Robocop: Rogue City is delayed, but at least we’ve got a new gameplay trailer

There’s a new gameplay trailer out for the upcoming cyber-cop shooter Robocop: Rogue City (opens in new tab), and unfortunately for those looking forward to it, there’s also a new release date: Instead of being out in June as expected, publisher Nacon said today that it won’t actually be out until September.

That’s a relatively minor delay as these things go, but what I’m really more interested in is the trailer. I can’t say it knocked my socks off: Knowing that Dick Jones, Bob Morton, and Clarence Boddicker are all dead (opens in new tab) obviously takes some of the fun out of it, but I have practical concerns too. The gun sounds and robo-footsteps are just a little off, and Peter Weller’s voice is missing the metallic reverb that’s so distinctive in the films. The hand grabbing the creep’s throat at 1:18 is notably unconvincing to my eye, even though it only appears for a second. And it just doesn’t feel Robocop, which I admit isn’t the most specific bit of criticism ever.