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Fresh from the arcades, Dynamite Cop is a no-holds-barred,
fast-action fighting game that will keep you entertained from the
moment you power up your Dreamcast. The game begins with the
kipping of the president's daughter on a cruise ship. Your
goal is to rescue her from a gang of strange-looking thugs by
kicking, punching, and shooting your way through multiple
environments of the cruise ship.
While single-player action is adequate, this game truly shines
during the dual-player mode. With enemies attacking from every
possible angle, the onscreen action can be overwhelming at times.
Almost anything onscreen can be used as a weapon--and we do mean
anything. For example, in one scene the fighting takes place in a
public restroom. Let's just say that the urinals on the wall make
wonderful weapons. Other innovative weapons include a vacuum
cleaner, a couch, and--egad!--even a fish!
Dynamite Cop is instinctive and easy to use. Advanced gamers will
likely breeze through the three distinct missions in this game,
while casual gamers will appreciate the simplicity. --Brett
Atwood
Pros:
* Fast, furious action
* Innovative weapons
Cons:* May be too violent for young children
* 2-D graphics are a bit dated
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Review
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Not a lot is being done with the side-scrolling fighter these
days. The genre has fallen from its glory days of games such as
Double Dragon and Final Fight, and hasn't really been able to
recl its past achievements. While Dynamite Cop is great fun
while it lasts, it leaves players disappointed and without any
real sense of accomplishment once it's finished.
A cruise ship that happens to have the president's daughter
aboard has been taken over by a gang of pirates led by a giant
shirtless maniac with a weird glowing fur turban on his head.
You're one (or two, if you're playing two-player) of three
members of a crack commando team sent to infiltrate the ship,
rescue the president's daughter, and take out the pirates'
leader. You can play as Jean, the brunette female, Eddie, the
lethal kickboxer, or Bruno, the character that would have been
John McClane had Sega decided to keep the Die Hard license it
used in the game's prequel, Die Hard Arcade. The gameplay all
takes place aboard the cruise ship, with a quick trip to the
pirates' island base at the end of the game. You get to choose
your method of penetration with three selectable missions, namely
by air, boat, or scuba. Each mission ultimately puts you in
slightly different versions of most of the same rooms, but in a
different order, with different cutscenes between them.
Unfortunately, instead of delivering a new or refreshing feel,
the missions seem too similar and are barely distinguishable.
The graphics bring back the feel of Die Hard Arcade, retaining
the same look, only taken up a notch or two. Instead of having
you just fighting it out anywhere, Dynamite Cop really makes you
believe you're on a cruise liner, as the backgrounds range from
bathrooms to engine rooms, loading docks to captain's quarters.
There are tons of different enemies in the game, and all the
characters, including the heroes, have their own distinct
fighting style, throws, shooting stance, and power-up reactions.
All the animations in this game flow very smoothly and are quite
realistic. Unfortunately, the cutscenes are pretty hokey, and
most of the FMV faces are y; the president's daughter herself
is one ugly girl. The game is full of cute little graphical
surprises, such as the odd smiling man in the sauna s, or
the fact that as the characters take damage, they'll lose
clothing, until they're eventually down to their shorts, (or
shorts and a sports bra in the case of Jean).
The score is rather dramatic, full of tension-building
instrumentals that will remind you of watching the credits to a
thrilling movie. While none are distinctly memorable, they serve
their task of getting you in the mood to save all humanity - or,
at least, an ugly little girl. The sounds are all done well.
Pistols click as their safeties are being removed; semiautomatics
make a chi-chack when you rack them; and spray cans make a psst
sound when you blind your enemies with their contents. Enemies
will goad you when you're hit with a particularly nasty blow, and
everyone grunts or squeals in a devilishly satisfying way before
they buy the farm.
I was most impressed with the sheer a of stuff you can use
as weapons in this game. Sure, most any fighting game has
firearms, but how many games do you know of where you can beat
someone with a fish, a urinal, or a vacuum? Almost everything in
this game can be broken and then picked up and tossed at a bad
guy. Even bad guys themselves can be taken by their feet and
slammed around as a makeshift axe. The weapons in this game
really add a lot to the game and change the game from simply
punching and kicking, to tossing pastries and mannequins at
people. As in the original, there are reflex tests inserted at
certain points through the cutscenes that make you quickly hit a
button, and if you fail you are punished by attack of additional
enemies. In this version, you can pocket your hand, and pick
up other weapons, and then switch between them. This makes it
really fun to hold on to your precious pistol and use it to
arrest as many bad guys as you can. --Ben Stahl
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