DriveThruRPG.com
Narrow Results
$ to $















Back
pixel_trans.gif
Police Precinct $2.99
Average Rating:4.1 / 5
Ratings Reviews Total
4 1
5 3
4 0
0 0
0 0
Police Precinct
Click to view
You must be logged in to rate this
pixel_trans.gif
Police Precinct
Publisher: Sonic Legends
by Megan R. [Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 01/10/2011 09:18:44

I like running police procedural games and even when that isn't the main thrust of my plotline, my players are very good at getting into trouble with the authorities, irrespective of genre. So, a suitable piece for any game set in the 20th century or later, with sirens and telephone conversations in an almost jazz theme...

Dogs bark, whistles blow, radio chatter - did I catch something about a Presidential motorcade? - keys turn and rattle, people shout. And yet another siren.

The music component of the soundscape is in the jazz mode, quite modern, with a string bass predominant. It blends well with the 'sound effect' component, giving a slightly edgy feel.

Games ranging from 1920s onward could make use of this, even if the sirens are a bit modern (not sure just when the police started to use them and too lazy to pull a reference book off of the shelf!). Even a game set in the future could make use of this, although it's probably more for contemporary games. Irrespective of which side of the law your characters are on, there is plenty of scope here - be your game about the Thin Blue Line or New York's Finest, or your characters the sort for whom the song lyrics I fought the law and the law won were written, there will be occasions when this music will be appropriate.

Even I, who usually use music as inspiration when writing rather than in the course of a game, may well use this as a 'theme' to signal to the players that the Law is about to get involved in whatever is taking place!



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
pixel_trans.gif
Police Precinct
Publisher: Sonic Legends
by Helen G. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/11/2010 11:37:50

Smart. I particularly like the sirens and the ringing phones. I do wish these mp3s were tagged properly, though.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
pixel_trans.gif
Police Precinct
Publisher: Sonic Legends
by Christopher H. [Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 01/28/2010 21:13:55

The sound effects and background dialogue (some of it by the K-9 unit) in this track can really bring your gaming table alive if you have scenes that take place inside any modern (1920s and forward) police station. I could easily see playing this track under an appropriate scene in a Thrilling Tales, Call of Cthulhu, or Mutants & Masterminds game (just to name the games that would most interest me). However, I must confess that I don't really enjoy the jazz riffs that much. It's actually quite appropriate for any of the relevant time periods, just not to my personal taste. I think this track has narrower applicability than the fantasy or even more generic sci-fi tracks that Sonic Legends produces, and that's why I gave the track only four stars instead of a perfect five.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
pixel_trans.gif
Police Precinct
Publisher: Sonic Legends
by Justin M. [Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 01/19/2010 19:40:07

A nice combination of ambient sounds and jazz will provide good background sound for 20th century crime games. It provides a good aural sense of place, moving between murmured conversations, wailing sirens, and possibly someone getting their face tossed into a wall.

A good choice for scenes set in cop shops in Call of Cthulhu, Mutant City Blues, or Dark Champions.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
pixel_trans.gif
Displaying 1 to 4 (of 4 reviews) Result Pages:  1 
pixel_trans.gif
pixel_trans.gif Back pixel_trans.gif
0 items
 Gift Certificates