In recent years, most movie-adapted games have received mixed reviews, but this does not include “RoboCop: Rogue City” (RoboCop: Rogue City), which is adapted from the 1987 American science fiction action film “RoboCop”. After being released yesterday (3rd), it has received extremely positive reviews on Steam, especially among fans of the movie series.
The “RoboCop” movie, which came out in 1987, is a dystopian American society in the near future. Crime is rampant in Detroit due to the bankruptcy of the city government. The government handed over the police station to the large enterprise “OmniCorp”. After the failure of the Type 209 robot demonstration, they introduced the second plan “RoboCop” for security protection.
What outsiders don’t know is that this “Robocop” was actually Alex Murphy (played by Peter Weller), a police officer who died in the line of duty while investigating crimes. After his death, he suffered all kinds of injuries all over his body. Transformation, leaving only the human brain.
The “Rage City” game itself allows players to play the half-human, half-machine police hero Murphy, and experience Detroit, the crime capital in the movie, from his perspective, as well as the meaning and dilemma of Murphy’s own existence.
At the beginning of the game, players can experience the iconic RoboCop battle, with electronic scanning to clearly see enemy units, and the powerful Auto-9 repeating pistol from the movie.
Seriously speaking, “Violent City” embodies the combat characteristics of the robot police from the beginning. Although you can’t jump and your sprint speed is not fast, you have thick armor so that the camera will not shake when you are attacked by bullets. The powerful force makes you You won’t suffer too much recoil from any weapon you operate.
As soon as the Auto-9 pistol hits the enemy’s head, plasma will explode. Players can also grab objects around them and throw them, or even catch the enemy.
As experience points are gained through the story, players can also upgrade 8 different abilities, giving them more bonuses in later battles and story investigations.
Soon as he said “This is our hood” to robocop I had to make an example out of yo 😭😭😭😭😭😭 #RobocopRogueCity pic.twitter.com/GADoCHaYDz
— Maximum Spider 2099 (@2099gaming) November 2, 2023
Robocop is a fucking beast DAMN I wrecked these dudes! 😆#RobocopRogueCity #XboxSeriesX pic.twitter.com/9sowGt7x0q
— JagoKuken (@Retrorenegades_) November 3, 2023
To be honest, before too many skills have been activated, the shooting experience of “Violent City” has basically represented the riot control scenes in many movies. It is no wonder that it is loved and praised by many fans.
And “Volume City” itself is not just a shooting game, but more like a plot role-playing game. The end of each battle will lead to the next plot development. Murphy will return to the police station, sometimes interacting with the police officers, and sometimes triggering side tasks to serve the people.
As the plot progresses, players will come to a semi-open world area. In the process, you will trigger side tasks or talk to citizens to prevent them from committing crimes or build credibility.
The choice of dialogue depends on the player’s will. In some cases, it will be determined by ability. For example, “engineering” is required to open a lock, “psychology” is required to persuade citizens to surrender, and “inference” is required to find criminal evidence.
However, apart from shooting bad guys, the most interesting thing about the game is“Sea Patrol”.
That’s right, you are a robot policeman with very strict control. There are many scenes in the game that will trigger citizen interaction. Some people are drunk and causing trouble, some people have verbal conflicts, and some people have illegal graffiti. You can go up and express your opinions in all cases. Concerned… To gain experience points。
Many options will have different results. Either you uphold the law, or you gain the credibility of the citizens. This seems to also affect some small details of the story advancement, but more importantly, this kind of gameplay allows players who play the police to have Very good sense of immersion.
What’s even better about this game for me is: you can write tickets.
Not just other Steam police simulation games, in “Violent City”, there are many small interactions and events that make you play a policeman who eliminates violence and solves problems for citizens enthusiastically.
If there’s something that can’t be solved with one shot or one punch, take two shots (or two punches).
Buy RoboCop: Rogue City. pic.twitter.com/WaRDfTcIGg
— FPSthetics (@FPSthetics) November 3, 2023
The plot of “Rage City” is between the second and third episodes of the movie. Although many players in the first episode of the movie were released, even if you don’t know some of the characters, it will not affect the progress of the game story. .
In the TV station hostage-taking incident that occurred at the beginning of “Rage City”, the reason why the Torch Gang made a big move to cause trouble was actually to advertise to a certain “new guy” criminal, trying to prove that the Torch Gang could help with their drug business. Busy.
The player investigates from Murphy’s perspective, while suffering from the remaining memories of his life in his own consciousness.
Another commendable aspect of “Rogue City” is the sense of humor in the story text.
There are many interactive events and even NPC conversations in the game. In addition to authentically recreating the background world view created by the movie, many conversations also convey the humor of the development team. For example, you will see RoboCop dancing, or watching Talk to the homeless man.
Proof that Robocop: Rogue City may be GOTY material. pic.twitter.com/DJ7lY080T9
— Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7) November 1, 2023
Of course, “Violence City” is not without its shortcomings. The cumbersome combat mode of PanzerCop may not be suitable for players who like fast-paced shooting. Secondly, the pace of city exploration outside of combat is also relatively scattered, and a lot of time is wasted. Scan objects to find items.
At the same time, there are also problems with some players experiencing crashes or resolution errors, but generally speaking, for a role-playing game adapted from a movie, it can be seen that “Violent City” is advocated by a group of teams who are very passionate about the original IP. Made with its dystopian worldview and cyberpunk spirit.
Unfortunately, robot cops are not allowed to engage in mating behavior, young lady.
The role-playing shooting game “RoboCop: Rage City” adapted from the classic movie was released on November 3. The standard version on Steam is priced at NT$1,199. It is worth paying attention to fans who like the original movie.
