What is really lame about this is the fact that there is constantly so much clutter on the screen, from enemies to wall decorations, that you really cannot figure out what you are supposed to shoot. The game promises a 'destructive world', meaning that there are objects on the screen that can be shot and destroyed for special power-up bonuses. The graphics are quite good, but could have been much better given the game's recent age. Apparently it is impossible to be shot in the back in this game, something that real policemen would find amusing.

If you do not hit them the first time, no worries-they will simply disappear behind you. Judge Dredd places the character on a continuously moving track, with enemies coming from everywhere like an assembly line. One feature that I really liked about Virtua Cop was the way in which the game would build suspense by placing you in a room, pausing the action for a moment, and then unleashing an army of criminals from all corners of the room. The game closely follows the movie's plot: as Judge Dredd, your goal is to fight your way through a horde of android troopers to finally defeat a megaboss that just happens to be a former judge himself.Īll the action takes place from first-person perspective, similar to SEGA's popular Virtua Cop. Unfortunately, Acclaim's Judge Dredd the game is no exception to this norm.įor those who are unfamiliar with the comic book hero, Judge Dredd is one of future Earth's law enforcement officials who are part Judge Wapner, part Wyatt Earp, capable of meting out justice (and executions) in a draconian manner without bothering with Miranda rights. Following the fight at the top of the Statue of Liberty that ended the film, the game continues on with levels and characters inspired by the comic book culminating with a battle against the Dark Judges on Deadworld.ĭespite being one of UK's most popular 'cult' comic books, Judge Dredd never fared well when licensed to other media-the movie starring Sylvester Stallone as the beefy judge is one of his worst, and the 1998 Activision game isn't much better. The initial levels follow the plot of the movie with futuristic lawman Judge Dredd framed and sent to the Aspen penal colony from which he must escape and prove his innocence. The game was a multi system release so it fits the standard console jump/shoot/duck formula although it does add some unique twists such as wounding enemies so that they surrender and can be arrested. Judge Dredd is a platform action game based on the British comic book character of the same name and the 1995 movie that tarnished that name.

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