You are Officer Nick Cordell Jr. As a rookie beat cop fresh out of the Academy, you’re on the front line of defence for Averno’s citizens. Dive into a world of thrilling car chases, sandbox crimes, and a healthy dose of 1980s noir as you protect the populace and solve the mystery of your father’s murder in the line of duty. A love letter to classic cop movies, The Precinct combines police sim with action sandbox spectacle. Patrol the streets and respond to callouts to fight criminals petty and powerful. Choose your own tactics in thrilling chases and shootouts. Feel the shifting power struggles of Averno's gangs in a living city full of sandbox crimes, from parking infractions to bank heists, street racing to drug deals...

Walk your beat, jump in your squad car, or tackle helicopter pursuits

The Precinct feels, in places, a little like a GTA game, but from the cops perspective. There's a lot to get your head around, and thankfully you're slowly introduced to all the various actions you can take. From walking around your beat, writing parking tickets, to police car chases... and even helicopter pursuits, The Precinct has plenty to keep you hooked as you play through the main narrative.

Averno's Finest can be called upon to back you up, with a support system that allows you to call in squad cars, roadblocks, spike strips, and more. Explore the ever-shifting criminal underbelly of Averno City. Deal with yuppies, bums, street vendors and furious taxi drivers from the Projects to the Financial District. Chase perps through neon-lit alleys, rain-soaked streets, and grand, decaying parklands, all subject to a day/night cycle and dynamic weather. This is the 1980s East Coast in all its neon-noir glory.

As you apprehend criminals (petty and hardened) you'll pick up clues and tip-offs that will allow you to bring down the cities two main criminal gangs.

Explore the ever-shifting criminal underbelly of Averno City

There's so much to do in the city that this is a game you'll be revisting for quite some time. You can even alter the variety of siren your car emits. And, as you progress through the game you'll open up new areas of the map, as well as be able to carjack any vehicle.

When you arrest suspects you have a list of felonies they can be charged with. The more you spot, the more you earn. So you need to be vigilant when apprehending them.

It looks incredible, and plays like a dream - once you get used to the controls. It's the sheer variety of things that you can do on each shift that makes this a game worth coming back to time and time again.

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Nick Smithson