Reviews

Typical game developed in parallel for all 8 bit computers. Graphics have the definition of CPC, so pixels are double sized. It looks ugly and moves jerky.

Even though, is not as bad as one could expect for a game non specifically developed for spectrum.

That kind of cross-development with CPC graphics, have given spectrum games like DynamicDuo ( very bad ) and Mr.Heli ( rather good ).

The worst game in the Robocop trilogy but a great game, nevertheless. It comprises a wider variety of levels, starting with the Operation Wolf target level and then returning to the classic side scrolling scenery later on, intercalated with DIY repair scenes.

Ocean in my opinion went a step backwards with Robocop 2, here however they took at least three steps back with Robocop 3.

They changed a lot compared to the previous two. They added a rail shooter type enviroment to it that is rather clumsy because your cursor moves too slow, making it hard to reach your enemies quick, making it easy to lose all your health because they are freely shooting you while you slowly move your cursor towards them. It's hard to look at as the graphics are nowhere near as good as the previous two.

After the rail shooter it returns to the traditional side scrolling game of the previous two but it is much more awkward than the previous two, I found Murphy's movement to be a pain in the ass which makes this hard to progress and hard to enjoy. He moves so fast it's really hard to time your jumps correctly. And as soon as you reach the second part of the game you need to jump over the acid, fall into it it's game over because you only get one life. So after all the trouble getting through the slow rail shooter level your game could end seconds later because Murph can't jump properly.

Robocop 2 was a step backwards but it was still a pretty decent game, Robocop 3 however is below that, it's not very good. I was really disappointed with this.

The last and worst RoboCop game. It's very short (only 5 levels and two of them are the same), graphics are completely monochrome and sometimes very ugly. The authors tried to add a little of variety (Operation Wolf style level and repairing RoboCop) but result is just very average shoot'em up.

The RoboCop series in games is just like the films. The first game is an excellent piece of programming, the second one lacked the same thrill and charm, this third one is a disaster. It's ugly, plays badly, scrolls too slowly, it's just a bad, bad game, as bad as the movie.