SXPD Review
Price: $1.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0.1
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SXPD is part comic book, part driving game, set in the merciless 52nd State of the USA. A place governed by a singular authority: a female police force named the SXPD. In this futuristic society, the officers are given only numbers as names, and are kept busy by the various gangs rebelling against the state.
Players must tilt the screen to turn the bike, tap to shoot at enemies or obstacles, or swipe upwards to hit them with a rocket blast. The environments are actually open-plan rather than a standard track layout, so no chase is a simple game of catch-up. Enemies will attempt to flank and take down recruit 021, making for fast and frantic gameplay sections that capture the intense nature of the comic.
SPXD gets the balance right for the most part though, combining two genres into a well-blended mix. They support one another well, the gameplay sections coming in at just the right time to provide a short respite from the Wild Western-style manhunt of the comic book. It's a engaging experience, just not one that necessarily warrants a second play/read through.