It's no secret that the GTA series of games was created by American developers, respectively, the actions in all episodes unfold in the United States. Of course, the cities in which you find themselves are completely fictional and do not coincide with reality, but at the same time, every Russian-speaking gamer dreamed of someday trying his hand at home. However, domestic developers are not yet capable of such a successful project, and it makes no sense for Americans to create a game about the Russian city. However, the modification “GTA: Criminal Russia”, the passage of which interested many, was able to save the situation. And it is worth noting that this is not just a visual easy processing, but a full-fledged project with its own plot, updated cities, missions and so on. The action takes place on the territory of post-Soviet Russia.
The essence of the modification
As already mentioned, you can expect a lot from the game "GTA: Criminal Russia", the passage of which will be very different from the original episodes. It’s worth saying right away that the idea of creating this mod appeared even when GTA: Vice City was published, however, while the project was being discussed and rethought, the developers managed to release GTA: San Andreas, so it was decided to create a modification already based on this episode. What is the essence of fashion? Incredible work has been done, so you will see a completely new game in which you will travel around the Russian city, where domestic cars will drive, and the atmosphere will naturally be appropriate. The project has its own storyline, as well as a large number of side quests and various secrets, so you definitely will not be bored. You can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the early nineties in the game "GTA: Criminal Russia". The project will take you, of course, not so much time as in the original, but you can also spend tens of hours in freeplay mode.
Storyline walkthrough
So what does the game "GTA: Criminal Russia" tell the gamer? The passage in this case will be very intense, since you will find yourself right in the early nineties, when a real criminal chaos was happening in the country, and it was dangerous to walk the streets. You have to participate in the showdown of gangs, fight with the police, get involved in high-profile scandals and so on. To complete the game, you will need to alternately complete tasks that will be marked on your map. With the completion of each current task, a new goal will appear before you until you complete the main storyline, which will surely seem very exciting to you. However, do not think that the game "GTA: Criminal Russia" ends on this. As with all other episodes in this series, you can enjoy freeplay as much as you want.
Freeplay in the game
When "GTA: Criminal Russia - Beta" was introduced in 2007, many had questions about whether the world of this modification would be thought out enough to allow players to enjoy freeplay to the same extent as in the original games. Fortunately, everything turned out to be more than good, and in this modification you can get the maximum pleasure from racing in domestic cars, shooting from Soviet weapons, as well as communicating with colorful characters. You can become a member of one of the criminal gangs and destroy members of other gangs, or you can just lead a normal life and remember how everything was more than twenty years ago. Well, of course, you will find an impressive number of secrets scattered throughout the map.
Secrets in the game
When you are done with the storyline, you can start freeplay and enjoy it, but you should not lose your vigilance. The fact is that everywhere you can stumble upon one or another secret that will make you scared, smile or just rejoice. For example, in the Batyrevo district you can find a public toilet in which a person is stuck, and you can also visit the Stalin's bunker, in the rooms of which you can find a lot of interesting things. In general, the game is filled with such secrets, and the passage is unlikely to be complete for you if you do not find them all.
Cheats for the game
The creators of the modification for some time planned to introduce their own codes for GTA: Criminal Russia. But then they abandoned this idea, because there was no reason to change anything in this regard. Therefore, everything remained as it was in GTA: San Andreas. And if you want to use the codes for "GTA: Criminal Russia", then you can remember or find those cheats that were entered during the passage of "San Andreas", and apply them, they will work without any problems.