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Mega City Police is a fast-paced and hectic title that will make your head spin. This brutal rogue-lite will test your skills and your patience as you die repeatedly. Moreover, the vast number of enemies and cruel bosses will push you to your limits. Focusing on arena-based gameplay, players must scope out their surroundings while overcoming each wave of foes.
Developed by Undreamed Games and published by Ravenage Games, this is a rogue-lite shooter. What’s more, it has unlockable characters with many strengths and weaknesses. Accordingly, some excellent tactical nuances will appease veterans of this genre.
Mega City Police: a game with no tale.
Sadly, Mega City Police has a cliched backstory. Furthermore, there isn’t an overarching story to get your teeth into. Instead, players are told of a grim city that is overrun by criminal scum. Additionally, a corrupt megacorporation is squeezing every citizen so that it can bolster its profit margins. However, this pain and torture will soon end as one hero steps up to save the day. Yet, this task isn’t easy as death and failure are all but assured.
The action focuses on a plethora of unique arenas. Each of these locations is formed of 3 stages that become progressively harder. As you venture from area to area, the waves of enemies become more intense, and the projectiles fly and the explosions become mind-boggling. Consequently, you must use your wits and skills to avoid every bullet and dodge every exploding car, barrel, and rocket.
Plenty of weapons and upgrades.
As you massacre every demented criminal, they drop money and weapons. Both of these items are essential if you wish to be victorious. Alongside this, there are weapon crates, ammunition, rockets, and energy packs to keep you going. Moreover, if you are lucky, you’ll find medical kits to keep your health bar full. As you pick up each gun or melee tool, you must adjust your approach accordingly. Alternatively, if you do not like your new arsenal of weapons, you can simply pick up your discarded gun and carry on.
On top of this, as you finish each chapter, you have the opportunity to upgrade your character and your weapons. Whether you decide to improve your speed or your ammo, the choice is yours. What’s more, you can undertake challenges to earn more cash. I found these to be particularly tough, especially when you are expected to hit 90% accuracy for a whole level. However, veterans of the genre will relish this additional level of difficulty.
Boss battles.
If the action wasn’t punishing enough, the boss battles will test your resolve. Additionally, you can adjust the difficulty settings to push yourself further still. If, like me, you opt for the easy option, you’ll enjoy a testing but achievable challenge. Yet, the boss encounters gradually become harder, and this ensures that Mega City Police is no walk in the park.
Each overlord is armed to the teeth with rockets, machine guns, and a cruel attitude. Furthermore, you’ll have to deal with their army of goons as well as the occasional sidekick. Subsequently, this is no easy feat and you’ll fall at the last hurdle repeatedly. Luckily, though, if this happens, you can resume the action from the start of that level, so you do not lose too much progress.
Mega City Police looks great.
I adored the top-down perspective of Mega City Police. This colourful and detailed arrangement was perfect for this arena-based shooter. Moreover, it made it easier to navigate the small but intricate stages. On top of this, I loved each character model and how every enemy reflected the theme of each stage. Accordingly, it was the small details that made this title special.
Mega City Police reminded me of an 80s action film. Thanks to the excellent synth wave soundtrack, you’ll love the pumping music. Additionally, there is a fantastic range of tracks to enjoy and some crunching sound effects to endure. Each weapon sounded fantastic, and I especially loved the bludgeoning sound of every melee weapon. Alongside this, the electric weapons will bring a wry smile as you zap and blast every one of your opponents.
Incredible controls.
The words “Full-Controller support” make me smile. Thankfully, this is what you get when you tackle this game. As such, this is wonderful to play whether you use a mouse and keyboard or a gamepad. Furthermore, I can see this working well with Steam Deck. However, I didn’t test this option so I cannot confirm its validity. Yet, what I can say is that the inputs are responsive and the controls are easy to understand.
Another area where this excels is its replay value and longevity. Though there aren’t many levels to tackle, the varied gameplay and large cast of characters mitigate this shortcoming. Additionally, there are so many weapons and upgrades that you can test different tactics until the cows come home. Therefore, you can lose many hours as you try to tackle the criminal scum.
Mega City Police is an amazing indie title.
I love how the rogue-lite genre is evolving. What’s more, Mega City Police reminded me of OTXO thanks to its smooth arena-based action and its arsenal of cruel weapons. Alongside this, the hard-hitting audio and flawless graphics create a fantastic experience. Subsequently, I adored this game and I recommend that you buy it here! Can you tackle the scum that has taken over your city? Choose a hero, grab some guns, and get to work.
