Pursuit Force

Pursuit Force
European cover art
Developer(s)Bigbig Studios
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Designer(s)Alan Stock
Christopher Whiteside
Programmer(s)Andrew Beynon
Ben Cohen
Tony Marshall
Lee Metcalfe
Artist(s)Saleh Ahmed
Mark Ashcroft
Piers Coe
Chun Man Li
Andrew Stevenson
Composer(s)Richard Jacques
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • AU: 10 November 2005[1]
  • EU: 18 November 2005
  • NA: 7 March 2006
Genre(s)Vehicular combat, third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Pursuit Force is a 2005 vehicular combat third-person shooter video game developed by Bigbig Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game places the player in the role of a police agent who is a member of the titular elite law enforcement agency that specialises in direct armed encounters with adversaries, whether it be on foot or on the bonnet of a speeding car. The player has to try to seize cars and motorbikes while engaging in high-speed chases and gun battles against heavily armed gangs.

Pursuit Force was released in the PAL region in November 2005 and in North America in March 2006. The game received positive reviews from critics. A sequel, Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice was also released for the PlayStation Portable.

On 16 May 2023, Pursuit Force was released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, as part of the Classics Catalogue.[2]

  1. ^ Van Leuveren, Luke (7 November 2005). "Updated Australian Release List - 7/11/05". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on 29 June 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ Michel, Adam (10 May 2023). "PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for May: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Humanity, Watch Dogs: Legion". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.