Buy RoboCop is a rare thing: an action game that successfully turns one of my favourite movies into a playable experience. Sure, the violence is excessive and Paul Verhoeven takes some questionable digs at modern life with his advert filled TV news broadcasts and gleaming corporate towers but the film still holds up today as a fun black comedy that delivers on its satirical promises with loads of great action scenes.

The main premise is that after cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is gruesomely gunned down by the crime boss of Detroit, OmniCorp is able to snag a deal with the city government to privatise law enforcement and test out their new robot technology – RoboCop. Converted into a cyborg, the company’s new Detroit officer combines the strength and ferocity of an android with the emotional intelligence of a human – and his partner Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen).

The devs at Teyon clearly put some thought into the way RoboCop moves and feel like a real person rather than a Fortnite character. He doesn’t jump, turn or sprint and can’t even wall-run through a building but his lumbering frame is compensated for by an inherent sense of power: enemies are easily flatlined and his nigh-invulnerability to small arms means his health bar looks laughably huge at times.

The level design is also a strong point, providing a fully realised vision of downtown Detroit with payphones, a noisy arcade and electronics store stuffed with VHS televisions. It’s a world that oozes the sci-fi ’80s but the game isn’t content with merely reproducing the look, as it also gives you a range of side quests that encourage you to use your new powers for good. As you help more people and look the other way on minor crimes, you can earn a ‘public trust’ that changes the outcome of the main narrative – similar to how Fallout 3 offers multiple endings depending on your actions. Buy RoboCop