So I'm enjoying the game.  Trying to at least.  Love the setting, enjoy the concept, even if the game seems uncertain when truth or doubt should mean "You're not telling me everything and I need you to spill it".
 
But here I am in the first Vice case, chasing a delivery truck, and I'm just about to put the disc back in the box and call it.  When I turn my system back on (if I do) I will be trying this stupid chase for the fifth time. 
- first try: delivery truck humped up on a car, I dart around to cut him off, pedestrian dive under my wheels and the truck magically accelerates away , I reload.
- second try: end up losing truck on minimap due to terrible convertible handling, but catch up to a bunch of cop cars - game freezes as it looks like its about to go into a cutscene - hard freeze, have to turn of console.
- third try: car refuses to turn at speed on two  corners in a row, I get trapped in a gas station with a cement railing in my way - truck escapes.
- forth try: struck by debris, car barrels straight through a "T" intersection and crashes, suspect escaped - GAME FREEZES on message.
 
This is not the first car chase I've had to do more than twice for crashes.  Am I alone with these problems, or did this game sneak through cert?
 
All this after the last homicide case with the stupid climbing/maze/balance beam BS.  Really killing my flow with the game.
 
360, not installed.  Console gives me no troubles with other games.

Just skip the action parts after failing 3 times. As for the freezing, I dunno I didn't have that issue yet...

I played installed and had no problem.

Just skip the action parts after failing 3 times. As for the freezing, I dunno I didn't have that issue yet...

Ah, I turned that option off at the beginning.  I'll consider that.
 
Its all the loading and waiting that really makes trying this four times in a row crazy frustrating.

That just seems like a really, really obnoxious stream of unlucky coincidences. Sorry to hear it. 

I think I got that one first go. Though I've finished the game and after putting it down for a while wanted to play some last night, froze twice about 5-10 minutes in each, so gave up. 360 installed.

That does sound like tons of bad luck. I crashed into plenty of things during the car chases, but the car never got away.

Either it's bad luck or you're not good at driving.

Yeah like people said above just skip those sections, there's no shame in it. It's a solo experience so who gives a shit how you get through it as long as you enjoyed it.

The only time I skipped an action sequence was when I was tailing a lady during the boxing match case. It was one of those old stealth missions of yore where being spotted meant game over. Personally I enjoy the car chases, but not tailing of any sort.

The game did freeze on me twice, definitely not fun. I didn't have it freeze on me like you described though. Also, TAP BRAKE, THEN HOLD E-BRAKE. The cornering is stupid simple if you just do this. The driving in this game is arcadey as hell; you can make a 90 degree turn at full speed once you get the hang of it.

I played installed, with absolutely ZERO glitches at ALL during my 25 hours of playtime. This is technically such a huge improvement and it has set the standard technically for open world games. The game was flawless. 

I played installed, with absolutely ZERO glitches at ALL during my 25 hours of playtime. This is technically such a huge improvement and it has set the standard technically for open world games. The game was flawless. 

At least the game offers the option of skipping those bits.  I burned out completely on Vice City years ago when I consistently failed on a major story mission for a week.

I installed only the first disc but had absolutely no problems with the game, looks like you got unlucky. Maybe it could do with the generation of xbox your playing with.

Just skip the action parts after failing 3 times. As for the freezing, I dunno I didn't have that issue yet...

Have you tried RB (hand break) also, is the disc scratched?

The bigger problem with this game is that during the questioning, there often time multiple correct answers, but the game wants a specific one. And there's often absolutely no reason to pick one piece of evidence over another.

Just install it.

The bigger problem with this game is that during the questioning, there often time multiple correct answers, but the game wants a specific one. And there's often absolutely no reason to pick one piece of evidence over another.

 All this after the last homicide case with the stupid climbing/maze/balance beam BS.  Really killing my flow with the game.  

Also, great advice is to pay extra attention of what Phelps says after you push the LIE button - there is said what exactly you need to proove. You can allways back up and select DOUBT after this.

@McGhee_the_Insomniac said:

The bigger problem with this game is that during the questioning, there often time multiple correct answers, but the game wants a specific one. And there's often absolutely no reason to pick one piece of evidence over another.

This is not true at all. I am at the beggining of arson and if you listen carefully, there is allways ONE correct answer.

@Quipido said:

@McGhee_the_Insomniac said:

The bigger problem with this game is that during the questioning, there often time multiple correct answers, but the game wants a specific one. And there's often absolutely no reason to pick one piece of evidence over another.

This is not true at all. I am at the beggining of arson and if you listen carefully, there is allways ONE correct answer.

False.   In The Fallen Idol case, when you accuse Hopgood of his ties to Bishop, you can use both the chloral hydrate and empty film canister as evidence. I'm sure there's tons of other instances like this.

@McGhee_the_Insomniac: lol - I admit the interogation system is a little gamey... when I originally started the game, I was lost in it, after few hours of game I got how exactly the game mechanics work and since then I solve every case with 90% of answers right. Play some more and you will crack it. Also, great advice is to pay extra attention of what Phelps says after you push the LIE button - there is said what exactly you need to proove. You can allways back up and select DOUBT after this.

I did this first time. You lack discipline.

@Quipido said:

@McGhee_the_Insomniac: lol - I admit the interogation system is a little gamey... when I originally started the game, I was lost in it, after few hours of game I got how exactly the game mechanics work and since then I solve every case with 90% of answers right. Play some more and you will crack it. Also, great advice is to pay extra attention of what Phelps says after you push the LIE button - there is said what exactly you need to proove. You can allways back up and select DOUBT after this.

I think this is the one thing many people don't seem to realize, that you can accuse suspects of lying, then back out. Otherwise, it's impossible to know what evidence you need.

@haggis said:

@Quipido said:

@McGhee_the_Insomniac: lol - I admit the interogation system is a little gamey... when I originally started the game, I was lost in it, after few hours of game I got how exactly the game mechanics work and since then I solve every case with 90% of answers right. Play some more and you will crack it. Also, great advice is to pay extra attention of what Phelps says after you push the LIE button - there is said what exactly you need to proove. You can allways back up and select DOUBT after this.

I think this is the one thing many people don't seem to realize, that you can accuse suspects of lying, then back out. Otherwise, it's impossible to know what evidence you need.

This is perhaps my biggest gripe with the game. The freedom to back out of that but not the other options.

 I think this is the one thing many people don't seem to realize, that you can accuse suspects of lying, then back out. Otherwise, it's impossible to know what evidence you need. If you're paying attention to the evidence you collect, you'll have an idea if someone is lying or not. But you've got to make the accusation in order to know what evidence to select. I'm not sure this setup works best, but once you become accustomed to it, it makes things a lot easier.