RoboCop: Rogue City review - The ultimate 1980s movie tie-in game
Imagine a 1980s movie tie-in video game, but made with the technological capabilities today and an abundant amount of love for the source material.
The game you're imagining is RoboCop: Rogue City, a first-person shooter that launches on Thursday 2nd November for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
You can actually already play it in early access if you pre-ordered the 'Alex Murphy Edition'.
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The game is set between the events of the second and third entries in the original RoboCop film franchise (reboot? What reboot?), with iconic actor Peter Weller reprising the title role.
And given that this performance was always monotone and deadpan, it translates into the gaming voice-over realm just fine.
Playing as this armoured avenger is genuinely fun, with his lumbering movement and bullet-sponge mechanical body providing a really refreshing change of pace from the usual shooters of today. We'd definitely recommend it for fans of the films.
Hardened gamers may find a few annoyances here and there, from dodgy facial animations to stingy checkpointing — and even some buggy moments where a character will disappear unnaturally through a wall.
But if your primary objective here is to have a fun time and remember why you loved RoboCop back in the day, we think you'll have a mostly great experience with Rogue City.
In terms of the writing, the developers at Teyon clearly have a lot of love for the source material, as they've woven in all sorts of Easter eggs and callbacks while also generating a new story that slots in nicely between the established beats.
And yes, you will get a trophy for shooting someone in an area that you could probably guess!
There's also, impressively, an engaging
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