10 Obvious Video Game Remasters The Industry Is Ignoring

2. Urban Chaos: Riot Response

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Coming in is another police title, again with a grittier approach to the subject. Instead of the dirty underworld of drug abuse seen in Narc, Urban Chaos: Riot Response certainly lives up to its name.

You operate as a riot officer named Nick Mason operating in a special branch named 'Zero Tolerance', who are only called upon when riots need to be quelled all the way. The fictional city has been run ragged by a gang named The Burners, who have a pension for molotov cocktails.

The game features many interesting mechanics, including a gory kill-cam reminiscent of Fallout 3 or the Sniper Elite franchise.

There is certainly potential for the game to implement some scarier elements too. With many tight corners weaving throughout dimly lit apartment complexes, mixed with the generally unhinged nature and intimidating look of the Burner gang members.

The themes could be particularly controversial. Sure, the Burners are all murderous criminals, but the fact that the government has installed a branch of the police that deals solely with kill-on-sight policies is unsettling, to say the least. When a game offers achievements for both non-fatal arrests and headshots, it is down to the player to know when to show restraint.

Imagine the VR: stalking through corridors just as a Jason Vorhees looking gang member charges at you with a meat cleaver.

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