Dynamite Cop

by "Sega of America, Inc."

Product Details

• Our recommended age: 13 - 17 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 months and up
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00000K4C7
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,747 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review
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 kidnapping 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

GameSpot Review
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 reclaim 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 scary; 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 posters, 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 amount 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 handgun, 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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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Fun, December 3, 1999

By A Customer

I really like Dynamite Cop!

The game is a sort of a choose your-own-adventure, side-scrolling fighter. You've got to defeat the pirates and rescue the President's daughter. There are 3 missions - READ: 3 different ways to board the ship - and while they all eventually lead to the same ultimate confrontation, there is a good deal of variety depending on which entry route you choose.

There is actually a great deal of sophisticated moves - more than you'd think - like grabs that break bones in 13 different joints before you let go of an opponent, and when you've got your hand gun, you can arrest a perp, or even force them to empty their pockets for goodies.

There are also animated sequences periodically where you've got to hit the right button at the right time to succeed, and missing them is sometimes more fun than hitting them. Actually, this game is pretty funny - intentionally so

Yes, you CAN defeat each mission in about 20 minutes apiece, which at first really disappointed me, but there are a lot of extras, artwork to collect and hidden/alternate characters to unlock, and I've found replay value pretty high, especially with two players. If I could change one thing, I would make it longer.

Loads of fun with a friend (including a vs. mode). And survival mode is a challenge when playing solo.

I'm 24/m.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short, December 25, 1999

By A Customer

Its Short -- Really short... I would say the shortest game i have ever played. I was suprised. I would agree with a previous review that its worthy of a rental, but thats about it. Its fun for the whole 15 minutes it takes you to beat it. It has 0 replay value (to me anyway). Even if you get the detinator pak of the net, it adds a stungun (woo, big yip) and a new character and thats it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gives Puke Cravings, April 7, 2000

By A Customer

This game is one of those you buy for 4.99 at K-MART, UNFORTUNATELY IT WOULD STILL BE BAD. I hated the game though it has a good plot. I got it for Christmas, that day I woke up at nine in the morning. I played the game at ten and by 10:45 AM I beat the game. Short game, pointless to buy. Wait till it hits the stands for 4.99 then buy it.