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Game review: This Is the Police misses an arresting opportunity

You are a corrupt police chief in this management sim, playing off the mayor, the mob and the masses. It’s fun, as far as it goes, but it’s also too shallow to be truly thought-provoking

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This Is the Police

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Weappy Studio

3 stars

Who wants to be a cop these days? Is this still a job children aspire to? Due to flagrant abuse of police power both in Hong Kong and abroad, it’s tough to imagine anyone dreaming of joining their local force – unless, that is, they have an unhealthy obsession with power.

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The new game This Is the Police (for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Linux and OS) doesn’t exactly paint the best possible picture of the boys in blue. Its title contains a double meaning obviously, both harking back to the standard cop shout-out as well as being a wry comment on the current state of modern law enforcement. Petty crime pays, the mafia holds an iron grip on the city, beat cops are vastly underpaid and the average man on the street is absolutely helpless.

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