THE DEFINITIVE VERSION™ OF

POLICENAUTS


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More of an interactive buddy-cop film than a game, Policenauts is an extremely fun and surprisingly deep time capsule that is heavily inspired by 80s western cinema such as Lethal Weapon, and Bladerunner.

RELEASES


PC-98 - 1994


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PROS: - Unique dither-style pixel art
CONS: - Non-FMV cutscenes
NOTES: - No English translation

3DO - 1995


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PROS: - Higher frame rate than PlayStation
- Mouse Support
CONS: - Worst video compression
NOTES: - No English translation

PLAYSTATION - 1996


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PROS: - Highest console resolution :!:
- Mouse Support
CONS: - Censored [Minor sexual content]
- Low framerate FMV cutscenes
NOTES: - Port of the 3DO Version

SATURN - 1996


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PROS: - Additional flashbacks sequences :!:
- Lightgun support :!:
- Higher frame rate cutscenes :!:
- In-game database :!:
- Mouse Support
CONS: - 260p Resolution [accurate?]
NOTES: - Play on a CRT or use a shader

ADDITIONAL RELEASES


PSP - 2008 - Emulated PlayStation version
PS3 - 2008 - Emulated PlayStation version
PS VITA - 2012 - Emulated PlayStation version

NOTABLE DIFFERENCES


ART STYLE



PC-98 vs Console art style.1)

DEFINITIVE VERSION™


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SUPPLEMENTAL


SOUNDTRACK



CODES, GUIDES, & MORE


Developer interview


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