Undercover Cops

1992 · Beat 'em up · Arcade

Overview

Undercover Cops (1992) is Irem's Final Fight-inspired beat 'em up, set in New York in 2043, whose team later went on to form Nazca and make Metal Slug.

Deep Dive

Zan Takahara, Matt Gables and Rosa Felmonde are "city sweepers" fighting mole creatures, mutants and Dr. Crayborn. Objects lying around can be picked up as weapons. The Japanese arcade version has more moves than the world version.

Developer Story

Irem released it in arcades in 1992, and it ranked sixth among Japan's table arcade units that August. Varie made the Super Famicom version.

Did You Know?

The 1995 Super Famicom version has no two-player mode; its American release was cancelled until Retro-Bit published it in 2021.
It spawned a manga and a Game Boy spin-off.