10 Best Licensed Video Games Of The Generation (So Far)
8. Robocop: Rogue City
On paper, RoboCop: Rogue City should be a disaster. A slow, stiff, first-person shooter starring a walking tank in a modern era of slick movement and fast reflexes? And yet… it works. Weirdly well.
You stomp through Detroit in that signature heavy metal gait, dishing out brutal justice with your Auto-9, scanning civilians for crimes, and issuing citations like a one-man bureaucratic SWAT team. The clunky movement isn’t a flaw - it’s the point. You’re RoboCop, not Master Chief. And moving like a fridge with a badge only adds to the authenticity.
What truly makes Rogue City sing is how well it nails the tone. It’s all here - the over-the-top violence, the deadpan dialogue, the corporate satire that made the original film so iconic. It genuinely feels like a long-lost sequel, complete with Peter Weller returning to voice Murphy like it’s 1987 again.
Even better, it doesn’t cheap out. There’s a full single-player campaign here, with choices, investigations, and open-ended levels that let you lean more into detective work or carnage. It respects the source material in a way most licensed games only pretend to.
Sure, it’s a bit janky, and no one’s calling it revolutionary, but RoboCop: Rogue City understands the assignment better than anyone expected. It’s a love letter to an era of blood-soaked, R-rated action, and for fans of the franchise, it hits exactly where it needs to.