''Judge Dredd'' is a

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developed by

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, based on the comic book of the same name. It was published by

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for the arcades, and for the

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by Gremlin Interactive in Europe and

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in North America, respectively. The PlayStation emulated version was re-released by Urbanscan for the

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on 24 January 2008.

Gameplay

''Judge Dredd'' is a

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game set in the 22nd century, where Judge Dredd fights an ex-judge prison escapee, who kidnapped the mayor, and his army of merciless

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. The gameplay is similar to ''

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'' and ''

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'' with some elements from ''

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'', in that the game's

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is integrated with the action.

Reception

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'' reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "in an all too common display of galling disrespect toward gamers by the videogame industry, a major publisher like Activision has once again tried to slip a gaming travesty past an unsuspecting public." William Schiffmann for the '' Sun Journal'' of

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, said that "if you like shooting gallery games, this is a fine example of the genre".

Reviews

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'' (Nov 23, 1997) *''

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'' (May, 1998) *''

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'' (May, 1998) *''

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'' (Apr 08, 1998) *''

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'' (Apr 01, 1998)

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