Dynamite Cop

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Dynamite Cop
System(s): Sega Model 2 (all three versions), Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,8005,800 HDR-0020
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9549.95[1] 51013
Sega Dreamcast
EU
MK-51013-50

Dynamite Cop, known as Dynamite Deka 2 (ダイナマイト刑事2) in Japan, is a beat-'em-up game created by Sega AM1. It was released for all three versions of the Sega Model 2 arcade hardware in 1998 (the only game to run on all Model 2 boards) before subsequently being ported to the Sega Dreamcast the following year. It is a sequel to Die Hard Arcade (Dynamite Deka in Japan), though unlike its predecessor, lacks the Die Hard film license. It was soon followed up by Asian Dynamite.

Gameplay

Dynamite Cop is largely the same game as Die Hard Arcade, however instead of taking over a skyscraper, Wolf Hongo and his group of "modern day pirates" hijack a cruise liner and three protagonists are tasked with saving the president's daughter. Bruno Delinger returns but Cindy Holiday does not (in standard versions of the game at least), instead being replaced by two new characters, Jean Ivy and Eddie Brown, each with slightly different movesets to Bruno.

Primarily the biggest change in Dynamite Cop is the ability to face and attack in eight directions as opposed to only two. It is also less realistic than its predecessor, and the superior technical specifications of the Model 2 (and Dreamcast) hardware lead to higher quality graphics and sound.

Similar to Deep Scan's relationship with Die Hard Arcade, the Dreamcast version of Dynamite Cop includes the 1980 arcade game Tranquillizer Gun which can be used to give the player extra credits. The Dreamcast version can also be upgraded to "version 1.1" using a special save file, unlocking Cindy Holiday from the first game as a playable character.

Production credits

Arcade version

Main Program Work: Tomoaki Takayanagi
Enemy Program Work: Tomoyuki Naito
Program Assist: Taro Fukunaga
All 3D Environment Artwork: Takahiro Kudo
All 3D Character Artwork: Hiroshi Kanazawa
Special Effects: Shinichi Fujii, Kunio Watanabe
2D Art Work: Shinichi Fujii
Main 3D Motion: Atsushi Saito, Makoto Uchida
Additional 3D Motion: Takahiro Kudo, Atsushi Shimamura, Yasushi Sekido, Yuuki Suzuki, Shinichi Fujii
Demo Scene Artwork: Takahiro Kudo, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Atsushi Saito, Makoto Uchida, Atsushi Shimamura, Yasushi Sekido, Yuuki Suzuki
Conceptual Artwork by: Tony De Zuniga
Music and Sound Effects by: Howard Drossen
Story Board: Susumu Hirai
Special Thanks: Hideaki Sekiya, Akiyoshi Shinpo, Tohru Nakabayashi, Ai Kotani, Akemi Shimizutani, Mieko Sakaniwa, Yoshihide Ishiguro, Mutsuhiro Fujii, Hiroshi Ando, Kenichi Imaeda, Shinichiro Okumoto, Chris Senn, Yasuhiro Hayashida, Nitro Yamada, Kohji Tanuma, Tatsuya Watanabe, Kouji Ooto, Takayuki Yokoyama, All AM1 Staff, All SPD Staff
Executive Producer: Hisashi Suzuki
Producer: Rikiya Nakagawa
Game Design and Directed by: Makoto Uchida

Dreamcast version

~In-game credits~

Program Works

Main Program (DC), Enemy Program (Arcade): Tomoyuki Naito
Development Assistance (DC), Main Program (Arcade): Tomoaki Takayanagi
Gallery and Comic (DC), Program Assist (DC): Luke Stewart
Program Assist (Arcade): Taro Fukunaga
Program Support (Naomi Library Team): Tatsuya Watanabe, Ichiro Kawaoka, Teruhito Abe
Program Support (DC) (Arcade): Koji Ooto

Art Works

3D Environment (DC) (Arcade): Takahiro Kudo
3D Character (DC) (Arcade): Hiroshi Kanazawa
Special Effects

(DC): Atsushi Saito, Takahiro Kudo
(Arcade): Shinichi Fujii

2D Art

(DC): Takahiro Kudo
(Arcade): Shinichi Fujii

3D Animation

(DC) (Arcade): Makoto Uchida, Atsushi Saito, Takahiro Kudo
(Arcade): Atsushi Saito, Shinichi Fujii

Demo Movie (DC): Hiroshi Kanazawa, Takahiro Kudo
Demo Scene (Arcade): Takahiro Kudo, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Atsushi Saito, Makoto Uchida, Atsushi Shimamura
Conceptual Artwork by: Tony De Zuniga
Sound Staff: Howard Drossin
Story Board (DC) (Arcade): Susumu Hirai
Special Thanks: Tetsuya Kawauchi, Mika Araki, Seiki Saito, Akira Terasawa, Fumiaki Tomura, Hayato Takebayashi, Yukinori Ota, Akira Wada, Hideaki Sekiya, Mutsuhiro Fujii, Hiroshi Ando, Kenichi Imaeda, Shinichiro Okumoto, Takashi Oda, Masayuki Ao, Chris Senn, Eiichiro Watanabe, Kaoru Uno, All AM1 Staff, All SPD Staff
Executive Producer: Hisashi Suzuki
Producer: Rikiya Nakagawa
Game Design and Directed by: Makoto Uchida
© Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1998, 1999

