If I went by the reviews I'd not have gotten this game nor wasted any time playing it. I got it on a Steam sale and it is worth full price.

Sure there are flaws, acknowledged. One of the levels stopped giving me hints and I got stuck. Exiting the game and reloading (not reinstalling) it brought back that levels hints so I could proceed. BTW that particular map was a little different that it required some thought to figure out how to defeat the judge.

But the game is FUN, not frustrating and I kept going even after sometimes dying a lot.

THIS not the average shooter where the whole world is a free fire zone; where any sighted sprite or actor, is likely hostile, and you shoot it.

In DREDD, indiscriminate killing has bad consequences. There are citizens that may appear suddenly in your face and , after years of computerized "shooter training;" instinct is full-auto to THEIR face. OOPs, reload save. Even while blasting identified bad guys, one has to be careful of citizens, allied judges or the surrendered nearby.

--some actors are your allied judges.
--some actors are criminal scum but can be disarmed / arrested (for me more satisfying than head splats)
--the arrested /surrendered criminal scum are helpless and you have the moral obligation to avoid having them killed by errant gunfire; most likely coming from your own barrels.
--some actors are citizens and you do not want to see them harmed, and in many cases you are trying to rescue them.
--you can ambush criminal scum to gain a tactical advantage, but it counts against you.
--you can challenge criminal scum and lose tactical advantage, though some will surrender; giving you the opportunity for that oh so satisfying arrest lingo ie "YOU JUST EARNED YOURSELF xxxxx Time IN THE CUBES."

And there is a level where you VISIT these cubes. Jump off a catwalk on a container then into the iso cube, if curious. A bunk, a toilet and print across the wall, CRIME DOES NOT PAY.

Unlike Fallout 3, your pockets are not deep. You can only have two weapons which requires some decisions. Firefights may use up your ammo of your preferred Judge Gun; and that's another thing, setting criminal scum on fire with the incendiary round is inadvisable. You overreaching cop, you. There are plenty of vampires and zombies to try it out on. Your Judge Gun has all kinds of ammo types which replace gun variety in other games. There is even some kind of grenade (I have yet to use).

Some levels you can go through Judge Gun ammo quick and there are other found weapons to try. Once ammo is used up, these found weapons can get you through the level. Depending, although, on how things go, you may be trading them out for different found guns. The grenade launcher may not be the best choice as blowback bites. To save ammo, some adversaries can be tackled in melee mode with little risk. Yes, health can run quite low and it may require several save reloads to get through a level.

The voice acting is hilarious, reminding me of Duke Nukem 3d, arresting a perp yields "tough cop" howlers such as "throwing away the key," or "there's an iso cube with your name on it." or "you're taking the big ride;" to name a few. Tone quite close to the 2012 movie Dredd. Let's just forget about that Stallone attempt. I think even Stallone wants to forget.

The bizarre fashion world of Judge Dredd can take some getting used to. For example, there are numerous fatties with bellywheels to help prop their enormous bulk. Apparently though, they are not an aberration as one might expect to see in a singularly unique character; but a conscious citizen lifestyle. Wikipedia explained them as "Bored citizens who have turned to gluttony as a means to pass the time."

Views from rooftops and other outside areas can be breathtaking. Mega City One looms in the background, an architectural metropolis. The skyline is packed with elaborate skyscrapers and futuristic aircraft ply the skies. For a few minutes at least, I would take in that scenery marveling at its artistic skill. I like to take a look around at the aesthetics of the environment and not just blow through the level. There is a nightclub that had some interesting decor, for example.

I'm playing this on an IMAC 27" WIn8.1, bootcamp with an old USB Logitech gamepad not updated past WinXP but it works fine on 8.1. Like all other games, I just have to re-import the profile after computer reboots and insure the profile is set to persistent (no there is no option to install the gamepad outside the program fldr).

I'm sorry this game was not more popular, it has a lot of good things in it I'd like to see in other games; you do not have to kill the entire world to win.
9/110

A good look at what the game is about if you are still reluctant to give up the cheeseburger cash:

http://superadventuresingaming.blogspot.com/2012/01/judge-dredd-dredd-vs-death-pc.html

Drokking fantastic. That classic Dredd humor with some surprisingly decent shooting. Arresting perps is satisfying beyond belief. Unlawful posession of a hamster? It's the cubes for you, criminal scum. A cool primary weapon with all of the weapon modes from the comics and some great cutscenes with Dredd being badass as usual. If you want an old-school shooter with great humor and a wacky story-line, this can't be beat. Especially for a $1.34.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410001138 Right away, kudos to this man for creating a program that allows to enable widescreen and tune the FOV.

Dredd. What's in the name? It is one of the most criminally underrepresented settings in the history of pop culture. No less brutal than 40k, second only in scale. Can you guess how many Atomic Wars the universe of Judge Dredd had? Anyway, if you decide to take this game on, be ready to be called a neo-fascist oppressor on a regular basis. And prepare to enjoy this role to the fullest.

I don't know as much as I'd want to about the universe, but it seems like the game is rather lore-friendly. The plot is a barrel of fun that involves all kinds of supernatural stuff like a death cult and ghosts judges, humorous delivery and heartwarming references, as well as your good old virus to kick things off properly.

Or preferably the Medium way. I decided to play on Hard from beginning to end and I regret my decision. On that difficulty, enemies are the spongiest, they take a ton of lead to go down. As a result, there was some severe ammo scarcity involved, which felt reasonable to me but may not seem so to others. I sometimes went dry and had to leg it, particularly in the levels that mostly threw monsters at me instead of people, since only the latter drop ammunition. If you don't want to deal with any of these problems, I'd advise you to go Medium. But it doesn't hurt to try Hard first since you can change the difficulty between levels anyway.

