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G Police (PS) |
| Date: |
23.07.00 (38 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Good graphics, nice concept.
Disadvantages: Too tough.
I bought G Police as one of the first games that took advantage of the analog pad back when that was new. The idea of a futuristic police helicoptor simulator also appealed to me (perhaps I'd seen Blue Thunder around that time). I think I should have beared in mind just how bad I am at flight simulators at the best of times.
It took me quite a bit of game play to actually get into the game, at first I was sending the helicoptor all over the place. However patience and practice was rewarded and I got the hang of moving my craft about and started to progress through the missions. Unfortunately they soon got very tough and I never progressed that far in the game. Though I admit I'm not the best at flight simulator games, this one was particularly difficult. Missions rapidly became very challenging often requiring numerous retries until I'd got the timing just right. The problem was this rapidly became tedious and tiring and so on a particularly difficult mission it wasn't long before I gave up and put a different game in my Playstation.
Missions are comparable to those seen in other combat flight simulators, though they'll have a police slant to them. You'll find yourself having to hunt down and destroy various enemy ships, or having to protect a craft from attack. Combat is again similar to other flight sims, being a helicoptor you have more control over your position, but you'll stil be reliant on the ships instruments to find and destroy the enemy. That's not to say that the combat isn't fun, but often with time limits in place it can be very hard to win.
Graphics are imprevious, whether in the form of high quality CGI telling the story behind the game, or the in game graphics themselves. Heavy clipping is used to keep performance up and this can make things seem a little short sighted. All the missions are based in Domes so there is always a limit to the environment which also helps keep graphical p
erformance under control. Sounds is polished, but not outstanding.
I still like the idea of G police, but think its difficulty level maes it a hard game to get into. If you enjoy flight combat games it's one to consider though it'll be showing its age by now. You have to be willing to put the time in to get good at this game if you ever want to complete it. Unfortunately I've never been able to bring myself to do so, I have other games I'd rather dedicate my time to.
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