~Other credits~

Sega of America Inc. (US Version)

Localization Producer: Osamu Shibamiya
Lead Tester: Michael Dobbins
Assistant Lead Tester: Arnold Feener
Sr. Product Manager: Andrew Stein
Associate Product Manager: Stacey Kerr
Special Thanks: John Amirkhan, Rod McNevin, Scott Etkin, Sandra Castagnola, Sean Doidge, Michael McCollum
Manual Writer: Michael Hanna, Fumiaki Tomura
Manual Editor: Michael Hanna
Manual Translator: Michael Hanna
Manual DTP Operator: Makoto Nishino
Manual Designer: Hayato Takebayashi
Manual Supervisor: Kaoru Ichigozaki

Physical scans

Model 2 version

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №10, p94[4]
40 №13, p101[5]
84 №95, p90/91[6]
40 №219, p112[3]
60 №3, p66[7]
80 №1999-17, p22[8]
84
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69 №3, p66[10]
50 №74, p86[11]
75 №546, p30
60 №103, p146[12]
50 №1, p41[13]
Sega Dreamcast
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Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
73
[14]
Arcade (UK)
25
[4]
Arcade (UK) PAL
25
[5]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
88
[15]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
84
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
25
[3]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
60
[7]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
50
[16]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL
25
[17]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[18]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
69
[19]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
84
[20]
Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-J
89
[21]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
82
[22]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
50
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
54
[23]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) PAL
81
[24]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) NTSC-J
74
[25]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[26]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
60
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[1]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[28]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J
75
[29]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
67
[30]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
40
[31]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
78
[32]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
77
[33]
Man!ak (PL)
70
[34]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
73
[35]
Neo Plus (PL)
50
[36]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-J
50
[37]
neXt Level (DE) NTSC-J
80
[38]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
80
[39]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
50
[40]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
50
[41]
Player One (FR)
60
[12]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
50
[13]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-J
71
[42]
Total Control (UK) NTSC-J
54
[43]
Video Games (DE) PAL
67
[44]
Sega Dreamcast
63
Based on
40 reviews

Dynamite Cop

Dreamcast, US
DC DC US Box Back.jpgDC DC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
DynamiteCop DC US Disc.jpg
Disc
Dynamitecop dc us manual.pdf
Manual
Dynamitecop dc us inlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
DC DC EU Box Back.jpgDC DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
DC DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, JP
DC DC JP Box Back.jpgDC DC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
DynamiteCop DC JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
DC DC JP Disc.jpg
Disc
DynamiteDeka2 DC JP Box Inlay.jpg
Inlay

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:GamePro US 134.pdf, page 140 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 134.pdf_p140" defined multiple times with different content
  2. File:DreamcastMagazine UK 03.pdf, page 7
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:CVG UK 219.pdf, page 112 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 219.pdf_p112" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:Arcade UK 10.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 10.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:Arcade UK 13.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 13.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 095.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 095.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  8. File:DCM_JP_19990604_1999-17.pdf, page 22
  9. File:Dorimaga_20021011_JP.pdf, page 34
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  11. 11.0 11.1 File:Edge UK 074.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 074.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
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  13. 13.0 13.1 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 41 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p41" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38
  15. Consoles +, "Août 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 74
  16. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 88
  17. Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 50
  18. Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-17 (1999-06-04)" (JP; 1999-05-21), page 22
  19. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 66
  20. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
  21. Dreamzone, "Juillet/Août 1999" (FR; 1999-06-18), page 107
  22. Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 112
  23. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 233
  24. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 59
  25. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 60
  26. Famitsu, "1999-06-04" (JP; 1999-05-21), page 30
  27. Fun Generation, "01/00" (DE; 1999-12-22), page 71
  28. Game Informer, "November 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 66
  29. Gamers' Republic, "August 1999" (US; 1999-07-18), page 88
  30. Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 34
  31. Incite Video Gaming, "December 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 127
  32. MAN!AC, "08/99" (DE; 1999-07-07), page 36
  33. MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 72
  34. Man!ak, "Wrzesień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 32
  35. Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 83
  36. Neo Plus, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 48
  37. Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 85
  38. neXt Level, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-06), page 20
  39. neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 40
  40. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-11), page 93
  41. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 113
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  44. Video Games, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-17), page 100



Games in the Dynamite Deka Series
Arcade
Die Hard Arcade (1996) | Dynamite Cop (1998) | Asian Dynamite (2007)
Sega Saturn
Die Hard Arcade (1997)
Sega Dreamcast
Dynamite Cop (1999)
Sony PlayStation 2
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka (2006)
PlayStation 3 PlayStation Network
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka (2012)
Dynamite Deka related media
Music
Dynamite Deka 2 Original Soundtrack (1998) | Dynamite Deka vs Wing War Original Soundtrack (2006) | Dynamite Deka EX Original Sound Track (2007)
Book
Dynamite Deka 4 Koma Ketteiban (1997) | Dynamite Deka 2 Official Guide (1998) | Dynamite Deka: Burning 2020 (2014)