The outdated graphics are saved by the stylish artistry, tastefully colorful lighting, and architectural gigantism. Can I say that the game is under-designed as a compliment? The models are low-poly, stylized, and while the visuals don't really hold up, they also aren't an eyesore by far. Where the game excels at, are its gorgeous backdrops that are full of neat detail and animated objects - from flying cars to smoking factory pipes. It's cyberpunk on steroids and it appears as relentlessly hardcore as the setting demands.

The weapons look great, have cool reloading animations, and behave as they should. Some could use more oomph, especially the Lawgiver, and the shooting overall is passable at best. However, your shots stagger enemies in different ways, depending on what body part was hit, which partially compensates for the lackluster gunplay. Scream at them criminals, shoot the guns out of their hands to arrest them, blast their heads off to witness fountains of blood! That’s what makes combat satisfying. I don't think there's a reason to aim for different limbs aside from the ones I mentioned, but the game makes a distinction, so I can only approve.

Still, the weapons are only as good as the enemies they shoot. A-and... the enemies are slightly lackluster, too. They don't vary that much, they are all humanoids. You will encounter ghouls, thugs, zombies (in the mall, a homage I hold dear), cultists, even skeletons. But basically, there are just two types in terms of behavior: melee and ranged. Both are dull and deadly. Also, the bosses were okay for a shooter. Mostly puzzle-like: lure it somewhere, then push a button, etc. Doesn't sound like I'm in awe, and I'm not, but I still think that the roster was serviceable enough, otherwise I wouldn't recommend the game.

The levels are vast and multi-layered, sometimes gigantic, and feature a surprising variety of environments for a game that short. Fine and dandy but, and I know that's what she said, some of them were even too huge for my liking, considering that there was no map in sight. Yet, for the most part, the levels are more or less linear, with no urgent enough incentives to explore. Yes, you can find ammo, seldom sub-weapons, medikits, but they usually come at the price of wasting even more ammo and health than they're worth.

As it stands, no backtracking that isn't related to your objectives is normally needed. More often than not, you can just run ahead, visiting every other room along the way. The markers will lead you where you need to be. There's nothing to do there anyway, aside from admiring the backgrounds. The environment is non-interactive and indestructible. There's but a drip of inconsistent interactivity here and there, you can blow up an occasional barrel or a cash register, which... would be impressive... 30 years ago? I'm not even sure if there are any secrets, I didn't find a single one. You won't miss much by skipping most of the exploration is what I'm saying.

The majority of your primary and side missions will be about saving survivors or apprehending bandits. Escort missions are always a terrible idea from the game design perspective, but the implementation is tolerable here. Naturally, enemies and survivors will get stuck here and there, but it wasn't the worst pathfinding I've seen. Besides, no one says that there can't be casualties. Use the main principle of porn: you got stuck, you get ♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Probably refresh rate issues (tried to enforce Vsync, didn't work):
- Got stuck in place after loading the game, had to restart multiple times each time it happened at first, then tried pressing the directional keys during the loading screen and got more consistent results (close to a 100%, in fact). Indeed, a setting so brutal even Dredd gets paralyzed with fear from time to time.
- Jumping barely works. Good thing you don't need it aside from the training and once or twice in the campaign. When you really need it, try crouch-jump spamming for more consistent results (seems totally random).
- Sticky geometry, this one isn't that detrimental. Stay away from these coffee tables and cupboards with sharp edges. Just like in real life.

All in all, I didn't expect anything at all, so what I got was bound to exceed my expectations. Dredd vs Death isn't 'the Dredd FPS' of anyone's dreams, yet it turned out to be a genuinely solid game, a heartfelt creation that just sits there for years, watching you from the store page, saved and preserved, like in its own iso-cube. Flawed as it is, it isn't some soulless cash grab or a half-assed tie-in, which it could have easily been. And did I mention that it has a banging OST?

The game could use a reboot in the form of an Immersive Sim, you feel me? I would so love to run around Mega-City One, soaking in the impressive degeneracy of it all! Hell, I'd be satisfied by even just one enormous Mega-Block like in that massively underrated 2012 Dredd with glorious Karl Urban. The man didn't take off his helmet even once, imagine what a sacrifice it is for an actor! Ugh, I hate dreaming about it since an idea as grand as this will never come to fruition, most likely. Now, GO DISPENSE SOME JUSTICE while I wipe my manboy tears.

My curator Big Bad Mutuh

Someone resisted arrest. So I punched them off a skyscraper.

I am the law

Recommended with reservation.

It's short. Six hours max.
The graphics are ancient. They are a bit too colourful in places.
Sometimes enemies fly off when you kill them.
Rescuing hostages in the hospital is a bit maze-like.


However being a childhood Dredd reader I liked it when I played it years ago. Out of curiosity of forgetting what it was like I just bought it again in the Black Friday sale (2014). I had a blast. It's gun and run and flows fast. There is still the odd surprise.

It's a shame it will probably never be re-made and improved and lengthened. Given its short length I can understand why it was panned in reviews years ago. Being a fan I can understand why I liked it.


High-ex.

You can arrest people for being fat.

You can arrest people for being too fat

I arrested a woman for being fat. The game counted her violation as "illegal parking".

10/10

A highly underrated and overlooked game. The graphics may not be the nicest but the gameplay is pure awesome. This game is also pretty much the best and most accurate representation of Judge Dredd in digital media. Whether you're a fan of 2000 A.D. or just some guy with a sudden taste for old school shooters, this game's got you covered!
Solid 10/10. The game is on sale quite often so you shouldn't have much trouble getting ahold of it.

If you think you are going to be fighting crime, no,
you are fighting vampires and zombies and ghosts