Does anyone remember the 1987 original film starring Peter Weller as Alex Murphy/RoboCop. Does anyone remember the film's over the top violence and massive swearing? And does anyone remember the NES game, that was loosely based on the film? If you said "Yes" to all these questions then you were probably born in the early 80′s. And if you were not that's okay.
Anyway as I was browsing through the Google Play Store, I came upon the game RoboCop which is a game that seems loosely based on the 2014 film reboot. I thought that is would be an action-adventure game were I can punch or shoot down criminals, but I was so wrong. How so? The game is cover-based shooter, now the question is; is the game worth your time to play? Please read on fellow gamers.
RoboCop is a fusion of man and machine, a being caught between technology and his humanity. It is Glu's new free-to-download shooter and it is an endless series of intense shootouts that will fuse your device to your hands. And of course with any free games nowadays gamers should expect numerous pay-gates and countdown timers that will try to interrupt your good time. app purchases.
So my advice is ignore those crazy absurd micro transactions, and instead just focus on RoboCop's steady rate of progression and constant action. If you do, you'll have a lot of fun, and it's all completely free.
So when you first play the game you will notice that the game does unfold through a series of VR training missions, featuring the city's worst criminal offenders. While behind cover, you can use half of the screen to aim at enemies and the other half to pop out and fire. RoboCop can scan enemies to find their weak points– and it's always amusing when the game urges you to aim for a crotch-shot instead of a head-shot. RoboCop can also perform a special targeted attack, and summon costly drones to clear the area for him. And I do have to admit the urban environments found within RoboCop are not bad. Certainly there are more beautiful games to behold, but for its stand-and-shoot mechanics, the look and feel of each area serves its purpose well.
The controls are mapped into two virtual buttons, though even this is a generous statement. You're always passively snapped to some form of cover utilizing a swipe and hold of the left side of the screen to survey the area, and a swipe and hold of the right to aim and shoot. Shooting is accomplished automatically once you've aimed the crosshair over an enemy, and the lack of a dedicated means by which to choose when to shoot is appalling. This sloppy mechanic is made even worse by adding the bane of any gamer's existence into the mix: guns that tend to overheat.
The game does feature an upgrade tree. And the upgrade tree for your gear is long and complex, it has a series of different nodes that each offer unique enhancements. You will have to spend your hard-earned in-game currency in order to improve your gun's damage and rate of fire. And as you progress further into the game you will also level up, and when you do you will have certain upgrades that will be offered, or spend more to speed along the process. There's also a power meter that takes time to replenish before you can start a new mission.
