Dynamite Cop

Rated: T
Platform: Sega Dreamcast
Release: November 3, 1999

Dynamite Cop for the sega dreamcast is an absolutely rumpus, ridiculous, and just all around fun game. Dynamite Cop has players taking back a cruise line boat that has bee "taken over by modern day pirates" and they have "taken captive all of the over 20,000 guests on board... including the presidents daughter!" The objective, if you could call it that, is to find and rescue the presidents daughter. Nevermind the other 20,000 guests. Howver, they never seem to cross my mind as i'm having too much fun beating the snot out of these "modern day pirates" which for some reason have been cybernetically augmented, and on occassion dress up like sea creatures.

Dynamite Cop onlly has 3 different missions to go through but all of them are equally fun. The game is a beat 'em up, but it's a fun beat 'em up where you can use anything and any one as a weapon. The weapons of Dynamite Cop range from a pistol, to a rocket lancher, to cake, to even a nuclear bomb. Aside from the vast array of weapons, players can use hand to hand combat. There are three different characters to choose from, each with a unique fighting style. players can acquire power-ups throughout the game, collecting enought will super charge the players to unleash furious combos on the unsespecting pirates. The pirates have a varied cast of characters at their disposal, ranging from actual pirates, to people dressed like tortoises, to the cybernetically enhanced, to voodoo priests, to even a kraken.

The graphics and presentation are terrible, but it's not something to take seriously, especially when cybernetic-modern-pirates are on the line. Voice work and the soundtrack are over the top and reek of pure cheesiness. The environments of Dynamite Cop take players all over the cruise liner, from the dance club to the engine room.

All in all, Dynamite Cop is a great load of fun. Every time I dust off the Dreamcast I have to play it, because simply it brings a smile to my face. With the addition of Cooperative mode, you can share that smile with a friend.