Description
Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions casts the player as either two members of the Hong Kong Police Force or as a pair of spies who must put a stop to the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) stranglehold of Hong Kong. There are ten missions per side, for a total of twenty missions. Missions range from destroying cars to picking up documents to rescuing people.

The game sports a real-time damage modeling system, so cars will break apart depending on how much they are damaged. Hoods and doors will pop loose and fly off, glass will shatter and break, license plates will get knocked loose and swing from side to side before finally falling off. The environment can be damaged as well, with street carts falling to pieces and neon signs exploding into a shower of sparks. Each side starts with a default car, but both gain access to exclusive new rides as they complete missions or by finding and touching hidden cars during levels.

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[Gamecube, PS2 ports]

The updated port of the original Xbox version of Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions adds several new features. Missions are now ranked based on how quickly they are completed, and fast times reward medals. By completing a bonus objective on hard mode, such as destroying traffic, a bonus mission will be unlocked. Earning a gold medal in a bonus mission will further unlock a cheat code, like unlimited time or low gravity. A free mode is available now too, allowing the player to drive through the city without worrying about a time limit. Finally two new features have been added to the cars: an adrenaline feature that slows down time, and a limited supply of short-range missiles.

A new multiplayer mode allows two players to play on a single screen, with the camera following the trailing player. Different modes are available, such as a mode where the trailing car attempts to ram the leading car, or a normal racing mode.

Alternate Titles

"Wreckless" -- Common name
"Double S.T.E.A.L." -- Japanese title
"ダブル・スティール" -- Japanese spelling

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