Developed by Haiku Interactive
Released for XBLIG (11/2010)
Space Police on Super Highway 9 is an interesting little indie game. You drive your police car viewed from a top-down perspective, much like the old arcade game APB or the early Grand Theft Auto titles. Your objective as a police officer is to drive down the highway, ramming into the criminal cars until they break down similar to the classic arcade Chase HQ series. So, the game draws inspiration from some old video game classics and I'd say the end results are a mixed bag. On the one hand, the premise is cool and is decently executed. The controls are tight and driving your car is a breeze. The graphics are detailed enough that I can tell what everything is supposed to be. The problem is that as far as I can tell the perpetrators only come in four different varieties. That's it, you just ride down the highway ramming the same four varieties of criminal cars until you inevitably break down. There's also civilian traffic to contend with and hitting innocent cars will subtract from your overall score. Your police cruiser comes equipped with a siren and the traffic will usually pull over to the side to allow you a straight path to ram the bad guys. You also have a turbo button which has to be charged up before you can unleash it. The game goes until you've depleted your health bar, which will automatically regenerate when not ramming into vehicles. Space Police on Super Highway 9 is definitely an above-average effort for XBLIG and if you're a big fan of classic overhead car games like Grand Theft Auto, Spy Hunter or APB I think you might enjoy this title.
Final Verdict: Space Police on Super Highway 9 features good simple arcade-style fun in the form of ramming into cars, but it can get rather monotonous in a hurry.
Related Links:
Space Police on Super Highway 9 - GameFAQs
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