A.B. Cop
Developer(s)Aicom[3]
Publisher(s)Sega
Composer(s)Hikoshi Hashimoto[4]
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)Racing, vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player
Arcade systemSega X Board

A.B. Cop is a futuristic 3D racing arcade game released by Sega in 1990.[5][6] It never received any official port to home consoles.[7]

Arcade version of A.B.Cop (photo by Natsuge-Mikado).

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot.
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Gameplay is similar to that of Chase H.Q..[8][9][10][11] The player takes on the role of the A.B. (Air Bike) Cop who must chase down and destroy the perpetrators of various crimes (which changes every level) before the time limit expires. A.B Cop introduced an element new to the racing genre: the end-of-level guardian.

Development and release

A.B. Cop was developed by Aicom and released in arcades by Sega in 1990 using their X Board.[3][1][2] The soundtrack was composed by Hikoshi Hashimoto.[4] The game has not received any official port to home consoles.[7]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed A.B. Cop on their March 1, 1991 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as Winning Run Suzuka GP and Special Criminal Investigation.[12] Mark Caswell of Zzap!64 gave the game an overall mixed outlook.[13] Spanish magazine Micromanía gave it a positive outlook.[14] Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101 gave it a positive retrospective outlook.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Famitsu DC (15 February 2002). "Chapter 3 - H, Y board & SYSTEM 16, 18, 24, 31: 1991 - A.B.コップ". セガ・アーケード・ヒストリー (Sega Arcade History). Famitsu Books (in Japanese). Enterbrain. p. 101. ISBN 9784757707900.
  2. ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). "セガ社 (Sega)". アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. p. 37. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  3. ^ a b CRV (August 27, 2006). "Aicom". gdri.smspower.org. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  4. ^ a b Hashimoto, Hikoshi (December 20, 2016). "A.B.COP-STAGE1". SoundCloud. SoundCloud Limited. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. ^ "VG: A.B. Cop". Beep! MegaDrive (in Japanese). No. 18. SoftBank Creative. March 1991. p. 130.
  6. ^ Yanma (March 1991). "Super Soft Hot Information: Video Game! (ビデオゲーム) - エアバイクコップ". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 105. Dempa Shimbunsha. p. 247.
  7. ^ a b "The Unconverted: A.B Cop". Retro Gamer. No. 98. Imagine Publishing. January 2012. p. 42.
  8. ^ "Ge-Sen Freak!: Sega Area - A.B. Cop". Mega Drive Fan (in Japanese). No. 14. Tokuma Shoten. March 1991. pp. 132–133.
  9. ^ Labiner, Michael (June 1991). "Coin-Op". Amiga Joker (in German). No. 18. Joker-Verlag. pp. 106–107.
  10. ^ a b Kalata, Kurt (December 12, 2013). "A.B. Cop". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  11. ^ "A.B. Cop". arcade-history.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  12. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 398. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 March 1991. p. 29.
  13. ^ Caswell, Mark (August 1991). "Corky's Day at the Arcades! - AB Cop (Sega)". Zzap!64. No. 76. Newsfield Publications. p. 38.
  14. ^ S.E.A. (November 1991). "Arcade Machine: A.B. Cop-Air Bike - Un Poli Motorizado". Micromanía (in Spanish). Vol. 2, no. 42. Hobby Press. p. 99.

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