{"id":26371,"date":"2026-08-03T18:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26371"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:48:21","slug":"we-dared-to-play-the-new-citizen-vigilante-video-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26371","title":{"rendered":"We dared to play the new &#8216;Citizen Vigilante&#8217; video game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2Fnewspress-collage-bjswa9wu7-1785759446130.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261785745079\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>We recently reported that <strong>Armie Hammer<\/strong>\u2018s attempted comeback movie, \u201cCitizen Vigilante\u201d by director Uwe Boll, has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/31\/hollywood\/theres-a-wild-new-game-based-on-uwe-bolls-critically-panned-armie-hammer-film-citizen-vigilante\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spawned a video game<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>So I decided to boldly go where no journalist has gone before and actually play the \u201cCitizen Vigilante\u201d movie tie-in.<\/p>\n<p>Movie tie-ins were a staple of the 90s and early 2000s film marketing scheme, for films from \u201cBatman Begins\u201d to \u201cThe Incredibles.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Armie Hammer stars in \u201cCitizen Vigilante.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the practice has since gone nearly extinct \u2013 until now, as <strong>Daniel Wengenroth<\/strong> of German game studio Polygon Art developed the official \u201cCitizen Vigilante\u201d game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>I purchased the title on PlayStation 5 for $21.99, undeterred by the 2.74 out of 5 star rating in the online shop (made up almost entirely of polarizing 1-star and 5-star reviews). <\/p>\n<p>After playing the game myself, I\u2019m firmly in the 1-star camp: this game is so abysmal, so excruciating and so outdated, it left me questioning my sanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are Sanders \u2013 not a hero, not a savior, but a man who decided to act. Take justice into your own hands, hunt down criminals, uncover corruption, and face the consequences of your actions,\u201d the game\u2019s official description reads. \u201cSome will call you a hero. Others will call you a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon booting up the game, a text card briefs the player on the stakes (guess \u201cshow, don\u2019t tell\u201d wasn\u2019t a keystone of this project). Police intelligence has finally zeroed in on the location of infamous vigilante Sanders (clearly not voiced by Hammer in the game) \u2013 but he\u2019s prepared for their SWAT assault.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The controversial film has spawned a video game, that is not voiced by Hammer.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sanders lays a trap for the police. \u201cI understand you\u2019re here to do your job. I have no interest in killing you. But if you stop me from doing my job, I will be forced to kill you all,\u201d Sanders says, before laying waste to 30+ cops.<\/p>\n<p>And because the game\u2019s \u2018restart checkpoint\u2019 button is broken, I was forced to replay this sequence (and listen to Sanders\u2019 threat) dozens of times over as my descent into madness continued.<\/p>\n<p>He sneaks out through a sewer, where Sanders must take out swarms of police. The problem is, my gun only fired about 50% of the time. The rest of the time, I\u2019d point a fully loaded gun, press fire, and stand powerless as my health bar was torn to shreds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The film was directed by Uwe Boll.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By my second hour of attempting to complete the level (the first mission of the game, mind you), I started bargaining with God: \u201cPlease, let this level end. I\u2019ll rewatch \u2018Call Me By Your Name,\u2019 I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A tear sprung from my eye when I finally escaped the sewer, only to be met with another text card. But my next mission is an exciting one: <em>buy milk<\/em>. Nothing says justice like getting your Vitamin D.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, a dozen thugs armed with machine guns announce they\u2019re here to rob the store \u2013 really putting the \u201corganized\u201d in organized crime. \u201cGod damn it,\u201d Sanders says as he whips out a revolver. \u201cIs nothing normal in this city anymore?\u201d Evidently not!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Director Uwe Boll has said the film was banned in Germany. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another text screen tells me I\u2019m now expected to execute a local judge, who \u201cpresided over several high profile criminal cases that ended with dangerous offenders walking free due to lack of evidence.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>I give the level the old college try, but bullets coming out of the walls and enemies disappearing mid-encounter makes it another excruciating experience, with graphics that could only be described as \u201creminiscent of playing on your dad\u2019s Dell computer in 1997.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After six hours and a measly two missions under my belt, I call it quits. Maybe putting my controller down is the real act of vigilantism after all.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently reported that Armie Hammer\u2018s attempted comeback movie, \u201cCitizen Vigilante\u201d by director Uwe Boll, has spawned a video game. So I decided to boldly go where no journalist has gone before and actually play the \u201cCitizen Vigilante\u201d movie tie-in. 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