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Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death |

European cover art for Windows |
Developer(s) |
Rebellion Developments |
Publisher(s) |
Evolved Games
Sierra
|
Platform(s) |
Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Playstation 2, GameCube |
Release
date(s) |
October 17, 2003
PlayStation 2
PAL October 17, 2003
NA February 24, 2005
Xbox
PAL October 17, 2003
NA February 27, 2005
Windows
PAL October 17, 2003
NA March 3, 2005
GameCube
PAL December 12, 2003
NA March 1, 2005
|
Genre(s) |
First-person shooter |
Mode(s) |
Single-player, Multiplayer |
Rating(s) |
ESRB: M
OFLC:
MA15+
PEGI: 16+
|
Media |
CD, Nintendo optical disc |
System requirements |
Windows 98 or better, Pentium III or Athlon 700 MHz processor,
128 MB of RAM, 1.3 GB of hard drive space, 32 MB DirectX
9-compatible graphics card, DirectX 9-compatible 16-bit sound
card |
Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death is a video game based on the
Judge Dredd
character from the 2000 AD comic
series, developed by Rebellion Developments. It was
released on October 17, 2003 in Europe and February 8, 2005 in the
United States[1].
Plot
Mega-City One
is filled with 400 million people, each holding the potential for
criminal activity. Judge
Dredd is the city’s law enforcer, respected by all judges and
feared by all crooks. The Psi Judges sense a horrible plague
approaching the city, and the Dark Judges are their prime suspects. Later
the release of viruses that change the host into a "Vampire" or a
"Zombie" was then blamed on Dr.Icarus and Judge Death. Judge Dredd
is then forced to fight the insane Dr. Icarus (who almost becomes
immortal, his original plan was to find a way to become immortal,
not make vampires) and the Dark Judges (Mortis, Fire, Death, Fear and
Death again, in that order). The last time Dredd fought Death,
Death uses Icarus's immortal body to fight Dredd but is ultimately
defeated and Death flees into Judge Anderson's body, whom had been
held there against her will.
Main
characters
- Judge
Dredd: Dredd is one of the most feared and respected
Street
Judges.
- Chief
Judge Hershey: There is no higher position than chief
Judge in the Justice Department.
- Judge
Anderson: A Psi judge who, captured by the Dark
Judges, was used to open a vortex from Mega City to Dead World,
allowing the Dark Judges to enter Mega City.
- Judge
DeMarco
- Doctor Icarus: A mad scientist who created the
strain of virus that turned infected people into Vampires and the
Undead in his pursuit of immortality.
- The Dark
Judges: Undead judges from a parallel universe.
- Necrus: The high priest of a cult of religious
fanatics who worship the Dark Judges.
Other
characters
- Med-Division Judge: These Judges help the sick
and injured.
- Street Judges: The elite of Mega-City One,
they are the Law enforcers.
- Psi-Judges: These Judges have psychic powers
to assist when traditional methods prove inadequate.
Weapons
Judges are only able to carry two weapons at a time. If a weapon
is depleted of ammo, it is no longer usable and must be replaced by
a newly picked up weapon.
- Lawgiver: It is the main weapon the
Judges use. It has six modes of fire for the same magazine. The
weapon is controlled by voice activation.
- Standard: With 64 bullets per
magazine, this is the standard bullet and provides a fast rate of
fire and mediocre damage.
- Armor Piercing: Holds 32 bullets per
magazine and strong enough to pierce any type of metal as well as
enemies.
- Ricochet: Contains 32 shots per
magazine with the ability to ricochet between walls, proving useful
in tight situations.
- Incendiary: Fires 8 shots per
magazine, and sets the target ablaze.
- High Explosive: Fires 8 shots per
magazine, and does much damage to its target. Dredd must be careful
with this mode because it can also affect him, and when fired it
acts similarly to an explosive weapon.
- Heat Seeker: Fires 8 shots per
magazine, locking onto heat sources to hit the target
effectively.
- Arbitrator: Able to annihilate an armored
person when used in close range although it does less damage when
fired at long range.
- Lawrod Rifle: Similar to the Lawgiver Mark 3,
however this is an advanced version with greater accuracy and
range. It has two firing modes, one functioning as a sniper weapon, and other as an assault rifle.
- Stumm Gas Grenade: Used for Street Judges, and
does minimal damage but causes enemies to choke and lose
consciousness. Mostly useful for capturing enemies intact.
- Pistol: The most common weapon in
Mega City. Citizens can use this weapon to attack, and threaten,
others.
- Split Gun: Gun which is effective at close
range, but lacks accuracy over long distances.
- Stump Gun: A Weaker version of the Arbitrator
that can only hold 4 rounds.
- Grenade Launcher: Best fired at
large areas.
- Las Pistol:
- Las Rifle:
Novel
Gordon Rennie
wrote a Dredd vs. Death novelization, published by Black Flame, as a tie-in to the game (October 2003,
ISBN 1-84416-061-0). The novel alters the storyline somewhat in
that certain events which in game happened to Dredd are given to
other judges such as Judge Giant and Anderson. Galen DeMarco also
plays a prominent role.
External
links
References
- ^
"Judge Dredd: Dredd vs.
Death". IGN. http://pc.ign.com/objects/017/017423.html. Retrieved August 23,
2009.