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* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: The Old Man is referred to as such in official news bulletins and documents.

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** Later in the game you'll fight the New Guy's mercenaries; they have body armor and military weaponry and are noticeably tougher and more durable than the gang members you've been fighting.

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** Later in the game you'll fight the New Guy's mercenaries; mercenaries (who have uniforms similar to the Rehab mercs in ''Robocop 3''); they have body armor and military weaponry and are noticeably tougher and more durable than the gang members you've been fighting.fighting. Towards the end several of them are carrying Cobra Assault Cannons.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: At the end of the game, Wendell's mercenaries immediately stop fighting and abandon him once his money transfer fails to go through (due to [=OCP=] no longer funding him). Their leader even remarks to Robocop that it was NothingPersonal before leaving.]]
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* LaughablyEvil: Soot is insanely over-the-top, constantly cracking jokes, and an absolute monster.


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* StarterVillain: Soot takes of a television station, has a big EstablishingCharacterMoment, and then gets dealt with in a few levels.


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* TortureAlwaysWorks: Subverted. Soot can be beaten up all the live long day and won't say a word but mess with his stuff and he'll eventually talk.
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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: The New Guy bears a striking resemblance to Alan Rickman when cast as [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]].


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* BittersweetEnding: Although how much can vary depending on the player's choices. [[spoiler: Despite becoming a cyborg, the Old Man dies as the original [=OCP=] building crumbles down on him after fighting Robocop, though the player can decide. Regardless, Robo is saddened at the loss of the one man in [=OCP=] who not only wanted to help Detroit, but also one of the few outside the police force that saw Murphy as both a human being and a friend. Depending on dialogue choices made by the player, Detroit might be left without a mayor, and the side characters introduced could go astray, and the public's opinions on Robocop himself could be altered. But, with the events ''Film/Robocop3'' a few months away, we know that while things will get worse, they will get better.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: Although how much can vary depending on the player's choices. [[spoiler: Despite becoming a cyborg, the Old Man dies as the original [=OCP=] building crumbles down on him after fighting Robocop, though the player can decide.decide whether to kill him, leave him to his fate, or attempt to save him. Regardless, Robo is saddened at the loss of the one man in [=OCP=] who not only wanted to help Detroit, but also one of the few outside the police force that saw Murphy as both a human being and a friend. Depending on dialogue choices made by the player, Detroit might be left without a mayor, and the side characters introduced could go astray, and the public's opinions on Robocop himself could be altered. But, with the events ''Film/Robocop3'' a few months away, we know that while things will get worse, they will get better.]]


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* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler: The New Guy[=/=]Wendell Antonowsky works for [=OCP=] as the manager of their "Afterlife" project, which is attempting to replicate Robocop's cybernetic resurrection in a manner that's safe and consistent as a means of cheating death. However, Wendell chaffs at [=OCP=]'s control over him, cuts corners in hiring and management of the project, and seems to be antagonizing Robocop far beyond what he was ordered to do (given his actions and those of the Old Man seem in direct contradiction at times). Ultimately, once the Old Man dies, he takes control of Max Becker's [=UED=] army and attempts to take over the city himself. The Old Man also gets screwed by Wendell's poor management of Afterlife, as he CameBackWrong in the body of Robocop 2.]]
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** For gameplay purposes, Robocop isn't as completely indestructible as he is in the films and on Normal difficulty can be brought down with several dozen pistol shots or a few dozen assault rifle shots (although his durability can be increased with upgrades). He's still a little bit more durable than an old-school [=FPS=] hero like [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Doomguy]] or [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]], and the ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy aim of most enemies does give the impression that you're withstanding much more gunfire than you actually are.

