<s>
G-Police	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
inspired	O
by	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
charts	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Slater	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
his	O
sister	O
's	O
mysterious	O
death	O
while	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
titular	O
G-Police	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
G-Police	B-Application
combating	O
organised	O
criminals	O
before	O
fighting	O
the	O
private	O
armies	O
of	O
powerful	O
corporations	O
in	O
an	O
unfolding	O
conspiracy-themed	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
cutting	O
edge	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
force-feedback	B-Device
joysticks	O
and	O
controllers	O
,	O
3D	O
sound	O
and	O
Direct3D	B-Application
Hardware	O
Acceleration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
technically	O
impressive	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
resulted	O
in	O
poor	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
particular	O
struggled	O
in	O
this	O
respect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Police	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
a	O
VTOL	O
aircraft	O
,	O
described	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
"	O
jet	O
helicopters	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
a	O
helicopter	O
without	O
the	O
rotors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
G-Police	B-Application
involves	O
both	O
dogfighting	O
with	O
other	O
aircraft	O
and	O
dropping	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
catastrophic	O
war	O
over	O
ever-declining	O
resources	O
,	O
ending	O
10	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
G-Police	B-Application
,	O
Earth	O
's	O
governments	O
were	O
stripped	O
of	O
military	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Government	O
Police	O
(	O
G-Police	B-Application
)	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
Earth	O
's	O
remaining	O
coalition	O
government	O
to	O
maintain	O
order	O
in	O
these	O
colonies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
latter	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
introductory	O
sequence	O
,	O
Slater	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
introduces	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
war	O
veteran	O
who	O
had	O
joined	O
the	O
G-Police	B-Application
to	O
conduct	O
his	O
own	O
investigation	O
of	O
his	O
sister	O
Elaine	O
's	O
apparent	O
suicide	O
,	O
suspecting	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
murdered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
provides	O
his	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
G-Police	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
they	O
lack	O
authority	O
and	O
"	O
turn	O
a	O
blind	O
eye	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
shady	O
corporate	O
deals	O
"	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
maintain	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G-Police	B-Application
suspect	O
"	O
Krakov	O
"	O
corporation	O
is	O
supplying	O
the	O
gangs	O
with	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
numerous	O
insurgencies	B-Application
,	O
invasions	O
,	O
and	O
terrorism	O
,	O
on	O
these	O
personnel	O
and	O
property	O
,	O
Krakov	O
blames	O
a	O
rival	O
corporation	O
,	O
"	O
Nanosoft	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
begins	O
openly	O
attacking	O
them	O
with	O
its	O
private	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lacking	O
evidence	O
for	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
criminal	O
gangs	O
,	O
the	O
G-Police	B-Application
protect	O
Nanosoft	O
,	O
ultimately	O
destroying	O
Krakov	O
's	O
military	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G-Police	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
investigate	O
exactly	O
why	O
Krakov	O
and	O
Nanosoft	O
were	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
depicts	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
G-Police	B-Application
and	O
Nanosoft	O
's	O
private	O
forces	O
,	O
which	O
attack	O
G-Police	B-Application
after	O
Krakov	O
's	O
collapse	O
,	O
both	O
out	O
of	O
panic	O
as	O
to	O
the	O
investigation	O
and	O
to	O
tie	O
up	O
loose	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G-Police	B-Application
commander	O
Horton	O
is	O
assassinated	O
by	O
Slater	O
's	O
traitorous	O
wingman	O
Ricardo	O
,	O
also	O
to	O
this	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ian	O
Hetherington	O
,	O
the	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Psygnosis	O
,	O
G-Police	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
company	O
's	O
"	O
microstudios	O
"	O
in	O
Stroud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
studio	O
consisted	O
of	O
around	O
70	O
people	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
developing	O
Overboard	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
G-Police	B-Application
was	O
backed	O
by	O
a	O
reported	O
$2.5	O
million	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
wider	O
$6	O
million	O
campaign	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Colony	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Psygnosis	O
product	O
marketing	O
manager	O
Mark	O
Day	O
,	O
G-Police	B-Application
and	O
Colony	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
were	O
"	O
neck	O
and	O
neck	O
"	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
getting	O
the	O
biggest	O
financial	O
push	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
television	O
advertisement	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
publicise	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
around	O
an	O
animated	O
sequence	O
by	O
Peter	O
Chung	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Æon	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
Chung	O
also	O
stated	O
:	O
Chung	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
"	O
concentrate	O
on	O
the	O
people	O
inside	O
the	O
machines	O
"	O
was	O
informed	O
by	O
his	O
belief	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
setting	O
and	O
characters	O
set	O
G-Police	B-Application
apart	O
from	O
other	O
shooters	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Police	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
critics	O
were	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
full	O
motion	O
video	O
custscenes	O
and	O
elaborate	O
cityscapes	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
derisive	O
of	O
the	O
low	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
and	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
and	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
all	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
low	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
was	O
an	O
easily	O
forgivable	O
shortcoming	O
given	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Joe	O
Fielder	O
was	O
less	O
forgiving	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
control	O
issues	O
"	O
prevent	O
 [ G-Police ] 	O
from	O
having	O
speedy	O
arcade-style	O
play	O
or	O
,	O
in	O
effect	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
compelling	O
action	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Edge	O
and	O
its	O
American	O
sister	O
magazine	O
Next	O
Generation	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
problems	O
with	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
were	O
solved	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
albeit	O
only	O
when	O
using	O
high-end	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
support	O
of	O
recent	O
technical	O
innovations	O
,	O
particularly	O
force	B-Device
–	I-Device
feedback	I-Device
joysticks	O
,	O
3D	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
Direct3D	B-Application
Hardware	O
Acceleration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
East	O
argued	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
G-Police	B-Application
is	O
"	O
quite	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
game	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
scene	O
since	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
3D-accelerator	O
cards	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
unintuitive	O
controls	O
,	O
"	O
downright	O
ludicrous	O
"	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
cannot	O
afford	O
a	O
high-end	O
PC	O
setup	O
cannot	O
even	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
merits	O
make	O
it	O
not	O
worth	O
buying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Police	B-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1997	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
G-Police	B-Application
"	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
"	O
action	O
nominee	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
lost	O
its	O
chance	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Police	B-Device
:	I-Device
Weapons	I-Device
of	I-Device
Justice	I-Device
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
G-Police	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
depicts	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
G-Police	B-Application
and	O
Nanosoft	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
initial	O
battles	O
with	O
gangs	O
attempting	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
colony	O
's	O
instability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
another	O
war	O
arises	O
between	O
the	O
G-Police	B-Application
and	O
a	O
power	O
hungry	O
leader	O
of	O
Earth	O
's	O
forces	O
,	O
originally	O
sent	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
G-Police	B-Application
against	O
the	O
gangs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
again	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
:	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
poor	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
did	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
rumoured	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sony	O
contemplated	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
a	O
G-Police	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
they	O
decided	O
that	O
,	O
because	O
G-Police	B-Application
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
(	O
which	O
had	O
since	O
been	O
renamed	O
Studio	O
Liverpool	O
)	O
would	O
instead	O
concentrate	O
on	O
the	O
Formula	O
1	O
and	O
Wipeout	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
G-Police	B-Application
and	O
Weapons	O
of	O
Justice	O
had	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
other	O
ventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
G-Police	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
