G-Police

Summary

G-Police is a 1997 combat flight simulator taking place in an imagined future dominated by corporate-run space colonies. You play as Jeff Slater, a high-tech helicopter pilot who enlists in the G-Police to uncover the truth behind his sister's mysterious death.

Storyline

Set in the year 2097, as shown in the opening sequence, the game also outlines the history of its world: in 2057, Earth's dwindling resources coincided with the expansion of space exploration. Following a devastating war over these diminishing resources—ending a decade before the events of G-Police—Earth's governments lost their military authority. In their place, powerful corporations seized control of the planet and its growing space colonies. To restore order, the Government Police (G-Police) was established by the remaining coalition of Earth governments to oversee these settlements. Later in the opening, Slater, the game's main character, introduces himself as a former soldier who joined the G-Police to investigate the apparent suicide of his sister, Elaine, which he believes was actually a murder. He criticizes the G-Police for their lack of real power and for ignoring corrupt corporate dealings while trying to keep the peace. He also calls the Havoc gun-ships obsolete and describes the pilots as a mix of battle-worn veterans and idealistic newcomers. The game is set in a futuristic cityscape, with occasional cut-scenes providing context. In the early stages, Slater fights against hostile gangs. The G-Police suspect that the "Krakov" corporation is supplying the gangs with weapons. However, Krakov's CEO soon becomes the target of an assassination attempt by the very gangs he's accused of arming. During the attack, Hiroshi Tachikawa—a pilot Slater describes as someone who "flies like he was born in a cockpit"—dies when his gun-ship crashes due to a strange malfunction. To protect morale, the incident is hidden from public view; Slater sees the cover-up as eerily similar to the way Elaine's death was handled. After several waves of attacks, invasions, and terrorist acts, Krakov accuses its corporate rival, "Nanosoft," of being behind the violence and launches an open assault with its private army. With no proof of Nanosoft's involvement with the gangs, the G-Police side with them and eventually dismantle Krakov's military. However, the G-Police then begin to investigate the true reasons behind the conflict between the two corporations. The second half of the game follows a battle between the G-Police and Nanosoft's private forces, who attack the G-Police after Krakov's downfall—both out of fear of the investigation and to eliminate any remaining threats.

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