1990 · Aicom · Arcade · Racing

A.B. Cop

It is the future and motorcycle cops now use air bikes to patrol the streets and catch criminals. You are one cop, and over various missions you are to chase after various criminals and catch them within a time limit. Once all the criminals are caught, you then have to smash into the gang leader within a new time limit, decreasing his energy bar until it is empty. The gameplay of this title is similar to Chase H.Q.. Be careful, as the leader has a weapon and when hit slows you down.

Released: 1990
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Arcade Racing Shooter
Developers: Aicom
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan

About

A.B. Cop, also known as Air Bike Cop, is a racing video game developed by Aicom and published by Sega in 1991 for arcades.

Media

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Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to that of Chase H.Q.. 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

A.B. Cop was developed by Aicom and released in arcades by Sega in 1991 using their X Board. The soundtrack was composed by Hikoshi Hashimoto. The game has not received any official port to home consoles.

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. Mark Caswell of Zzap!64 gave the game an overall mixed outlook. Spanish magazine Micromanía gave it a positive outlook. Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101 gave it a positive retrospective outlook.