CONVERSION CAPERS JUDGE DREDD MOVIE ADAPTION

THE best AND Worst of stallone’s Digital Judge, THE official ADAPTATION From Acclaim

PC

While visually impressive, this pc port limped out a year after the other games, and failed to find much of an audience as a result. on a platform not endeared generally to platform games, it could be argued it didn’t stand much chance anyway; but its poor controls and jerky animation didn’t help matters. MEGA DRIVE While the murkier graphics are perhaps better suited to the subject matter, this Mega drive version just loses out to its 16-bit peer.

With the basic game style unoriginal (a platform game), the ability to arrest enemies rather than kill them is unusual, but the difficulty is unforgiving in places. SNES graphically superior to the Mega drive version, this nintendo game of the Judge dredd movie boasts a lovely rain effect at the start of the game. controlling the judge is marginally less frustrating too, and the digitised backdrops are easier to negotiate. like the Mega drive game, it’s unoriginal but diverting enough for fans.

GAME BOY

While predictably much sparser both in terms of sound and graphics, the game Boy version still manages to appropriately recreate the world of Judge dredd, while the gameplay is perhaps better suited to the handheld nature of the console. only the sometimes muddy controls let it down (get up, dredd!).

GAME GEAR

sega’s game gear pulls out all stops for this conversion, and it looks so impressive that you could almost accuse it of stookie glanding. resembling the Mega drive game in looks, there is also plenty of action to keep you engaged, and it’s one of the better platform games on the system.