Police 911 forges PS2 camera innovation

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Konami is yet again leading the way in pushing PlayStation 2, and this time you’re going to look more than a little daft during play

Ask yourself this question: do you want to stand in your living room leaning backwards and forwards in front of your TV holding a piece of plastic? The obvious answer is "yes". Police 911 has proved something of a revelation for the arcade, certainly in terms of making people look distinctly stupid in motorway service stations, and the home version works surprisingly well. E3 was the first airing for the PlayStation 2 conversion.
It’s fairly simple stuff. You hold a trackball in one hand, which is used to drag a target around the TV screen. Play is similar to Time Crisis, with you taking on the role of a cop confronting with squillions of baddies and tons of stuff to sneak behind. The difference this time is that you actually have to move your body in front of a camera sitting on top of the PlayStation 2 to dodge bullets by hiding behind cars, walls and the like.

Very good it is too. The title’s novelty value worked well on the showfloor of E3. There are no details as yet regarding a bundle with the USB camera, but we should know soon. Take a look at the shots in the meantime.

I loved Time Crisis for the arcade and if this game can pull off the camera stuff without to many bugs this games going to rock.

That is totally wild!!!:)

Sounds really cool!!

PS2 is getting alot of great titles!

Shall we give some to Billy boy??

Nah

wow.. but what would happen if there was a frag grenade, and ....
are they using it for training?

We have to dodge the bullets like they are really coming?

Yup, that\'s the catch; you have to weave around like a moron to dodge the bullets. I\'ve never played the arcade original myself, but I\'ve seen many people try it out. Looks kinda fun, though erratic. The motion detection seems to be too exact, since the screen never stays still. Looks confusing, might be fun.

I\'ll stick with the Time Crisis games though. They\'re still unbeatable.

Atleast it keeps your in shape I kinda like it. This game with a Guncon could really help train cops.