
They cause minimal damage but can be used to force perps into surrendering. Rubber-tipped bullets that bounce off hard surfaces. Judge Dredd's signature weapon, the Lawgiver, is a DNA and voice-activated handgun capable of firing multiple ammunition types.Ĭhases down the nearest enemy and explodes. There is no penalty for killing a surrendered perp. This is not necessary, but arresting a perp without killing him will give more points and might even drop some power-ups. Walking over the enemy with a regular Control Pad or pressing the button on a Six Button Control Pad will arrest the suspect. When this happens, the word "GUILTY" appears on the enemy. Sometimes, perps might surrender after taking enough damage. This attack causes high damage but also leaves Dredd vulnerable to enemy's counterattack.

When Dredd is very close to an enemy, pressing the button on a regular Control Pad (or the button on a Six Button Control Pad) will execute a close-quarters attack. When equipped with an anti-gravity belt, holding the button while using the D-pad allows Dredd to fly towards the desired location. Certain grippable surfaces can be travelled by jumping and pressing or. Holding then pressing or allows Dredd to crawl towards that direction. Double tapping or allows Dredd to run towards that direction. Pressing allows Dredd to interface with computers and enter doors at the end of the levels. On a regular Control Pad, the button cycles through the types of ammo - when a Six Button Control Pad is being used, the button can be used to cycle backwards through the ammo.Ĭertain objects in the game can be pushed. Likewise, holding down the button while moving locks the gun towards that location while moving. Holding down the button without moving "locks" the gun in place, allowing Dredd to shoot in any direction. Jumping is performed with the button, while the button fires Dredd's Lawgiver. Ruling the city and keeping the peace with cold, machine-like adherence to the law, the Judges are uncompromising enforcers of the law, maintaining the order in an overcrowded city filled with unemployment, recycled food, criminals and soon-to-be criminals.Īnd even among them, there is one most respected, one most feared. 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.

When the last president of the United States starts a global nuclear war, the Judges mutinise and sentence him for crimes against humanity. Judges can act as police officers, prosecutors, judges and, if necessary, executioners.

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. Judge Dredd takes place in an post-apocalyptic world.
