An arresting development
- by Sammy Barker
The last proper PlayStation game in the mecha multimedia franchise PATLABOR launched on the PSP in 2005, so the announcement of PATLABOR The Case Files is somewhat significant.
While characters from the series did appear in Disaster Report’s spiritual successor City Shrouded in Shadow in 2017, it’s been slim pickings for fans of the sci-fi police procedural.
But publisher Good Smile Company, in partnership with dev Chime Corporation, intends to change that with this new game.
There’s no release window attached to the project just yet, but here’s what its blurb reads, as translated by Gematsu:
“Relive numerous iconic scenes from Mobile Police Patlabor in this home console 3D action game. Play from different perspectives: ‘Main Missions” as Special Vehicle Section 2, and ‘Another Side Missions’ as their adversaries. Over 20 Labors appear in the game – master everything from the Ingram to the Griffon and Type Zero. Includes a ‘Simulator Mode’ where you can engage in shooting practice and Labor-versus-Labor combat.”
Past Patlabor games have only ever released exclusively in Japan, so it’ll be interesting to see if this one makes its way to Western shores.
Judging by the response to the debut trailer, though, there’s definitely global interest in this latest game.
[source gematsu.com]
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.
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