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Tactical shooters are typically an acquired taste as they require a slow and steady approach over diving in with guns blazing. Police Stories very much falls into that mold, though its top-down perspective really makes you want to think initially that it could just be a more thoughtful variant on Hotline Miami. Having spent some time with it my main comment would be that playing it solo is generally quite aggravating and slow as your AI partner doesn’t respond to a variety of scenarios very well and has a tendency to either get killed or simply not be very responsive. Playing with a friend really seems to be where the game hits its sweet spot if you’re able to communicate and work together, covering either other and being smart. If you’ve got someone to play with and who’ll cover your back this could be a blast, but if you’ll be taking the game on alone it simply takes too much time and effort to make progress… unless that may be what you’re looking for.
Justin Nation, Score:Fair [6.5]