Jydge
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- PlayStation 4
- 3 October 2017
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- 4 October 2017
- Xbox One
- 6 October 2017
- Switch
- 19 October 2017
- PlayStation 5
- 19 November 2020
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| Developer | 10tons |
| Publisher | 10tons |
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| Genre | Twin-stick shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Jydge (/dʒʌdʒ/ JUJ, "judge"[1]) is a twin-stick shooter video game developed and published by 10tons. It is a prequel to and spin-off from Neon Chrome. Players assume the role of the JYDGE—a law enforcer who must cleanse a dystopic, cyberpunk city of crime, inspired by RoboCop and the comic Judge Dredd. The game was released in October 2017.
Jydge is a twin-stick shooter video game played from a tilted top-down perspective.[2] Set in the dystopic, cyberpunk city of Edenbyrg, players take control of the "JYDGE"—a law enforcer who is tasked with eliminating enemies and rescuing hostages across twenty different levels.[3][2] The game features destructible environments that enable players to breach a room by shooting down a wall.[3] Between levels, players can upgrade and customise JYDGE using credits obtained whilst playing through a level.[3] New upgrades are unlocked by earning medals from completing specific objectives and tasks during a level.[3] The game can be played alone or in a two-player cooperative gameplay mode.[3]
Development and release
Jydge was developed by 10tons.[4] The game is a prequel and spin-off to 10tons' previous game Neon Chrome and was developed using the same game engine as the aforementioned title.[3][5] The game was announced in May 2017.[4] The game reuses art assets from Neon Chrome, however the developers opted to create preset levels rather than use procedural generation as in Neon Chrome.[3] 10tons also reduced the speed of projectiles fired by enemies to make fights more manageable.[3]
Jydge was released for PlayStation 4 on 3 October 2017,[6] for Linux, macOS and Windows on 4 October,[7] for Xbox One on 6 October,[6] and for Nintendo Switch on 19 October.[8] It was later released for PlayStation 5 on 19 November 2020[9] with cross-buy support for the PlayStation platform.[citation needed]
