangster or Cop,ability to run,taunt on their own(offline) (they are balanced and differnt motion captued) Cops and Gangsters walk,draw guns,hold weapons,etc. differntly. (can also tell if hes a gangster,cop,or npc)

Health: Shows when you been shot and how much health you have by percentage

Chacter Customization:
Customizable Gangsters and Cops,Clothes-Black police outfits (cops)Banadans,Tatoos,Necklaces,Watch,Wristband,Fa ce masks,Ties,Vests,Head bands,Rings,Tees,Shirtless,Long sleeves,Jeans,Belt,Hoodys,sweatsuits,Jackets,Du-rags,Hats,tanktop
s,helmet (cop),necklace,glasses

Gangsters:
Can use humans as human shields.(can still be hurt when using a human shield,Killable NPCs

Cops:
More accurate then Gangsters.Killable NPCs,kick open doors,arresting

Armory:
Bullet proof vest, gas masks,Tazer Gun,Rockets,Shot-Guns,Auto-shotguns,pump-shotguns,pistols,flame bottles,grenades,bats,submachine guns,Sniper Rifles,Scope,Silencer,AK-74,Bat,health packs,etc.drop guns when dead.(tells how much ammo you have

Weapon Effects:
Certain guns will shake or raddle your character when fired. You will see and hear bullets fly past your head depending on distance.crosshairs,dual weild pistols,lasers,Blood,run and nade,damage enviroment.

Players:
Max of 8 vs. 8
Interactive NPCs (interactive people in game)
(Colored)Name Tags

Clans:
Option to join,leave, and battle other clans.

Environments:
Streets,Prisons,Haciendas,Pint Houses,Mansions,Casinos,trains,subways,etc. (destroyable objects within them)

USB:
Heatset support

Modes Online:
War Mode - Traditional battles with no rules.
Raid Mode - Cops Have to retrive an item from a gangster\'s protected territory.
Robbery Mode - Gangsters have to rob an object (theres multiple objects you can go for and the cops wont know where you are) when you rob the object the alarms go off and a signal will show the cops where you are and the gangster has to retrieve the ojbect to his base.
Tag Mode - Gangster vs. Gangster who ever sprays the most graffiti on walls win (only certain walls can be sprayed and graffiti is customizable) you are able to attack each other and spray over each other\'s graffiti.

Online Mode:
15 maps and they can all be played in any mode, Room\'s host has the option to limit weapons, configurable maps,pickup objects,radio

Unsure:
Downloadable Content

Black Text - Developer
Red Text- Oberservation (screenshots/movies)
Hope it turns out to be a good game. Anyone else get in on this?

grats, you get to play a suck ass game before the rest of us ignore it

Well gee, Thanks for the positive outlook. How can you tell it will be a suck ass game before it\'s even out? Chrystal ball?

Created by Eidos INC

hey, they make good games........well ok, made good games, about 8 years ago.

[GmanJoe]

Originally posted by mm
grats, you get to play a suck ass game before the rest of us ignore it

I was a beta tester for Automodelista for 4 months. Dang what a sucky game. But I got to see the progress of the game mature from a complete wreck to just a below average game.

[§ôµÏG®ïñD]

Hitman series is good..

thats like saying the tomb raider series is good

[GmanJoe]

Originally posted by mm
thats like saying the tomb raider series is good

Hey...the first two were pretty damned good! Especially the second one!

Some of the trailers I have seen look pretty good. Of course this could mean nothing. Looks something like GTA. All I can do is wait and see.

[§ôµÏG®ïñD]

Originally posted by mm
thats like saying the tomb raider series is good

Hitman is nothing like tomb raider, if you have played them. Theres no way you\'d even compare them. Unless you totally suck at the games and have no idea how to play them without shooting everything in sight.

Blood Money should be good.

I thought hitman:contracts kinda sucked.  But i\'ve enjoyed the past ones

Originally posted by GmanJoe
I was a beta tester for Automodelista for 4 months. Dang what a sucky game. But I got to see the progress of the game mature from a complete wreck to just a below average game.

I really wanted that game to be good too. Meh.

Congrats man. I dont know what to expect from the game and i cant say that im very excited but beta testing seems fun anyway i suppose.

we\'ll see