Judge Dredd (Super NES video game)
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| Developer(s) | Probe Software[1] |
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| Designer(s) | Carl Muller[1] (programmer) Simon Bland[1] (senior level designer) Andy Cambridge and Ben O' Reilly[1] (level designers) |
| Composer(s) | Andy Brock[2] |
| Platform(s) | Super Nintendo Entertainment System[1] |
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| Genre(s) | 2D action platform[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player[3] |
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Judge Dredd (ジャッジ・ドレッド, "Judge Dredd: The Movie")[4] is a 2D action platform video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System; released in North America, Europe, and Japan in 1995. Reviewers during the mid-1990s gave this game positive reviews in the video gaming magazines.[5] The serial code for this game was 'M/SNS-AJDE-USA'.[6]
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[edit] Summary
In the 22nd century, everybody lives in the urban areas of the world.[7] Police officers and lawyers have been abolished and only the Judges (that make up the ruling classes of the new Mega-Cities) are in complete control of human society.[7] Parts of this game are based on the 1995 film Judge Dredd (starring Sylvester Stallone and Rob Schneider) and stars the character of the same name.[8] All the characters and likenesses that appeared in the game were a part of the British comic book series 2000 AD.
Compared to other movie to video game conversions, the designers of this video game placed greater priority over movie-related elements and placed elements from the original comic book series as an afterthought.[9] The Judge Dredd uniform used in the game was the one used in the comic book series, as opposed to the major motion picture.[9]
[edit] Gameplay
The player is given a choice to either execute criminals or arrest them.
Levels range from the major futuristic city known as Mega-City One, a prison in a post-nuclear wasteland, ruins, and even the final showdown with Judge Rico.[5] After Rico is defeated, the game deviates from the movie (starring Sylvester Stallone as the titular role) bringing the players enemies that are inspired more by the comic book series (from Fleetway Editions Limited).[5] A confrontation with the Dark Judges on Deadworld is the actual final boss in the game.[5] Winning this battle will truly end the game with the Mega-City One judges celebrating their victory.[10]
Despite being released on two different systems, this game plays similar to the Sega Genesis version. There are Game Genie codes. As in most games of this time, there are limited continues, making it hard for video arcade gamers to adjust.
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| Electronic Gaming Monthly | (7.6/10) |
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[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Release information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588407.html. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ^ "Composer information". SNESMusic.org. http://www.snesmusic.org/v2/profile.php?profile=set&selected=1317. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ a b "Additional release information". RF Generation. http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-044-S-02630-A. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Japanese title". JPSNES. http://miyabi18.hp.infoseek.co.jp/date/snes2.txt. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ^ a b c d "Video game summary". MobyGames. http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/judge-dredd. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Serial code information". SNES Central. http://www.snescentral.com/cart.php?id=0412&num=0. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ a b "Basic game overview". Neoseeker. http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/SNES/judge_dredd/. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Basic game overview". allgame. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2511. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ a b "Lost Worlds of the Judge Dredd SNES Game". Angelfire. http://zenade.angelfire.com/jd/snes.html. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Ending for Judge Dredd (SNES)". VG Museum. http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/snes/b/judge.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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