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Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death (PC)

Publisher: Sierra
Platform: Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Release date: 17th October, 2003
Media: Video Game

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Editorial Review

2000AD fans have had to put up with a lot over the years, from a rubbish Stallone film to a gazillion rubbish video games; now some drokking games company has gone and bought 2000AD and turned Judge Dredd's life as a street judge into a first-person shooter. Actually, that last isn't necessarily a bad thing because Dredd vs Death really isn't as bad as we might have expected.

The Death in question is, of course, Dredd's dimension-hopping evil nemesis who, along with his fellow dark judges, has popped over to Mega-City One to, well, kill everyone. There's also been a nasty outbreak of vampirism, which means that Dredd has been working overtime. Although it's an FPS, there's more storyline here than normal and Dredd has the option to arrest perps instead of just shooting them dead with his lawgiver--indeed, if he doesn't get the balance right between lenience and severity he'll be in trouble with his superiors.

The world of Dredd vs Death looks exactly like the comics books and all of Dredd's equipment, from the lawmaster motorbike to the multiple-warhead lawgiver, are in full effect; there is however less of the trademark dark humour than many fans would wish. It's a good buy for fans of ol' stony face, but by no means one of the best first-person shooters available. --David Jenkins

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Rating: - WARNING!

First off I am sure this is a very good game - but I wouldn't know.

I bought this from one of the marketplace shops within Amazon for peanuts, so I suppose I should have suspected there was something wrong with it.

Every time I load the disc it infects my PC with a virus and trojans. My protective packages go into hunter-killer mode and erase them from the system.
How am I expected to play a game on my machine when it could so easily destroy it?

Be warned - if you buy cheap games they may not be the bargain you think they are.
This is either being sent back or destroyed.

It may be an original game, but how can they be infected with a virus? Surely it would have been tested. If it is a pirate then how can the shop sell it with a clear conscience? Surely THEY must have tested it before putting it up for sale?

Just be careful with software that you buy from the marketplace - you may kill your PC.

Rating: - Lacklustre at best and that was in 2003

although overall the game isn't that bad, just lacking any imagination or real innovation to set it apart and more so now than then. Obviously its appeal was mainly aimed at Dredd fans and even we weren't impressed. It was probably hindered from its inception by the fact that it is obviously a console written game, with the accompanying simplicity these usually have.

The game takes the form of a standard and very linear FPS with a small assortment of weapons. The Lawgiver is replicated very well with all of the ammunition types available and reprimands for misusing them, so no cooking citizens with incendiaries.

You come across shotguns, the Lawrod, various laser weapons, a pistol and a grenade launcher, but overall I used the Lawgiver and pistol, making the others pretty much redundant. The biggest problem with any of them is the lack of spare ammunition and you could easily find that you run out if you do not use it sparingly, especially with the alternative ammo that the Lawgiver has.

Adversaries consist of armed perps, vampires, zombies and Death cultists, none of which give much of a challenge on normal setting. An innovation in the early levels is being able to disarm and arrest perps and cultists, adding to your end of level score. Later on this becomes redundant as the cultists refuse to surrender, so it just peters out. There is also the option to arrest citizens peppered around the levels, but again this disappears later on in the game.

The graphics are rendered well and shouldn't give a modern PC any problems on max, with the sound being adequate. Of anything to note graphically it is the blatant intrusion of Red Bull advertising on one level and PlayJam billboards on another and is an early example of misplaced and ill thought out product placement in games.

The online multiplayer has been withdrawn, so the player skins you unlock in the single player are now redundant and the only other replay value is in a number of small sub games that you unlock as you go. Some are OK for a quick game, but mostly they are irritating as you are overwhelmed by hordes of the enemy.

Overall this is not a bad game, just not a good one. It will only take a number of hours to play through and I find it easily bored me on this replay. A redeeming feature is that whilst you take on the Dark Judges they are not irritating end of level bosses, quite the opposite, as apart from Fear dispatching them is done in a cut scene. At this price you can't go wrong for a couple of hours entertainment, just don't expect too much.

Rating: - This is just perfect.

As computer game versions of comic book characters go, Dredd vs Death is just about perfect. The entire game feels the way it should in look, sound, action, gameplay, etc.
This is the Judge Dredd game I always wished for and it's finally here and it's totally brilliant.
Definitely a must for fans of Dredd who always wanted to roam around Mega City One and be Dredd himself...

Rating: - poor graphics spoil this

as a major Dredd fan, I was looking forward to this which I expected to be in the same league as Jedi Knight, Deus Ex, Medal of Honour etc. IT ISN'T EVEN CLOSE! The gameplay is ok, but the graphics are so amateur that it really ruins it. Seems like someone took a 2d image and put it on the screen - most characters seem really flat.
Don't buy this - it's disappointing

Rating: - But let's not Forget

What's been said already pretty much sums up what I wanted to say. The Game is Fantastic and I loved being able to arrest Perps but what really made the game is when me and a Mate linked up for the Co-op! FANTASTIC!!!! It brought a new element to the game and you really had to watch your fire (admitedly I did shot my friend once or twice but it was an accident!!!!). Anyway in Co-op it gives you some real decent backup. Particularly when your running down a corridor ammoless and several vampires hot on your heels!!! Buy it For the Single player but most of all buy it for the Co-op!!!

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