This is the Police

 Switch
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Switch Player
    Nov 16, 2017
    80
    This Is The Police takes the running of a police force and turns it into a strategic, management game with light RPG elements. You won't see any action here and the unreasonable, random demands made can be frustrating. However, throughout all of this, there is a narrative and a goal that can keep you engaged and entertained for many hours.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Nov 7, 2017
    75
    This Is the Police is a pretty interesting management simulator with an engaging plot and tackles issues that feel all too relevant in today’s society, despite it taking place thirty years ago. It gets kind of repetitive at times and the issues brought up don’t go that deep, but I still found it to be a competent management simulator with a unique aesthetic and gripping plot.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32
  1. Siggy88
    Jul 29, 2018
    6
    +0- A police management game where you play as the chief officer. Set in the 80s, with a nice atmosphere. -0+

    The mayor is corrupt and    +0- A police management game where you play as the chief officer. Set in the 80s, with a nice atmosphere. -0+

    The mayor is corrupt and works actively against you. The town is also at the hands of several rival gangs, you will have to play by their rules often to survive.
    The game, despite its original setting and nice side story, becomes quickly repetitive. It is also very unfair and some aspects of its GUI and text descriptions are confusing.

    +++Good+++

    + nice minimalist art style
    + good soundtrack

    000Meh...000

    0 you are sometimes expected to meet certain weird targets (racial quotas in your teams, for example...) but even if you want to comply, the people available to hire are still randomized and may have no way to win
    0 unfair at times, you may need to send 8 officers out on your very first day, even though it is impossible to have this many...
    0 game could use a better tutorial
    0 some missions and the way to win them does not always make sense
    0 ok voice acting
    0 few opportunities to upgrade or improve your staff or equipment, usually this is the most fun in this type of game, but here you are not allowed much progress other than giving shiny badges to officers you like...

    ---Bad---

    - you will have seen most of what the game has to offer within the first 2 hours
    - too little freedom of action: the game often gives no other options than "yes" or "no" to deal with complex problems, what is the point?
    - games sets traps for you very early with no way for you to avoid them
    - sometimes the game will put you in situations that are designed to be impossible to solve
    - random difficulty spikes that are impossible to overcome
    - GUI is often unclear, the meaning of some icons is not always easy to guess, some actions don't have a description
    - the personal opinions of the devs sometimes transpire a little too much in the game's events    … Full Review »
  2. Zaxaroff
    Mar 11, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Crime. Selling cops, honest cops, choice. Everything depends on the choice. The game deserves a very high rating. For unusual, for novelty, for its unique atmosphere.… Full Review »
  3. Dodogame
    Jun 3, 2023
    9
    The games are very good, and yet I had never heard of them before. The second one is better (in my opinion) because it is much moreThe games are very good, and yet I had never heard of them before. The second one is better (in my opinion) because it is much more comprehensive. However, I love the corrupt police aspect in games like this, it adds a lot to the experience. The only flaw in the second game is that if you don't pay the additional 20k, you lose everything I have achieved in 2-3 hours. But currently, I have nothing to complain about regarding the first game.… Full Review »
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