G-Police

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Description

After a violent interstellar resource war, mega-corporations seize power from the remnants of Earth's governments and lead humanity's way into the colonization of space. The last vestige of central authority is in the form of the G-Police (Government Police); an independent agency tasked with keeping order in the colonies. You play as rookie Jeff Slater - a former military pilot going undercover at the G-Police squadron on Callisto, in the hopes of finding the truth behind your sister's sudden death.

G-Police is an arcade-style helicopter shooter set inside the colony domes on Callisto. You pilot a futuristic close-air-support gunship, and are tasked with engaging ground and air enemies as you uncover a sinister corporate plot. Your ship can hover and turn in a VTOL mode, fire weapons outfitted before each mission, and lock on to objects in the world to both track enemies and scan suspicious cargo. Missions require you to navigate through the skyscrapers and billboards of the various city districts, and complete a number of objectives updated through radio contact with headquarters. There are thirty-six missions to complete.

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Alternate Titles

• "特警雄鹰" -- Simplified Chinese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: PlayStation
• Covermount: Fullgames
• G-Police series
• PlayStation Platinum Range releases
• Theme: Law enforcement

User Reviews

Graphics Treat!

Windows

MasterAbyss-ESB (13)

Critic Reviews

PC Jeux	Windows	Nov, 1997	92 out of 100	92
Reset	Windows	Feb, 1998	9 out of 10	90
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Oct, 1997	89 out of 100	89
Player One	PlayStation	Nov, 1997	88 out of 100	88
Ultra Game Players	PlayStation	1998	85 out of 100	85
MAN!AC	PlayStation	Nov, 1997	84 out of 100	84
Game Revolution	PlayStation	Feb, 1998	B+	83
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Windows	Dec 01, 1997		80
IGN	PlayStation	Oct 16, 1997	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Windows	Jan 05, 1998	5.9 out of 10	59

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Trivia

Development

The game was originally developed by a company by the name of Wheelhaus since late 1995. After a long time of silence, the game seemed to have been picked up and finished by Psygnosis Limited.

Graphics

This game was an early adopter of the new potential the AGP bus brought. If you had a new and snazzy card in a new and snazzy mobo, the texture quality throughout the game would be upped.

OEM release

The game was one of the four games supplied with the Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo².

References

The weapons used by G-Police ground forces are the famous pulse rifles from the film Aliens. Or perhaps they merely "resemble" them.

Information also contributed by BurningStickMan, glidefan and Sciere

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: G-Police (Information about G-Police at Wikipedia)