Dynamite Cop!

"A true sham to the Sega Dreamcast. I cannot even recomend this game to my enimies..."

I am truly ashamed at the work Sega put into this game. I loved the first Die Hard Arcade, but this game has totally turned the tables. I thought that this game would live up to the Saturn classic, but I have been badly mistaken. On to the shameful review.

Graphics-10
Okay. The only high point of this game. The graphics take advantage of the advanced graphics board of the DCast. The 60fps is crsip and never breaks. Unfourtunately, the beautiful graphics are not enough to save this game.

Sound/Music-5
The sound is horrible. The music is better but the soundtrack is just boring. The sounds are silly. They aren't right for a game like this. They should be less dramatic. The music is good in terms of flow and sound. Unfourtunately, the tracks chosen are drab, boring, and overall a sloppy job.

Control-2
The game control is downright horrible. I cannot stress how rushed the game feels. The only time that it is good is during the ''Caution!'' sequences. Since you only have to push one button, it isn't that bad. But during normal fight sequences, you just cannot get the moves off in the right timing.

Gameplay-0 (THAT'S RIGHT! 0!)
Yes. It is true, I am giving the gameplay a zero! And I have good reason. The fight sequences are long, monotonnus, and drawn-out. On the other hand, the basic pattern that works on enemies is ''punch, dodge, punch again''. They opponents never learn and are extremely dumb. They have huge health bars. This translates into a long and idiotic fight that takes 10 years to complete.

Replay Value-1
The game isn't worth replaying. Even though there are 3 missions (the other 3 are just revised versions of the others), they are virutually the same. They take you on diffrent routes but the enimies and rooms are basically the same. You won't find anything new no matter how many times you play.

Overall-2
This game is a complete sham to the Sega Dreamcast. I cannot stress enough how bad it is. They have done a bad job on what could have been a successful follow up to the Die Hard Arcade classic. This game may be dynamite, but it just blows.

Reviewer's Score: 2/10, Originally Posted: 09/11/00, Updated 09/11/00