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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 16 - Policenauts
Description: Before Metal Gear Solid, there was Policenauts. A buddy-cop meets science-fiction adventure about drugs, women and the vastness of space. While it was released to critical acclaim, it only truly came to the west in 2009 when a fan translation patch was released for english speaking audiences. Even since then however, Policenauts has floundered in Metal Gear’s shadow; never truly breaking into mainstream appeal. Is this obscurity well deserved? Or has this gem been hidden for far too long?To answer this, we ask ourselves:Is a hard sci-fi setting the perfect complement to a buddy-cop dr...