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** For gameplay purposes, Robocop isn't as completely indestructible as he is in the films and on Normal difficulty can be brought down with several dozen pistol shots or a few dozen assault rifle shots (although his durability can be increased with upgrades). He's still a little bit more roughly as durable than an old-school [=FPS=] hero like [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Doomguy]] or [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]], Freeman]] (which is quite tanky compared to modern [=FPS=] characters), and the ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy aim of most enemies does give the impression that you're withstanding much more gunfire than you actually are.
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''Franchise/{{Robocop}}: Rogue City'' is an upcoming first-person shooter developed by Teyon (''VideoGame/TerminatorResistance'') and published by Nacon, set to release on November 2, 2023. It takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3'', and features Creator/PeterWeller returning as the voice of the title character.

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''Franchise/{{Robocop}}: ''Franchise/{{RoboCop}}: Rogue City'' is an upcoming first-person shooter developed by Teyon (''VideoGame/TerminatorResistance'') and published by Nacon, set to release on November 2, 2023. It takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3'', and features Creator/PeterWeller returning as the voice of the title character.
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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY is a first person shooter developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. It also stars Creator/PeterWeller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. It is part of the ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.

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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}: Rogue City'' is a first person an upcoming first-person shooter developed by Teyon (''VideoGame/TerminatorResistance'') and published by Nacon. Nacon, set to release on November 2, 2023. It also stars Creator/PeterWeller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. It is part of the ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.
''Film/Robocop3'', and features Creator/PeterWeller returning as the voice of the title character.
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* BittersweetEnding: Although how much can vary depending on the player's choices. [[spoiler: Despite becoming a cyborg, the Old Man dies as the original [=OCP=] building crumbles down on him after fighting Robocop, though the player can decide. Regardless, Robo is saddened at the loss of the one man in [=OCP=] who not only wanted to help Detroit, but also one of the few outside the police force that saw Murphy as both a human being and a friend. Depending on dialogue choices made by the player, Detroit might be left without a mayor, and the side characters introduced could go astray, and the public's opinions on Robocop himself could be altered. But, with the events ''Film/Robocop3'' a few months away, we know that while things will get worse, they will get better.]]
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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY is a first person shooter developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. It also stars Creator/PeterWeller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. Is is part of the ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.

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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY is a first person shooter developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. It also stars Creator/PeterWeller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. Is It is part of the ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.

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* BottomlessMagazines: Robocop's Auto-9 doesn't have any limit to its ammunition.

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* BottomlessMagazines: Robocop's Auto-9 doesn't have any limit to its ammunition. It can eventually be upgraded to have a truly bottomless magazines as well as turning it full-auto, effectively making it a handheld assault rifle.

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* AdaptationalWimp:
** For gameplay purposes, Robocop isn't as completely indestructible as he is in the films and on Normal difficulty can be brought down with several dozen pistol shots or a few dozen assault rifle shots (although his durability can be increased with upgrades). He's still a little bit more durable than an old-school [=FPS=] hero like [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Doomguy]] or [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]], and the ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy aim of most enemies does give the impression that you're withstanding much more gunfire than you actually are.
** ED-209's [[ArmCannon Arm Cannons]] do about the same amount of damage as an assault rifle, whereas in the films they were 20mm autocannons (of the sort that's usually mounted on ''military vehicles'') and could do more damage to Robocop's armor with a single burst than an entire warehouse full of thugs unloading onto him for several minutes.



* AvengingTheVillain: The "New Guy in Town" is revealed to be [[spoiler:Wendell Antonowsky, brother of Emil Antonowsky from the first film]].

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* AvengingTheVillain: The "New Guy in Town" is revealed to be [[spoiler:Wendell Antonowsky, brother of Emil Antonowsky from the first film]]. Except, toward the end of the game it's revealed [[spoiler: that "Wendell Antonowsky" was an identity cooked up by [=OCP=] designed to throw Robocop off his game, and he was an [=OCP=] operative only pretending to be Emil's brother.]]


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** Some gang members have double health and armored helmets which protect them from headshots. They're typically armed with heavier weaponry such as assault rifles.
** Later in the game you'll fight the New Guy's mercenaries; they have body armor and military weaponry and are noticeably tougher and more durable than the gang members you've been fighting.


