Developer Teyon has announced that it has pushed out a new patch for the recently-released RoboCop: Rogue City. The update brings with it a host of bug fixes, as well as updates to localisation, as well as minor environmental fixes.
09.11.2023 - 11:25 / gamedeveloper.com / James Cameron / Peter Weller / Paul Verhoeven / Alex Murphy
On the surface, a RoboCop video game seems like a very straightforward premise—fight bad guys as a cyborg cop and uphold the law in dystopian '80s America. However, most of RoboCop's game appearances didn't quite focus on the social satire and gray morality of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film, instead leaning on a shooter experience.
But with RoboCop: Rogue City, developer Teyon aimed to not only capture the bleak, sci-fi setting and hyper-violence of the original films but also cast a light on the humanity of RoboCop by bringing the action hero into the unexpected realm of a role-playing game.
Game director Piotr Łatocha had plenty to say about fitting the cyborg enforcer into an action RPG when we caught up with him before the game’s release. As he put it, making just a standard shooter wasn't enough to make good on the experience of being RoboCop.
Following the sleeper hit success of 2019's Terminator: Resistance, praised for its faithful and unconventional take on James Cameron's sci-fi action series, developer Teyon put their sights on revitalizing RoboCop for a new video game. Set after the second film, Rogue City sees the cyborg police officer fight off a new crime wave in Old Detroit, all while facing conflicts with the OCP corporation and the fragile humanity that's left in his machine body.
RoboCop: Rogue City is an action RPG. Granted, it is not to the scale of something like BioWare's Mass Effect series, but it's designed to make players aware of the impact of their choices and give them freedom in how they tune and build up RoboCop with new upgrades. It's an unexpected turn for the iconic 80s action hero known for intense shootouts and gory action, but Rogue City ends up capturing the dark humor and emphatic storytelling of a RoboCop movie that the previous side-scrollers and other shoot-em-up games missed out on.
Rogue City's take on a RoboCop RPG brings the established character into a genre that game director Piotr Łatocha and developer Teyon have long had ambitions for in the years the development have been around working on ports and other licensed IP games. According to him, injecting role-playing mechanics into a RoboCop game was the only way to truly capture the nuances of the character and their identity as Alex Murphy—portrayed by returning actor Peter Weller.
"We took some risks with RoboCop because making a straightforward shooter would have been the easiest and most obvious approach, and we wanted to do something more with this game," said Łatocha. "From the very start, we had the idea to get players into the shoes of Alex Murphy as RoboCop in Old Detroit, and that was very important to us. The movies are not only about shooting bad guys, it's also about the interesting characters, the
Developer Teyon has announced that it has pushed out a new patch for the recently-released RoboCop: Rogue City. The update brings with it a host of bug fixes, as well as updates to localisation, as well as minor environmental fixes.
Teyon’s RoboCop: Rogue City is a success for Nacon, becoming the publisher’s biggest launch. It’s had over 435,000 players in two weeks, with 2.7 million active game sessions recorded. Check out the new accolades trailer, which showcases critical praise for the title.
The dens of the criminal underworld in have safes in different locations requiring codes to open if you want to progress on a certain quest. Managing to confiscate the items inside each safe depends on Officer Murphy's skills, which you've invested in. To reduce crime in the city, Robocop will have to search for secrets not just as a weapon of the law but as a competent detective.
Developed by Teyon and published by Nacon, RoboCop: Rogue City marks the return of Peter Weller to his iconic role as he voices RoboCop in this arcade first-person shooter. In addition, this is the first time in nearly 20 years that the tinman has had his own video game. But has it been worth the wait? Well, that depends on if players are prepared to temper their expectations on what’s clearly not an expensively produced game.
We are a week into November and the penultimate month of the year brings another healthy lineup of game releases. This month, we're getting an eclectic lineup of games — from a throwback adaptation of an 80s cult cyberpunk film to a much-anticipated remake of a beloved Super Nintendo classic. Perhaps the biggest release of November is the next Call of Duty. On November 10, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 comes out, continuing the story of the reboot trilogy. The Activision shooter promises to bring new multiplayer modes and maps.
The Discount Dealer is one of RoboCop: Rogue City’s early side quests, and as with most of RoboCop’s adventures, you can unlock a much different ending by finding the clues in Maurice’s apartment.
RoboCop: Rogue City’s Discount Dealer side mission takes Alex Murphy on a hunt that displays just how bad the Nuke epidemic is in Old Detroit. If you’re trying to track down Maurice (and maybe even save him from grievous injury), this is where to nab all the important clues.
Though it's not often that movie tie-ins make for solid video games, that's exactly the case with the recent release of . A first-person shooter developed by Teyon, Peter Weller of and fame reprises his role to take down the criminals and unscrupulous characters of Old Detroit once again. Set after the second film, picks up where the movies left off and follows the story of James Murphy and his partner, Anne Lewis.
The franchise has notoriously struggled to make the transition to Video Games; however, this trend has been shattered with . Developed by Teyon, is a great game and everything an adaptation could wish to be. Set between the events of and, sees the titular cyborg embark on a journey in Old Detroit in which he seeks to clean up the city by taking on gangs and dangerous criminals. Furthermore, the decisions RoboCop makes, have serious repercussions throughout the game, one of the most important decisions comes right at the end — what to do with the final boss.
As the new video game RoboCop: Rogue City arrives in stores both digital and physical, you might be wondering how it pays tribute to cop-turned-robot Alex Murphy's finest moments on screen.
We were mightily impressed with Teyon’s adaptation, as seen in our review, and part of what makes it so great are the many characters bringing the world to life.
It almost feels like it came out of nowhere, but the best entry in the RoboCop franchise since the original film is here.