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Judge Dredd

"Judge Dredd" is a 1995 action-packed video game that expands on the dystopian world of its namesake film and comic book series. Released for SNES, Sega Mega Drive, Game Gear, and later PC, this Probe Software…

31 December 1995

Judge Dredd is a video game developed by Probe Software, released 31 December 1995 on Sega Game Gear.

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What Judge Dredd is

Judge Dredd was developed by Probe Software and released in 1995. It was published by Acclaim Entertainment. It is available on Sega Game Gear only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Judge Dredd takes place in an post-apocalyptic world. The Justice Department, created by the pre-war United States government, was an agency to assist the overburdened law enforcement and judicial system to sentence the criminals on the spot. Judges can act as police officers, prosecutors, judges and, if necessary, executioners. When the last president of the United States starts a global nuclear war, the Judges mutinise and sentence him for crimes against humanity. With the nuclear weapons annihilating billions and reducing the cities around the world to dust, the Judges become the only power in Mega City One, which is what is left of the United States of America. Ruling the city and…
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Judge Dredd series

Judge Dredd is the sixth of 12 entries we hold in the Judge Dredd series. The next entry was Judge Dredd in 1997.

See all 12 Judge Dredd games in release order →

What it launched against

Judge Dredd launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.

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When did Judge Dredd come out?
Judge Dredd was released on 31 December 1995 for Sega Game Gear.