Judge Dredd (PlayStation)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 1.0 stars Terrible
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 2.5 (1.0 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Jeff Gerstmann
• Reviewed on: 04/08/1998
• Updated on: 05/02/2000
• Released on: 03/31/1998
• Originally published on GameSpot: Judge Dredd (PlayStation) Review

To all but a few comic book aficionados, the Judge Dredd name stands for a bad movie, a few bad video games, and a pretty decent pinball machine. And even though this latest offering from Activision is based on the Judge Dredd comic series rather than the Stallone magnum opus, it fits right in as just another bad video game. Even though most avid light-gun fans are probably starving for another game, this is one they'd be better off without.

The game plays just about how you would expect it to play. The camera perspective travels around without your help and stops every time a bad guy pops up. You pop a few caps into said bad guy, and the game continues. Occasionally you'll find a power-up or two, allowing you to have rapid fire or more powerful shots. In a definite nod to Area 51, much of the surrounding background can be damaged with your shots, scoring you more points in the process. The main difference is that most of the enemies take several shots to kill, which gives them plenty of time to return fire while you reload. This makes getting through a level unscathed pretty hard.

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