Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
European cover art for Windows
Developer(s)	Rebellion Developments
Publisher(s)	EU: Sierra Entertainment NA: BAM! Entertainment (PS2, GC, Xbox) NA: Evolved Games (PC) WW: Rebellion Developments (digital)
Distributor(s)	Vivendi Universal Games
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 WW: March 26, 2009 (digital) GameCube PAL: December 12, 2003 NA: March 1, 2005
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death is a first-person shooter 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] It was released at a budget price and received mixed reviews from critics.

Gameplay

The game is played from a first person perspective. The singleplayer campaign is made up of eleven levels in which the player takes the role of Judge Dredd and battles a series of criminals and undead vampires. Easy, Normal and Hard difficulty levels are available, as well as a cooperative mode.

The game features a 'law meter' which gauges the player's adherence to the laws of Mega-City One. This is depleted by firing on those who have not fired first, failing to challenge enemies before firing and firing upon civilians or criminals who have given up. When the meter is depleted entirely the game is over. After each campaign mission, the player is awarded a ranking of Cadet, Rookie, Street Judge, Senior Judge, or Judge Dredd. Completing singleplayer levels also unlocks at least one playable multiplayer character or map, depending on the player's performance.

The game also features arcade and multiplayer mode. In the arcade mode, the player must complete various challenges, earning cheat codes for each one completed with a high rank. There are 12 arcade challenges to complete. In the multiplayer mode, players compete with up to 3 friends, and up to 12 computer-controlled players in a deathmatch game. Online play is only available in the PC version of the game.

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, who had been held there against her will.

Novel

Main article: Dredd Vs Death

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 the game happened to Dredd are given to other judges such as Judge Giant and Anderson. Galen DeMarco also plays a prominent role.

Reception

The game received mostly average reviews from critics. It currently has an average of 57% for the Xbox version, 56% for the GameCube version, 55% for the PC version, and 52% for the PlayStation 2 version. Some areas of complaints were weak A.I., lackluster graphics, overly bizarre character models, and simplistic gameplay. However, the game was praised for its multiplayer and arcade mode, which contains over a dozen maps and several playable characters and modes, similar to that of TimeSplitters 2. The arcade mode was also noted as being superior compared to the campaign (IGN said it 'adds some spice to an otherwise boiled and blanched game.'). IGN gave the game a 5/10 and concluded 'fans of the fiction will finally appreciate a style that keeps its faith, but will wonder how this game could have done its source material the same sort of disservice the decade old movie did',^[2] negatively comparing it to the 1995 film Judge Dredd. GameSpot were more ambivalent about the game, calling it 'short, simplistic shooter that's not worth even its budget price', concluding that 'it's not embarrassingly bad, but you're better off waiting for your next paycheck and then sinking in the extra cash into any of the much better full-priced shooters readily available on all four platforms'.^[3]

External links

References

Judge Dredd

Judges

Mega-City One	Judge Anderson Judge Beeny Judge Buell Galen DeMarco Dirty Frank Judge Dredd Judge Edgar Chief Judge Fargo Judge Francisco Judge Giant Judge Goodman Judge Griffin Judge Guthrie Judge Hershey Judge Karyn Judge McGruder Judge Niles Judge Rico Judge Shenker Judge Silver Judge Solomon Judge Volt

Other	Detective-Judge Armitage Inspector Shimura Devlin Waugh Johnny Woo

Villains

Characters

Fictional world

Locations

Storylines

Crossovers

Publications

Spin-offs

Other media

Films	Hardware Judge Dredd Dredd

Games	Judge Dredd (1995 video game) Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death Judge Dredd (role-playing game) Judge Dredd (pinball)

Novels	Bad Moon Rising Black Atlantic Cursed Earth Asylum Deathmasques Dread Dominion Dreddlocked Dredd Vs Death Eclipse The Final Cut The Hundredfold Problem Kingdom of the Blind The Medusa Seed Psykogeddon The Savage Amusement Silencer Swine Fever Wetworks Whiteout

Radio plays	Wanted: Dredd or Alive Death Trap The Big Shot! Trapped on Titan Dreddline Jihad Pre-Emptive Revenge Grud is Dead Crime Chronicles: Double Zero

Rebellion Developments

Sniper Elite series	Sniper Elite Sniper Elite V2 Sniper Elite III Zombie Army Trilogy Sniper Elite 4

Alien vs. Predator series	Alien vs Predator (1994) Aliens versus Predator (1999) Requiem Aliens vs. Predator (2010)

Delta Force series	Delta Force: Urban Warfare Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Team Sabre

Star Wars: Battlefront series	Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron

Gunfighter series	The Legend of Jesse James II: Revenge of Jesse James

Other games developed	Mission Impossible Gunlok Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death Dead to Rights: Reckoning Rogue Trooper Miami Vice: The Game Free Running Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts Shellshock 2: Blood Trails PDC World Championship Darts 2009 Rogue Warrior NeverDead

Ports and games co-developed	Checkered Flag Midnight Club: Street Racing Gun Medal of Honor: Underground Iron Storm James Bond 007: From Russia with Love The Simpsons Game PDC World Championship Darts Pro Tour

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