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ROBOCOP

PUBLISHER
Ocean

AUTHOR(S)

YEAR
1987

CATALOGUE NUMBER

CATEGORY
Platform shoot'em-up.

DESCRIPTION
Robocop is a side view scrolling arcade game with minor platform
tendencies.

CONTROLS
Q = UP   
A = DOWN   
K = LEFT   
L = RIGHT   
SPACE = FIRE/PUNCH   
S = PAUSE

Or Kempston, Sinclair Port 1 or redefinable.


ORIGINAL INLAY CARD TEXT

ROBOCOP (128k Only)
Patrolman Murphy was the 32nd cop to be gunned down in Detroit
since Security Concepts Inc. took control of the police
department. It was the opportunity OCP had been waiting
for....They took what was left of Murphy and turned him
into a deadly killing machine with a reinforced titanium body,
an erased memory and a programmed mind. However they could not
completely wipe out the memory of his horrific ordeal and he sets
out to track down the gang responsible. In this game you are
Robocop! You are the future of law enforcement.

CONTROLS:
Q = UP   A = DOWN   K = LEFT   L = RIGHT   SPACE = FIRE/PUNCH  
S = PAUSE
Or Kempston, Sinclair Port 1 or redefinable.

GAMEPLAY
Armed with a standard police pistol you seek out the criminals
responsible for Murphy's death. You can then collect capsules
giving you more ammunition, better fire power or three way
bullets. You can also pick up baby food giving you extra energy.

L1 - First patrol in Detroit. Encounter criminals who try to stop
you.

L2 - A woman is being attacked - you must intervene. Attempt to
shoot the attacker and avoid hitting the poor helpless hostage.

L3 - Second patrol with more offensive criminals.

L4 - Try to match up photo fit parts along with the photograph
already supplied to you. If a successful match is made, you will
discover the name of the man responsible for Murphy's killing.

L5 - You receive information which enables you to locate the rest
of the gang. You then stumble across a drug factory full of
heavily armed thugs who will stop at nothing to prevent you from
arresting them.

L6 - After clearing up the drug factory, you go on to arrest Dick
Jones, the mastermind behind the gang, at OCP headquarters.
However, directive 4 of Robocop's program prevents you from
acting against a senior officer of OCP. You are disarmed and left
to fight the robot ED209 with your bare steel fists.

L7 - Use lifts to escape from OCP.

L8 - Try to outwit the desperate criminals as you become a
fugitive from them.

L9 - If you make it this far you confront OCP's board of
directors with the evidence of Dick Jones' crimes. In a desperate
effort to escape he takes the president hostage. The president
sacks him on the spot, directive 4 is overridden and you may
shoot him.  But be careful not to hit the president himself!

STATUS AND SCORING
Score, Time remaining and energy displayed at top of screen.
20 points for hitting a bad guy
50 points for killing a bad guy
250 points for collecting capsule
Special bonus for completing a level.

HINTS AND TIPS
1. Conserve ammunition
2. Criminals will always attack you at the same points. Remember
these points to gain the initiative.
3. On hostage screens, try to anticipate the movement of villains
for an easier shot.


HINTS/CHEATS
Please see the instructions.


SEQUELS/PREQUELS
This game was followed up by Robocop 2, a very similar game. 
There was also a Robocop 3 available on the Amiga.

SCORES RECEIVED
92% - Crash 59 (Dec 1988)

REVIEWS

URLS
This game is available as part of issue 3 of Emulate.

GENERAL FACTS

NOTES