* {{Anvilicious}}: Very much so, but it '''is''' ''Police Quest'' after all. The law is the law in this game.
** So much the game was criticized because players would act the way they saw police officers behave on TV or in movies; when in real life, that gets you and others severely hurt or even killed. There were even people saying why you couldn't just take out your gun and shoot everyone.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** The credits music for ''SWAT 2'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at41MHyG7o0 Just Another Day in LA,]] captures the essence of the game ''perfectly.''
** The soundtracks for ''[=PQ1VGA=]'' and ''[=PQ3=]'' are excellent, due to being composed by Jan Hammer. (Yes, ''[[Series/MiamiVice that]]'' [[Series/MiamiVice Jan Hammer]].)
* CompleteMonster: The villain in ''Open Season''.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In ''[=PQ2=]'' when you hit pause you get a screen saying that every cop needs a break now and then. The unpause option on the screen? The words: "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_roll Let's roll]]!" It doesn't seem like much until you happen to pause the game as you try to defeat the terrorists on the airplane.
* GameBreaker / GoodBadBugs: Selling the sidearms of your unused team members in ''SWAT 2'' will solve all your financial problems.
* HarsherInHindsight: There's not a whole lot of games these days that would outright allow you to play ''as terrorists'' as ''SWAT 2'' did.
* ScrappyMechanic: Driving in ''Police Quest III''. To accelerate, click in front of the car. To slow down, click at the rear of the car. Each click either increase or decrease speed by 5 mph. Sound easy? At least until you realize you have no idea what's ahead of you. Your car is displayed inside a small square. The rest of the screen is filled with a useless view of you driving, without the windshield. The map only give your overall position and doesn't tell how close or far you are to a turn. Too often, you'll end up [[GameOver driving off road]] or missing your street/parking entrance. In the end it's better to just drive at very low speed. Have fun!
** Driving in the original game wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs either.
* UnfortunateImplications: ''[=PQ4=]'' has some very... questionable portrayals of ethnic groups, especially [[AsianStoreOwner a Korean storeowner]].