Before you know it, Robocop is called to the scene as the only officer equipped to enter the building. Set between the events of the Robocop 2 and 3, events begin when a group of punks take over the local news tower and hold the staff hostage. Robocop: Rogue City wastes no time putting you in the hot seat. And while I admit, I’m not as brushed up on my Robocop lore as I am the other 80s sci-fi series with a cyborg at the centre of it, from the three hours I recently played, Robocop: Rogue City is another win for the fans, utilising increased scope, deep RPG mechanics and improved visuals to truly realise the concept of Paul Verhoeven’s original movie in video game form. I say this because, for as budget as this canonical sequel (and prequel) to James Cameron’s first two movies was, developer Teyon clearly cared about the universe as much as I do – with a healthy sprinkling of Easter eggs, cameos and call-backs. I’m pretty sure I’m the only games journalist on the planet that truly loved 2019’s Terminator: Resistance. The original film is often viewed as a critique of Reagen-era policies and unrestrained corporate power.Robocop diehards finally get the game they deserve with a rough-around-the-edges shooter that is equal parts charming and clunky. At its best, the RoboCop franchise has served as a critique of the authoritarian power that RoboCop, and regular, un-robotic cops, wield. In the seven years since, and especially in the last year, mainstream views of police have shifted. The last major entry in the franchise was the 2014 reboot, simply titled RoboCop. It will also serve as a reintroduction, for younger players, to RoboCop as a character. Given the set-up in the trailer, it sounds like RoboCop: Rogue City, like the original film, may serve as an origin story for the murderous metallic hero. That’s the corporation that, in Paul Verhoeven’s original 1987 film, transformed fatally wounded Detroit cop, Alex Murphy, into the titular superhuman cyborg killing machine. Related: Since MachineGames Is Making An Indiana Jones Game, Rockstar Should Make RoboCopįor the uninitiated, OCP stands for Omni Consumer Products. And the question remains: who, or what, will send these crooks on the run, and restore peace to all citizens once and for all.” OCP insists the situation is under control. “Top story, Old Detroit - Crime has escalated to new heights,” it says.
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