# Police/K9 video game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-k9-video-game/941930>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [May 12, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-k9-video-game/941930 "2021-05-12T19:03:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-k9-video-game/941930/1 "2021-05-12T19:03:43Z")

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I vaguely recall a game where you were a policeman with a dog sidekick. It only rings a bell because the sequel to the game was bloody and filled with profanity to a ridiculous degree. Does any one else remember?

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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-k9-video-game/941930/2 "2021-05-12T19:07:39Z")

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_[Dead to Rights](https://www.mobygames.com/game/dead-to-rights)_?

[![](https://www.mobygames.com/images/promo/original/1473974450-3890403051.png) ](https://www.mobygames.com/images/promo/original/1473974450-3890403051.png)

~Max

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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-k9-video-game/941930/3 "2021-05-12T19:10:23Z")

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Yes! Was it any good? Worth digging up?

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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-k9-video-game/941930/4 "2021-05-12T19:13:44Z")

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I only played the first one at a friend’s house for part of one level. Playstation 2 I think. It doesn’t stand out in my memory as particularly good or bad.

~Max

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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-k9-video-game/941930/5 "2021-05-12T19:14:28Z")

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Ah, thank you. Was nibbling at my brain all day.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-k9-video-game/941930/6 "2021-05-13T14:31:38Z")

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If I remember right, there were some neat mechanics involving the use of enemies as human shields and being able to toss fire extinguishers at people and shoot them in mid-air to explode. At the time it was pretty innovative.