Vogue Police Squad Evaluation (PS5)

We regularly marvel if the minds behind the unique DOOM knew what the sport they had been creating would result in. It is some of the iconic video games ever, however 30 years later we’re swapping out demons for a scarier risk… unhealthy style sense. Vogue Police Squad takes the traditional “boomer shooter” components and splices it with a ton of character to make an endearing new entry within the style.

You assume the position of Sergeant Des of the Vogue Police Squad, an elite operation targeted on tackling crimes equivalent to socks with sandals, or drab, unappealing enterprise fits. Over the four-hour marketing campaign, you will be chasing down a result in unravel the style crime wave that is been plaguing town. As you would possibly count on, the sport does not take itself too critically. All of the references and visible gags are well-placed all through the journey with out relying solely on that sort of humour.

The gameplay follows the traditional FPS components seen in video games like Wolfenstein 3D. You battle by means of 13 phases blasting at your enemies, whereas additionally searching for pickups and secrets and techniques — represented by posters of Des in varied garish outfits. Nonetheless, particular enemy varieties can solely be broken by specific weapons. Whereas this would not be as a lot of an issue on PC the place you might have hotkeys for quick switching, it’s kind of dodgy on the subject of a controller — though it really works in principle as a part of the style idea. It does, nonetheless, have attention-grabbing mechanics to utilise, such because the water gun’s slide mechanic and your trusty belt whip doubling as a extremely satisfying grappling hook.

Vogue Police Squad is certainly not excellent, however due to its robust character and nice concepts, it is value a blast for any fan of the retro FPS style. We’re very excited to see what this staff makes subsequent.