![]() ![]() ![]() Underneath the cheap jokes was a game that blew my mind back in the 90s. Now, I am ridiculously fond of Duke Nukem 3D, so that’s high praise from me. Lots of strange chaos and a level of tactical play that isn’t readily apparent at a glance. ![]() ![]() The game I’d most easily compare it to is actually Duke Nukem 3D. It might well be the root cause of Fashion Police Squad’s problems, but that only makes them more forgivable in my book.Īnyway, back to the action, and in full flow, Fashion Police Squad evokes classic shooters with relative ease. I like a bit (a lot) of first-person murder, but it’s genuinely quite refreshing to play an FPS that tries to play out differently. Taking a step back from the game made me appreciate the fact it is essentially eschewing the kind of violence usually associated with the FPS genre whilst still using the same tools. Still, the good times do end up rolling, and those early stumbles are offset by the delightfully silly humor on display. I totally understand wanting to comfortably introduce Fashion Police Squad’s mechanics, but I’m not sure it has to be as drawn out as it is when assessing the game’s need for pace. As alluded to with learning the weapons, the early stages don’t necessarily communicate the game’s qualities all that well. When Fashion Police Squad gets into its groove, the action is positively electric. Thankfully, it rarely impacts the action in a significant way. While this is a fun addition, the swinging can be a touch haphazard at times. Other tools come into play, most notably a multipurpose Belt of Justice that can stun the unfashionable and also be used as a rope swing to avoid the scuzzier parts of the city. It’s perhaps a bit over communicated to begin with, but you’ll be thankful for the lengthy lesson when things get hectic in the late game. It makes for a pretty smart need to switch between weapons on the fly to tackle the enemies as they show up. Another weapon is basically a sewing machine that makes loose off the rack suits into tailor-made designer three-pieces. So the starting carbine rifle blasts drab businessmen with a splash of color, and drains the day-glo brightness of scooter-riding bros. We enter the Trendopolis as Fashion Crime is on the rise, and the snappily-dressed Sergeant Des is out to take down those behind its resurgence with an arsenal of makeover tools.Įach weapon counters a particular kind of fashion criminal. I can’t imagine the budget for this place. Certainly not what I would be wearing right now) then you can expect the full force of the law is out to turn that into form-fitting, trendy athletic wear. The city of Trendoplois in Fashion Police Squad is all about having the right look, and if you’re turning up in an ill-fitting black t-shirt and jogging bottoms with coffee stains on them (just an example I came up with. Instead, your ‘guns’ are used to turn the fashion crimes of the population into catwalk-worthy style icons. This is a first-person shooter in structure and looks for sure, but you don’t kill a single thing except for fashion runways. The concept alone feels like the kind of dartboard throw of an idea that might have come up in the wake of Doom’s emergence as a PC powerhouse. ![]()
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