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* MechaMooks: [[spoiler: Max Decker's big project are the "Urban Enforcement Droids", mass produced robots based off of one of the early Robocop 2 prototypes (the skinny humanoid one), which he intends to use to replace Robocop and the Old Detroit police force. However, Wendell takes control of the [=UED=]s and uses them to launch an uprising against the entire city.]]


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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: When it becomes clear that the New Guy[=/=]Wendell Antonowsky is being funded by someone inside [=OCP=], Max Decker is presented as the obvious suspect, and observant players may figure that the New Guy is collecting human brains to be used in Decker's Urban Enforcement Droid project. However, as it turns out, Decker has nothing to do with Antonowsky and his [=UED=]s are entirely robotic. Turns out, Wendell's backer is the Old Man himself, who's funding research into replicating Robocop's cybernetic resurrection as a way to cheat death.]]


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* YouHaveFailedMe: The first thing we see the New Guy do is [[spoiler: execute Soot for drawing attention to him with the Torch-Heads' takeover of the television studio in the prologue.]]
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* AggressiveDrugDealer: The Torch Heads get children hooked on their product at arcades, just like propaganda of TheEighties said they did.

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* AggressiveDrugDealer: TheAggressiveDrugDealer: The Torch Heads get innocent children hooked on their product at arcades, just like propaganda of TheEighties said they did.
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* AggressiveDrugDealer: The Torch Heads get children hooked on their product at arcades, just like propaganda of TheEighties said they did.


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* FantasticDrug: Nuke remains an incredibly addictive designer drug that seems to transform its long-term users into psychopaths.
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* AvengingTheVillain: The "New Guy in Town" is revealed to be [[spoiler:Wendell Antonowsky, brother of Emil Antonowsky from the first film]].


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* GroinAttack: Shooting enemies in the groin is about the same as a headshot and occasionally causes them to crumple forward holding their now-obliterated nether regions in pain.
* {{Interquel}}: The game is set between Robocop 2 and 3. [[spoiler:The ending sets up the Kanemitsu corporation coming in as part of development of Delta City]].
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* DisposableSexWorker: Casey Carmel is found murdered in an alleyway and is a part-time prostitute. [[spoiler: She was murdered by a television star filming a commercial after she tried to blackmail him with a sex tape she made of him in a skeavy garage.]]

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* DisposableSexWorker: Casey Carmel is found murdered in an alleyway and is a part-time prostitute. [[spoiler: She was murdered by a television star filming a commercial after she tried to blackmail him with a sex tape she made of him in a skeavy skeevy garage.]]

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* AllCrimesAreEqual: Just barely averted as Robocop slaughters his way through Old Detroit's underworld. He can also give parking tickets.

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* AllCrimesAreEqual: Just barely averted as Robocop slaughters his way through Old Detroit's underworld. These include drug dealers, car thieves, and outright terrorists. He can also give parking tickets.tickets, cite people for vandalism, or otherwise deal with petty crimes.


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* DisposableSexWorker: Casey Carmel is found murdered in an alleyway and is a part-time prostitute. [[spoiler: She was murdered by a television star filming a commercial after she tried to blackmail him with a sex tape she made of him in a skeavy garage.]]
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* ToBeLawfulOrGood: A literal game mechanic as Robocop's decisions are primarily whether to "Obey the Law" or "Uphold the Public Trust." In general, being lawful gives you points in the former while doing good gives you points in the latter.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Max Decker just spends every second on the screen insulting Robocop, demanding the police cut costs by saving less people, and threatening the people around him.

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* CallForward: Taking place before ''Film/Robocop3'', there are references to both the Kanemitsu Corporation and Bertha late in the game.



