DISCOUNT (529p → 79p) Review Of The Game This Is The Police For IPhone And IPad

2023 Author: Gordon Kinson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-06-01 01:17

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Review of the game This is the Police for iPhone and iPad

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This is Police raised money on Kickstarter, changed several publishers, but in the end it was published. And the result was worth it. The authors managed to create a stylish, exciting not action, but immersion game. We are invited to travel back to the turbulent 1984 and start organizing the work of the police department in a certain city of Friborg.

The main character, Jack Boyd, is preparing to leave in six months for a well-deserved rest. The police chief was frankly tired of his job, but was about to make the last spurt. And the goal is motivating - to retire, earning half a million dollars in the end at any cost. To do this, Boyd is ready to betray himself and be a "bad cop", with a calm cynicism realizing the possible sources of reward. Every day you will have to trudge to hateful work, and plunge into the world of crime. At the same time, Boyd will also have to look for options for his own enrichment. Believe me, there will be enough of them.

And the goal is motivating - to retire, earning half a million dollars in the end at any cost. To do this, Boyd is ready to betray himself and be a "bad cop", with a calm cynicism realizing the possible sources of reward. Every day you will have to trudge to hateful work, and plunge into the world of crime. At the same time, Boyd will also have to look for options for his own enrichment. Believe me, there will be enough of them.

The game is built around a city map, on which icons about committed crimes flash every day. We have to decide which policemen or detectives to send on a mission, help them collect peculiar puzzles from photographs, while investigating crimes.

If necessary, you will have to use special forces or a paddy wagon. It must be said that working with a large number of personnel is not so easy: some officers get sick, some suddenly get drunk, others skip, and some have family problems. By firing, recruiting and rearranging members of the two shifts, it is necessary to recruit a capable team capable of solving problems and maintaining order in the city.

It is not enough to send officers to a call, more often they need to be given hints about actions in a critical situation. The life of both the policemen themselves and the townspeople depends on this. The professional level of the police depends on the success of the tasks, and the load affects fatigue. You will have to tinker to close all the challenges with professionals in optimal condition.

However, the game is not a sterile manager where the good guys fight the bad guys. Jack Boyd is put in a situation where he (thanks to us) constantly has to make difficult moral choices. The mayor's office constantly interferes with the activities of the police, which has its own, highest political goals. And the mafia easily contacts Boyd, promising him help, money and urging him to help her.

Our hero will have to be torn between debt, lust for money, fear and a sense of justice. You can try to earn the coveted amount through bonuses for catching gangs, or you can fulfill the most profitable, but also the most dastardly orders, easily sacrificing even your subordinates. Selling drugs and weapons? It's easy, because the subordinates will cover the share for their part. If you actively help the mafia, the mayor's office will immediately rein in the budget cuts.

The game mechanics are surrounded by unusual graphics. In fact, we are watching a leisurely film noir in which characters are deliberately depicted as faceless silhouettes. Each new day, in addition to the service routine, brings us the development of the plot. We gradually learn the nuances of Boyd's life. It is impossible not to sympathize with him. The game shows how a good cop can become corrupt under the influence of circumstances. You can try to rectify the situation, but This Is the Police is unlikely to make it so easy to do. The atmosphere of the game is also complemented by "tube" music - every new day is accompanied by the sound of our chosen record. And the collection can even be replenished with the money earned.

The game doesn't look like a classic detective story. Yet it is a series of small stories against the background of the main one - the activities of Jack Boyd. The developers managed to make a series of similar investigative actions really exciting. Fantasy and soft humor helped in this. And the depressing background created by the graphics and music draws in even more - you feel like a tired hardened cop.

The game is really addictive, I want to help old Jack Boyd in his final career stage without pretensions to a happy end. This is Police touches on many topics that are relevant to modern society: violence, feminism, corruption, sexism, racism. We seem to be showing how difficult it is to please everyone at once. The player will not mind spending a couple of dozen hours trying to find sustainable compromises.