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Wot I Think: Rebel Cops

Rebel Cops

Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power and see how long you can hold out in this unforgiving turn-based spin-off game from This Is the Police. You'll be desperately short on supplies, and a single shot can cost a cop their life.

It s interesting how often cops crop up as heroes. Not unsurprising, as the fantasy makes sense in a macho, often politically dubious sort of way. It’s not one of mine, however. As such, I’m glad Rebel Cops steps away from it a little. In this turn-based, tactical, XCOM-ish spin-off from This Is The Police, your cops are indeed rebels, rallying against systemic injustice. Admittedly, it’s injustice that stems from the corrupting hands of criminal underlords, rather than those that hold power in certain real world police forces. But I don’t hold this against the Unapproved Fuzz. They’ve got far too many other problems.

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