| Name | Reviewer | Quote | Score |
| GameBiz.com.au (Xbox) | David Latham | Has the GTA killer finally arrived? | 92% |
| GameSpy.com (Xbox) | Russ Fischer | This is the first game that treats the GTA model as inspiration rather than a quick ticket to the bank... | 4.0 out of 5 |
| GameSpy.com (PlayStation 2) | Russ Fischer | True Crime really does create its own identity, with a tough, unforgiving combat model that creates as solid a police sim as GTA did for gangsters. | 4.0 out of 5 |
| GameSpy.com (GameCube) | Russ Fischer | True Crime... takes GTA as a starting point, fully coming into it's own by the time it's all over. | 4.0 out of 10 |
| GamingNexus.com (PlayStation 2) | Charlie Sinhaseni | While it's not without its share of problems, we gotta admit that True Crime is one amusing ride. | 8.7 out of 10 |
| Ferrago.com (PlayStation 2) | Brad Davey | The most interesting thing about TC:SoLA is the Good Cop / Bad Cop mechanic which makes up for the lack of actually being the criminal element in such games. | 82% |
| Play More Consoles (Xbox) | ydfyce | All-in-all this game has a lot to it. Solid action elements, excessive violence, an element of wit and self deprecation, strippers, dragons, a rooftop fight or two, and some more healthy excessive violence. | 8.0 out of 10 |