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Judge Dredd

Arcade rail-shooter game that used a Light Gun. Dredd must save the mayor, who is being held hostage by a former judge. Live-action cutscenes were played at the conclusion to each stage. Completing the game…

8 April 1998

Judge Dredd is an arcade developed by Gremlin Interactive, released 8 April 1998 on PlayStation and Arcade.

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What Judge Dredd is

Judge Dredd is an arcade game developed by Gremlin Interactive and released in 1998. It was published by Acclaim. It is available on PlayStation and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Trouble in Mega-City One: An unidentified perpetrator has taken hostages, including the mayor. Attempts to apprehend him have already led to the loss of 17 Judges. He states that only one man is allowed to come near: Judge Dredd. There's obviously some history between them. It's time for the toughest lawman of them all to move in and dispense justice via his Lawgiver gun.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Judge Dredd series

Judge Dredd is the eighth of 12 entries we hold in the Judge Dredd series. The next entry was Judge Dredd Pinball in 1998.

See all 12 Judge Dredd games in release order →

What it launched against

Judge Dredd launched on 8 April 1998, within three weeks of Sanitarium and Parasite Eve.

Released around the same time: Sanitarium, Parasite Eve.

Official trailer

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When did Judge Dredd come out?
Judge Dredd was released on 8 April 1998 for PlayStation and Arcade.

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