Dynamite Cop

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  • Arcade (Model 3)
    NTSC-U
  • Arcade (Model 3)
    NTSC-J
  • Sega Dreamcast
    NTSC-U/PAL
  • Sega Dreamcast
    NTSC-J

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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[2][3][4]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Model 2)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (Model 2)
US
$? ?
























Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[3] HDR-0020
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9549.95[6][5] 51013
ESRB: Teen
Sega Dreamcast
EU
MK-51013-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE
MK-51013-50
USK: 16
Sega Dreamcast
ES
8,990Ptas8,990[11] MK-51013-50
Sega Dreamcast
FR
MK-51013-50
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
PT
(Ganha Sempre)
14.91$14.91[13]
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[9] MK-51013-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
AU

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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.

History

Legacy

Coolnet Entertainment planned to work with Sega to produce an Xbox port of the game (with extra characters)[14], but the port did not materialise.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Dynamite Cop Dynamite Cop
English (US) Dynamite Cop Dynamite Cop
Japanese ダイナマイト刑事2 Dynamite Deka 2

Production credits

Main article: Dynamite Cop/Production credits.

Arcade version

Dreamcast version

Program Works
Art Works
© Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1998, 1999
Source:
In-game credits
Source:
Other credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Dynamite Cop/Magazine articles.

Artwork

Physical scans

Model 2 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Man!ak (PL)
50
[15]
Man!ak (PL)
75
[16]
Arcade (Model 2)
63
Based on
2 reviews

Dynamite Cop

Model 2, JP

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
73
[17]
Arcade (UK)
25
[18]
Arcade (UK) PAL
25
[19]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
88
[20]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
84
[21]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
25
[9]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
60
[22]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
50
[23]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL
25
[24]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[25]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
69
[26]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
84
[27]
Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-J
89
[28]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
82
[29]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
50
[30]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
54
[31]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) PAL
81
[32]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) NTSC-J
74
[33]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[34]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
60
[35]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[6]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[36]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J
75
[37]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
67
[38]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
40
[39]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
78
[40]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
77
[41]
Man!ak (PL)
70
[42]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
73
[43]
Neo Plus (PL)
50
[44]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-J
50
[45]
neXt Level (DE) NTSC-J
80
[46]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
80
[47]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
50
[48]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
50
[49]
Player One (FR)
60
[50]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
50
[11]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-J
71
[51]
Total Control (UK) NTSC-J
54
[52]
Video Games (DE) PAL
67
[53]
Sega Dreamcast
63
Based on
40 reviews

Dynamite Cop

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
Dynamite Deka 2 DC JP Manual.pdf
Manual
DynamiteDeka2 DC JP Box Inlay.jpg
Inlay
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, PT (Ganha Sempre)
DynamiteCop DC PT Box Back GanhaSempre.jpgNospine-small.pngDynamiteCop DC PT Box Front GanhaSempre.jpg
Cover
DC DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1999-06-29 GD-R Page

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 149
  2. File:DC DC JP Box Back.jpg
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://sega.jp/dc/990301/ (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-28 10:53)
  4. https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-23 17:28)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Press release: 1999-11-02: Dynamite Cop for Sega Dreamcast Brings Fully Interactive Arcade Fighting Action Home
  6. 6.0 6.1 GamePro, "November 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 140
  7. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1100 (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-19 17:17)
  8. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 7
  9. 9.0 9.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-19), page 112
  10. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=13397&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 04:43)
  11. 11.0 11.1 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 41
  12. http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
  13. File:DynamiteCop DC PT Box Front GanhaSempre.jpg
  14. http://sega.jp/corp/release/2002/1203_1/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-18 20:38)
  15. Man!ak, "Wrzesień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 57
  16. Man!ak, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 47
  17. 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 38
  18. Arcade, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-07-27), page 94
  19. Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 101
  20. Consoles +, "Août 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 74
  21. Consoles +, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 90
  22. Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 66
  23. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 88
  24. Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 50
  25. Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-17 (1999-06-04)" (JP; 1999-05-21), page 22
  26. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 66
  27. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
  28. Dreamzone, "Juillet/Août 1999" (FR; 1999-06-18), page 107
  29. Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 112
  30. Edge, "August 1999" (UK; 1999-07-13), page 86
  31. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 233
  32. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 59
  33. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 60
  34. Famitsu, "1999-06-04" (JP; 1999-05-21), page 30
  35. Fun Generation, "01/00" (DE; 1999-12-22), page 71
  36. Game Informer, "November 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 66
  37. Gamers' Republic, "August 1999" (US; 1999-07-18), page 88
  38. Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 34
  39. Incite Video Gaming, "December 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 127
  40. MAN!AC, "08/99" (DE; 1999-07-07), page 36
  41. MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 72
  42. Man!ak, "Wrzesień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 32
  43. Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 83
  44. Neo Plus, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 48
  45. Next Generation, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-17), page 85
  46. neXt Level, "September 1999" (DE; 1999-08-06), page 20
  47. neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 40
  48. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-11), page 93
  49. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 113
  50. Player One, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 146
  51. Sega Magazin, "August 1999" (DE; 1999-07-07), page 16
  52. Total Control, "August 1999" (UK; 1999-07-16), page 126
  53. Video Games, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-17), page 100


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Books: Dynamite Deka 2 Official Guide (1998)
Music: Dynamite Deka 2 Original Soundtrack (1998)

Sega Dreamcast
Prototypes: 1999-06-29



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)