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Dynamite Cop 1998
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June 1, 2024
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I discovered this game as a kid at CiCi's Pizza in Hinesville, GA. Every time we had a little league football party of a birthday to celebrate there, I'd be more excited to play this game than I would be for the unlimited pizza and sweets. But the game was hard as fuck, at least for me at like 9 years old, so I never got to beat it. Fast forward and the perfect combo of free time, nostalgia, and a Steam Deck led me back to this game, and it still rules.
It's really just a Streets of Rage-esque beat-em-up, with small Power Stone-like arenas for levels, and dozens and dozens of objects you can use to wail on terrorists. The combat is half of the reason I love this game, as it lets you do so much with so little. sure, picking up an arcade machine, giant fish, or even a stunned enemy and smacking someone over the head with them is always as fun as it is stupid. But the addition of guns, rocket launchers, and grenades makes combat even more insane than you'd even assume at first blush. No weapon, no problem? Standard punches and kicks make room for a bunch of grapple moves you can pull off, all of which trigger some insanely brutal animations.
The other reason I love this game is that it's tone is just the dumbest, wildest shit ever. It's like it took the insanity of Bad Boys 2 but made it WAY more 90s and I just can't help but love it. From the comically heightened quick-time events to the cheesy and awkward cutscenes sprinkled throughout, I find all of it so charming.
Turns out tho, this game is a lot easier when you aren't pumping it full of quarters. It took me about 2 hours to beat it once all the way through, and less than 5 hours to play through it 2 more times through different routes. Not many changes across playthroughs, except certain routes leading to several new levels on a remote island. But no matter how you play, you will get the same high-octane action you'd want from a game like this. This game is goofy and corny, but I loved every minute of it. Wish this had a modern port somewhere, this is the kind of game that should be available to the masses. A breath of fresh air from much of AAA gaming today.
It's really just a Streets of Rage-esque beat-em-up, with small Power Stone-like arenas for levels, and dozens and dozens of objects you can use to wail on terrorists. The combat is half of the reason I love this game, as it lets you do so much with so little. sure, picking up an arcade machine, giant fish, or even a stunned enemy and smacking someone over the head with them is always as fun as it is stupid. But the addition of guns, rocket launchers, and grenades makes combat even more insane than you'd even assume at first blush. No weapon, no problem? Standard punches and kicks make room for a bunch of grapple moves you can pull off, all of which trigger some insanely brutal animations.
The other reason I love this game is that it's tone is just the dumbest, wildest shit ever. It's like it took the insanity of Bad Boys 2 but made it WAY more 90s and I just can't help but love it. From the comically heightened quick-time events to the cheesy and awkward cutscenes sprinkled throughout, I find all of it so charming.
Turns out tho, this game is a lot easier when you aren't pumping it full of quarters. It took me about 2 hours to beat it once all the way through, and less than 5 hours to play through it 2 more times through different routes. Not many changes across playthroughs, except certain routes leading to several new levels on a remote island. But no matter how you play, you will get the same high-octane action you'd want from a game like this. This game is goofy and corny, but I loved every minute of it. Wish this had a modern port somewhere, this is the kind of game that should be available to the masses. A breath of fresh air from much of AAA gaming today.