Woop woop! That’s the sound of This Is The Police 2. It’s rolling in here with a megaphone and a page from an old Argos catalogue held up like it’s a warrant. Damn pigs. Looks like they’re here to show off another trailer. What is it this time? Another look at the antagonistic and corrupt law enforcement officers, I’ll bet. No, wait. It’s a deeper demonstration of their police management sim, and its new dangerous and tactical turn-based missions. Read the rest of this entry »
Freeze! Put your hands on the keyboard! That’s it, nice and slow. What? No, I won’t show you my badge. I’m a certified law officer, I’ve played several hours of police management sim This Is The Police. And you know wh– hands on the keyboard please, sir – you know what else? A sequel is coming out. This Is The Police 2 is due for release “later this year”, say the developers. It’s set in a cold, northern border town and puts you in the role of a new sheriff called Lilly Reed. Here’s a trailer setting up some of the characters and, uh, the tone? Read the rest of this entry »
RPS Feature This Is A Review!
I was waging war against the mafia – and they did not know it. The idiots kept telling me any time they had a ‘big job’ planned. They would then offer me big money in a brown envelope to ignore it. But as the chief of police, I could not be bought. I would use their little pre-warning to make sure I had enough officers in the station. And when the crime went down – a casino robbery, an assault, whatever – I would storm in, yelling the game’s title, This Is The Police!
Cop management sim This Is the Police [official site] was supposed to be released today but has been pushed back because the publisher forgot to press a button on Steamworks – the publishing side of Valve’s digital store. The game will now be released next week, the developers have said. And the folks responsible seem very, very embarrassed.
