Kingpin Life of Crime Walkthrough: Start Here
Kingpin: Life of Crime opens with your character beaten by the crime boss's associates, and a PC walkthrough can carry you through that revenge story. Here is where to find one and how to use it.
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You can find a full Kingpin: Life of Crime walkthrough on GameFAQs, in the guide and walkthrough written by DEngel for the PC version of the game. [1] The guide was last updated on 03/24/2024, so you can see how current it is before you start. [1]
Stuck on a level or unsure what the story is about? This article explains the story setup and how to use the guide, so you know where to look before you open it. Everything here is aimed at PC players, since that is the version the guide is written for.
The rest of the article walks through the setup, shows you how to move through the guide one section at a time, and points you to where to go next. That way you can keep your place without spoiling the ending.
What is the story you will be following?
The game opens with your character wounded and beaten up by associates of the crime boss The Kingpin [2]. That one moment sets up the whole story, so it helps to know it before you start.
From there, the story follows his thirst for revenge [2]. In practice, your early missions are steps toward settling the score with the people who wronged you, not a string of unrelated jobs.
You don't need more than that to follow the first missions. The opening gives you the beating and the revenge, and the rest of the plot can wait until you reach it, so the later twists still land.
For example, if a mission seems unclear, ask yourself how it brings you closer to the people who hurt you. If you can answer that, you're following the story the way it was built to be followed.
When a new name shows up in a briefing, ask whether that person is tied to the attack that opened the game. That question alone will help you sort out who matters early on.
How do you use the GameFAQs walkthrough?
The quickest way to use this walkthrough is to open its GameFAQs page and read it in small pieces. The guide is written for the PC version of Kingpin: Life of Crime, so start on that page [1].
- Open the GameFAQs page for Kingpin: Life of Crime on the PC. Bookmark it so you can return during play.
- Find the Guide and Walkthrough by DEngel in the list of guides. The guide is listed under DEngel's name [1].
- The listing shows the guide was updated on 03/24/2024 [1]. That tells you at a glance how current it is.
- Read one section at a time, starting where you are stuck. Find the part that matches your problem and read only that.
When you have your answer, close the page and go back to your game. You can return to the guide the next time you get stuck, and pick up at the section you need.
What does this walkthrough cover, and what should you check?
This walkthrough listing is for the PC version of Kingpin: Life of Crime [1]. Make sure the guide matches the version you're playing before you follow it.
Levels and gang encounters
This article doesn't go through individual levels or gang encounters, so you won't find a mission-by-mission route here. Instead, open the guide's table of contents and jump to the section that matches where you're stuck. Each section is written to be read on its own, so you don't need to start from the beginning every time.
Keeping the ending a surprise
Reading only the part you need keeps the story's ending unspoiled. If you're stuck on a shootout or a particular gang encounter, look up that heading, finish the fight, and stop there. Scrolling ahead to the final chapters can reveal how the story ends, which takes away some of the payoff.
The table of contents is the quickest way to find the right section. Use it as your map, and read only the part in front of you.
Where should you go next?
The main thing to remember is that the story opens with your character wounded and beaten by associates of the Kingpin, and everything after is driven by the thirst for revenge [2]. Keep that opening in mind as you go, because every early mission builds on it.
Your next step is the Kingpin: Life of Crime guide by DEngel on GameFAQs, which covers the PC version [1]. Begin with the opening revenge story and move forward one section at a time, reading only the part you are on. Then you can keep going at your own pace.