C.O.P. The Recruit is a video game published by Ubisoft for the Nintendo DS. The game was announced at E3 2009 at the Nintendo conference.[1] The game was originally registered under numerous names, one of which being Driver: The Recruit.[2]
| C.O.P. The Recruit | |
|---|---|
 European box art | |
| Developer(s) | Velez & Dubail |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Designer(s) | Fernando Velez Guillaume Dubail |
| Programmer(s) | Fernando Velez |
| Artist(s) | Guillaume Dubail |
| Composer(s) | Jason Graves Dan Schneider Davide Pensato (dpstudios) |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Plot edit
The game follows Dan Miles, a former street racer who becomes a new recruit in the Criminal Overturn Program (C.O.P.).[3] Under the terms of the C.O.P., Dan becomes a detective working to protect the citizens of New York City against large-scale threats. Working with his mentor, Detective Brad Winter, Dan is investigating a series of terrorist attacks in the city when Brad is falsely arrested, putting the investigation on hold.[4] While trying to uncover the truth behind Brad's arrest, Dan goes undercover and returns to his life on the streets. Little by little he gets wrapped up in a deadly, widespread conspiracy and must work to prevent a potentially catastrophic attack on the city.
Gameplay edit
The game is a third person shooter and a driving game set in New York City,[5] with the same map layout and environment as Driver: Parallel Lines (confirming its relation with the Driver series), however due to memory constraints lacking the island of Bronx. The game has around 51 missions with over 20 hours of gameplay. It's also possible, using the DS system's microphone (and the in-game PDA), to call the S.W.A.T. team, create barricades, road blocks, call an ambulance and access the city's camera system.
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 55/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 4/10[7] |
| Game Informer | 4.25/10[8] |
| GamePro |    [9] |
| GameRevolution | D[10] |
| GameZone | 7.5/10[11] |
| IGN | 5/10[12] |
| Nintendo Life |   [13] |
| Nintendo Power | 4/10[14] |
| Nintendo World Report | 6/10[15] |
| VideoGamer.com | 5/10[16] |
| Teletext GameCentral | 3/10[17] |
C.O.P. The Recruit received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[6]
The game won two Best of E3 2009 Awards: Best Action Game[18] and Best Graphics Technology.[18]
References edit
- ^ Ahearn, Nate (June 2, 2009). "E3 2009: C.O.P.: The Recruit Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Feeney, Richard (June 2, 2009). "E3 2009: C.O.P. The Recruit – Driver's little brother?". One Last Continue. Phil Caron. Archived from the original on November 12, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "C.O.P. The Recruit". Gamer.nl (in Dutch). November 11, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Test : C.O.P. : The Recruit". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "C.O.P. The Recruit Updated Hands-On". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. October 14, 2009. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "C.O.P.: The Recruit for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Walker, John (November 24, 2009). "COP: The Recruit". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Kollar, Phil (January 2010). "C.O.P. The Recruit: Poor Theft Auto". Game Informer. No. 201. GameStop. p. 94. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Koehn, Aaron (November 4, 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit". GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Farnham, Donovan (November 20, 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Bedigian, Louis (November 16, 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Bishop, Sam (December 2, 2009). "C.O.P.: The Recruit Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Newton, James (November 23, 2009). "Review: C.O.P. The Recruit". NintendoLife. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "C.O.P.: The Recruit". Nintendo Power. Vol. 249. Future US. December 25, 2009. p. 89.
- ^ Jones, James (November 24, 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (November 30, 2009). "COP The Recruit Review". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Hargreaves, Roger (November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit (DS)". Teletext GameCentral. Teletext Ltd. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ a b IGN Nintendo Team (June 10, 2009). "Nintendo DS Best of E3 2009". IGN. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.