* CorruptCorporateExecutive: This is OCP were talking about.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: As per usual for this franchise:
** Robocop has issues reconciling the nature of his existence.
** Played tragically straight with the game's final boss, [[spoiler:the Old Man. He talks to Robocop a few times, about growing up in Old Detroit and Robocop what his conversion was like, voicing a genuine desire to make life better for the people. He ultimately becomes a cyborg using the Robocop 2 body to stave off death and finish Delta City, only to become a violent monster. In the end, the player can choose whether Robocop tries to save him, only to [[RedemptionEqualsDeath be saved in return]], kills him, or leaves him to die.]]



* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Scoot steals the place of Channel 4's anchor man and then executes a cop on live TV via drug overdose.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Scoot Soot steals the place of Channel 4's anchor man and then executes a cop on live TV via drug overdose.
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* BodyHorror: Robocop, as always, is something that induces horror in people who see him with his mask off.
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* UngratefulBastard: Robocop manages to kill about a hundred Torch Heads holding the news crews of Channel 4 hostage but is filmed hesitating during a hostage situation. So, of course, Channel 4 reports him as dangerously unstable.
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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY is a first person shooter developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. It also stars Peter Weller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. Is is part of the ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.

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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY is a first person shooter developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. It also stars Peter Weller, Creator/PeterWeller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. Is is part of the ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.
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!!Tropes found in ''[=RoboCop=]: Rogue City'':



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* OminousWalk: Robocop has a heroic version as he moves very slowly throughout the game even if you can move him slightly faster to less a light jog and more, normal walking.



* SerialKillerWalk: Robocop has a heroic version as he moves very slowly throughout the game even if you can move him slightly faster to less a light jog and more, normal walking.

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* CassetteFuturism: The computer systems are all old DOS green screen with phone booths as well as old cars. They, however, have advanced machines like Robocop.



* MookHorrorShow: Most of the criminals, when they have time to react, panic at the idea of Robocop coming to kill them. It doesn't do them any good. Robocop also slaughters his way through literally hundreds of criminals throughout the game.




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* SerialKillerWalk: Robocop has a heroic version as he moves very slowly throughout the game even if you can move him slightly faster to less a light jog and more, normal walking.
* {{Zeerust}}: Robocop's vision of Old Detroit matches the future of the original movies with big computer monitors, cybernetics, and punk criminals.
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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY is a first person shooter developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. It also stars Peter Weller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. Is is part of the ''Franchise/Robocop'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.

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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY is a first person shooter developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. It also stars Peter Weller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. Is is part of the ''Franchise/Robocop'' ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.
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* BotomlessMagazine: Robocop's Auto-9 doesn't have any limit to its ammunition.

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* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: In the first level, after taking some damage, Robocop hallucinates his dead wife and his life with his son, Jimmy.



* BotomlessMagazines: Robocop's Auto-9 doesn't have any limit to its ammunition.

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ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY is a first person shooter developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. It also stars Peter Weller, the original Robocop, as the titular character. Is is part of the ''Franchise/Robocop'' franchise and takes place between ''Film/Robocop2'' and ''Film/Robocop3''.

A new criminal mastermind has appeared in Old Detroit called "The New Guy." Throwing around massive amounts of money, he has attracted many new gangs as well as caused a skyrocketing death rate among police officers with twenty-three killed since his arrival. After a gang called the Torch Heads takes over a news station to try to draw his attention, Robocop is dispatched to deal with them and becomes involved in unraveling the conspiracy behind the city's newest player.

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* AllCrimesAreEqual: Just barely averted as Robocop slaughters his way through Old Detroit's underworld. He can also give parking tickets.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Robocop can give parking tickets as one of his functions.
* BotomlessMagazines: Robocop's Auto-9 doesn't have any limit to its ammunition.
* CopKiller: Neither the New Guy or the Torch Heads hesitate to kill cops.
* DrugsAreBad: Nuke is depicted as something that turns its users into psychopathic criminals immune to pain or self-preservation.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Scoot steals the place of Channel 4's anchor man and then executes a cop on live TV via drug overdose.
* TheQuincyPunk: The Torch Heads have a punk aesthetic and are a bunch of psychopathic drug addicted monsters.

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