<s>
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
came	O
out	O
just	O
a	O
couple	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
film	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
actually	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
comic	I-Application
book	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Activision	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
emulated	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Urbanscan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
24	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
is	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
,	O
where	O
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
fights	O
an	O
ex-judge	O
prison	O
escapee	O
,	O
who	O
kidnapped	O
the	O
mayor	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
merciless	O
androids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
and	O
Maximum	B-Application
Force	I-Application
with	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
was	O
overwhelmingly	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
critics	O
described	O
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
as	O
a	O
third-rate	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
derided	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
though	O
Perry	O
instead	O
praised	O
it	O
,	O
saying	O
even	O
the	O
awfulness	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
prevent	O
him	O
from	O
enjoying	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
praised	O
it	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
features	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
clearest	O
and	O
most	O
vibrant	O
video	O
ever	O
to	O
grace	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
that	O
the	O
villain	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Judge	O
Roy	O
Bean	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
climactic	O
battle	O
instead	O
being	O
played	O
out	O
in	O
a	O
cutscene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerstmann	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
reviewer	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
both	O
found	O
the	O
licensing	O
questionable	O
,	O
questioning	O
whether	O
a	O
significant	O
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
fan	O
base	O
even	O
exists	O
,	O
while	O
Perry	O
lamented	O
that	O
the	O
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
movie	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
were	O
giving	O
a	O
bad	O
image	O
to	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
great	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
randomization	O
of	O
level	O
designs	O
makes	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
in	O
general	O
not	O
worth	O
buying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
four	O
members	O
of	O
EGMs	O
"	O
review	O
crew	O
"	O
said	O
even	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
enthusiasts	O
would	O
not	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
best	O
feature	O
"	O
slot	O
they	O
wrote	O
"	O
Hmmm	O
...	O
Ca	O
n't	O
think	O
of	O
one	O
...	O
"	O
Gerstmann	O
similarly	O
advised	O
,	O
"	O
No	O
matter	O
how	O
strong	O
your	O
craving	O
for	O
a	O
gun	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
,	O
just	O
wait	O
this	O
one	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
