This game is something along the lines of Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row.  You drive around the city, do side quests, and shoot or beat up people.  The difference, this time you're the good guy so your hands are tied.  Some dumb pedestrian gets in your way, no running them down, you take a penalty.  I've even seen them literally dive into the street from the sidewalk before.  Hey though, you're a cop so you're taking care of the people.

So how do they repay you?  Well, a fair amount of the time you go into break up a fight, both people fighting will attack you.  That's probably realistic, so no big deal.  However, the loving citizens also ignore your siren, routinely crash into your police car, and at one point after maybe a couple hours playing ran me and an AI controlled cop down in the middle of the street and kept going.  Delightful.

The music that plays is something that parents will want to be aware of.  A delightful little tune My B---h A-- N-ers is apparently the favorite tune of the main character.  I'm not very PC, but that was off putting and the song itself was terrible.  Seems like it's just in there for "shock value".  There may be a way to change the radio station, but I haven't found it yet.  That's a problem with the game, it doesn't have what you'd consider a real "tutorial".  A lot of stuff you'll only find if you read some guide or the hints on the load screen.

Add to that a shooting mechanic which is utterly awful, and a system of getting upgrades that punishes you if you fail the tutorial for getting them by deducting a badge, and it's like someone designed it to intentionally be frustrating.  I mean, you look at it and it's got the makings for a really good game, but by the middle of Act III, I was ready to just slaughtering every single citizen I could find for the shear joy of shutting them up.  I also found myself hoping they suffered...

The game may give you enjoyment depending on your tastes, and it's the closest thing I've played to Saints Row 3 on the PS2, but I'm finding it far more work than it's worth to be a "Good Cop" for the better ending.  I'm probably going to go back to playing Gun.
This game is something along the lines of Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row. You drive around the city, do side quests, and shoot or beat up people. The difference, this time you're the good guy so your hands are tied. Some dumb pedestrian gets in your way, no running them down, you take a penalty. I've even seen them literally dive into the street from the sidewalk before. Hey though, you're a cop so you're taking care of the people. So how do they repay you? Well, a fair amount of the time you go into break up a fight, both people fighting will attack you. That's probably realistic, so no big deal. However, the loving citizens also ignore your siren, routinely crash into your police car, and at one point after maybe a couple hours playing ran me and an AI controlled cop down in the middle of the street and kept going. Delightful. The music that plays is something that parents will want to be aware of. A delightful little tune My B---h A-- N-ers is apparently the favorite tune of the main character. I'm not very PC, but that was off putting and the song itself was terrible. Seems like it's just in there for "shock value". There may be a way to change the radio station, but I haven't found it yet. That's a problem with the game, it doesn't have what you'd consider a real "tutorial". A lot of stuff you'll only find if you read some guide or the hints on the load screen. Add to that a shooting mechanic which is utterly awful, and a system of getting upgrades that punishes you if you fail the tutorial for getting them by deducting a badge, and it's like someone designed it to intentionally be frustrating. I mean, you look at it and it's got the makings for a really good game, but by the middle of Act III, I was ready to just slaughtering every single citizen I could find for the shear joy of shutting them up. I also found myself hoping they suffered... The game may give you enjoyment depending on your tastes, and it's the closest thing I've played to Saints Row 3 on the PS2, but I'm finding it far more work than it's worth to be a "Good Cop" for the better ending. I'm probably going to go back to playing Gun.