Patlabor

Excerpt from Genesis Game Guide by The Scribe

NAME:             Patlabor
AUTHOR/VENDOR:    Ma-Ba
RELEASED:         1992
TYPE:             RPG
LANGUAGE:         Japanese

PREMISE:          It is the year 2001.  Tokyo Bay has been dammed and then
                  drained for real estate development.  At the heart of
                  this project are the Labors - giant mecha developed for
                  heavy-duty use.  Equipment such as this obviously has
                  both lawful and unlawful uses, so the Patlabor Mobile
                  Police was developed to help control this new technology.
                  As one of the members of the famed SV2 Second Unit, your
                  job is to ensure that law and order concerning the Labors
                  is maintained.  Inspired by the classic anime OAV series.

IMPRESSIONS:      Presents you with a variety of missions and objects just
                  like the anime, not all of which require you to draw your
                  gun.  You also have to train your Ingram police mecha to
                  your particular style, and it learns new moves as you
                  become accustomed to its use.  You can even practice
                  between missions to enhance your skills.  Most of it is
                  dreadfully easy (except one or two spots), but the best
                  parts are the gameplay and the character interaction -
                  even provided that all texts are in Japanese!  That will
                  lose a lot of folks right there, but it's highly
                  recommended for Patlabor fans. (Anime SFC Resource
                  Center's review for the identical Super Famicom game)

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