The Italian Job

Dec 10th, 2008 by cm1

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You don’t see games like The Italian Job every day. The game itself isn’t particularly extraordinary–it’s a lighthearted mission-based driving game that takes you through the streets of London, to Turin, and finally to the Swiss Alps. Of further note, it’s brought to you by the makers of the notoriously gory Carmageddon series (no signs of any gore here, though), it’s based on a 1969 heist film starring Michael Caine and the late Benny Hill, and it was originally released some months ago for the Sony PlayStation. Actually, the PC version of The Italian Job shows its roots in all these respects, and despite some rough edges, it makes for a fun ride that justifies the budget price.

Help Charlie Croker steal a cool 4 mil from under the Mob’s nose.
The Italian Job stars cockney wise guy Charlie Croker, who is fresh out of prison and is already looking to get into more trouble–trouble, in the form of $4 million that the Mafia already has its eyes on. The plan is to cause a major pileup in the streets of Turin and make off with the loot while the authorities and the Mob are scrambling to figure out what happened. In the game, you’ll take on 16 different missions, first gearing up for the heist, then pulling it off, and then getting away scot-free. Along the way, you’ll get to drive eight different vehicles, including everything from a nimble Mini Cooper to a bus filled with explosives. The missions are all short, but they’ll often require you to try them a number of times before you get them right. This isn’t really frustrating, because the missions are quite fun, requiring you to pull off some outrageous driving moves in densely packed urban settings, and failing a mission never sets you back more than a few minutes.

The controls are a cinch. Even if you’ve never played a driving game before, you’ll be able to pick up and play The Italian Job easily. You can accelerate, brake, and turn left and right. The hand brake lets you execute sharper turns, and you can sound the horn of your vehicle to no real effect, and that’s it. A damage meter indicates how close you are to totaling your car, though no incremental damage to the vehicle can be seen as you bang it up. The game’s physics aren’t particularly realistic, but they’re good enough, and the various vehicles you’ll drive are satisfyingly different in how they handle. Between the open-ended environments and the relaxed driving mechanics, The Italian Job is most reminiscent of the Midtown Madness series, though it’s also comparable (though not favorably) to Driver or even the driving portions of Grand Theft Auto III.

The Italian Job maybe isn’t quite as out-of-the-blue as it might seem. Between the resurgence of the Mini Cooper’s popularity and the ongoing production of a Hollywood remake of the 1969 film starring Mark Wahlberg and Ed Norton, The Italian Job’s appearance on the PC isn’t pointless. The game is simple and in some ways even a bit crude, and the entertainment it offers is relatively short-lived, but it’s not a bad deal at $20, and it’s got a lot more personality than you’d find in your average PC game.

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