Steven Scaife
Slant MagazineThis Is the Police 2 | Game Review | Slant Magazine
Published 8/5/2018
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30
-34 vs critic avg
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PS4 / Linux / Android / PC / iOS / Mac / XONE / Switch - 7/31/2018
This Is the Police 2
Interpret the law as you see fit in This Is the Police 2, sequel to the acclaimed noir drama This Is the Police! Run the sheriff's department, manage your cops, investigate, interrogate, and incarcerate. Make tough decisions - and try to keep out of prison yourself – in this story-driven mixture of adventure, strategy, and turn-based tactical combat. Is it a simulation? A management game? A tactical challenge? A visual novel? A puzzle? It's all of these, and more!
- Developer
- Weappy Studio
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
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Critic avg
64
20 scored reviews
Total coverage
20
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Score range
30–95
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 64 across 20 scored reviews, with a 65-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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90–1003 reviews · 15%
80–892 reviews · 10%
70–793 reviews · 15%
Below 7012 reviews · 60%
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Tony Cole-Cocking
TwinfiniteThis is the Police 2 Review
Published 8/2/2018
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Score
80
+16 vs critic avg
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Read originalMichael Chow
COGconnectedThis Is The Police 2 Review – Good Cop, Bad Cop
Published 7/31/2018
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80
+16 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralThis Is The Police 2 review – arresting development
Published 7/31/2018
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60
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalRobert Gammon
GameSpewThis Is The Police 2 Review: Bigger, Bolder and Better – GameSpew
Published 7/30/2018
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90
+26 vs critic avg
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Read originalTomas Franzese
DualShockersThis is the Police 2 Review — Crime Doesn’t Pay?
Published 7/30/2018
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70
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalTom Hatfield
PC GamerThis is the Police 2 review
Published 7/30/2018
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Score
52
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalRenan Fontes
Cubed3This is the Police 2 (PC) Review
Published 7/30/2018
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50
-14 vs critic avg
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Read originalThis is the Police 2 Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"
Published 7/30/2018
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75
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalPaul Eno
GameSpaceThis Is The Police 2
Published 6/13/2018
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95
+31 vs critic avg
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