Review: Rico (PlayStation 4)

Two cops, one case and only 24 hours to bust the bad guys! Become a loose cannon police detective and face off with criminal gangs in this procedurally-generated action movie FPS. Join forces with a friend and take down those crooks, buddy-cop style!

Pros:

• Cool cell shaded graphics.
• 4.52GB download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• FPS tactical shooter roguelike.
• Tutorial video with a tutorial style practice level.
• Online and local co-op support.
• Goal-breach doors by kicking them down which triggers slow down, kill enemies and do missions.
• Earn EXP and level up to earn permanent buffs like faster reload times or carry more grenades etc.
• Load out-pistol, tactical, grenade slots. You can customize each gun with attachments.
• 3 difficulties-easy, normal and hard.
• Can slide and shoot.
• Map-shows exit, pickups, and any unopened doors.
• Weapon skins to unlock with RP points you earn by doing the daily missions.
• Daily run mode for each difficulty and a handful of levels.
• Decent loading times.
• 4 characters–Sofia, Christine, Travis, and Frank.
• Traits-you can equip 3 at any time and traits are the permanent unlocks you get when leveling up.
• Clear easy to read Hukd-shows missions, side missions, health, ammo, and armor.
• Story- huge Web of levels, you can choose your path. Your goal is to get from one side to the other.
• Death is game over and you start again from scratch.
• The room cleared pop up notification.
• Health and ammo pickups.
• Can ping a marker.
• End of mission breakdown.
• Reinforcements show up as you do missions, side missions and later on in the game, at the end when en route to the exit.
• Online Leaderboards.
• Operation mode-random case or enter a level I’d number.
• Training room. Practice area with targets.
• Lockdown- horde mode.
• The co-op has no friendly fire.
• Splitscreen/Co-op each player has their own rank. Local co-op supports the second players own psn profile.
• Easy to get into.
• Fast action.
• Tight level design.
• Fun to play.
• Can get addictive.
• Everything randomization of levels.
• Many task types from destroying assets to defusing bombs (you have a timer to find them all) killing a target etc.
• A handful of gun types from shotguns to SMG.
• Environmental factors like blowing up gas canisters and fire extinguishers that blind and burn enemies.

Cons:

• Clunky UI.
• Guns in the armory to unlock between missions is random, usually for the worst. Like attachments for guns, you’ve not seen yet.
• No proper tutorial.
• Gunplay feels very floaty.
• Bad AI pathfinding. A lot of running into walls, getting stuck in doorways.
• Clipping through walls.
• Modes are not explained on the main menu.
• Hit detection issues especially with furniture and railings.
• Dubious sound effects and grunts.
• Slow to get the fun toys.
• Small hit markers.
• Hard to read mission text, even more so in split-screen.
• Few screen tearing issues.
• Had the randomness of room layouts bite me in the ass within passable hallways and rooms with unattainable loot.
• At the level end, you are wide open to being shot when it’s out of your control.