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Game entry

Kingpin: Life of Crime

1999 · FPS, Action RPG, Survival · PC, Linux · Interplay Entertainment

Kingpin: Life of Crime is ranked no. 4,587 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,370 and 23% of duels won.

World rank

no. 4,587

ELO score

1,370

Wins

23%

Duels played

43

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About Kingpin: Life of Crime

Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter developed by Xatrix Entertainment (now a part of Treyarch) and published by Interplay Entertainment in June 1999. The game begins with the player character wounded and beaten up by the Kingpin's henchmen, and the story follows his thirst for revenge. Released shortly after the Columbine High School massacre, the game attracted controversy which led it to be dropped from various retailers, despite receiving moderate critical acclaim.

The soundtrack for Kingpin was provided by the rap group Cypress Hill, and featured three tracks from their album IV. They were:

- 16 Men Till There's No Men Left
- Checkmate
- Lightning Strikes

Alongside the full versions of these tracks, instrumental versions with the vocals removed were used as backing tracks. Cypress Hill also provided some of the voice acting for the game.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,370 ELO points over the last 123 days.

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Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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