C.O.P. The Recruit

C.O.P. The Recruit
C.O.P. The Recruit
	European box art
Developer(s)	VD-dev
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	NA: 3 November 2009; PAL: 13 November 2009;
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

C.O.P. The Recruit is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by VD-dev and published by Ubisoft for the Nintendo DS. The game was announced at E3 2009 at the Nintendo conference.^[1]

The game was originally developed as an entry in the Driver series, called Driver: The Recruit, but was retooled into a standalone IP.^[2]

Plot

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

The game is a third person shooter and a driving game set in an open world 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.

Development

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	55/100^[6]

Review scores
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 or average" 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

^ Ahearn, Nate (2 June 2009). "E3 2009: C.O.P.: The Recruit Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Feeney, Richard (2 June 2009). "E3 2009: C.O.P. The Recruit – Driver's little brother?". One Last Continue. Phil Caron. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ "C.O.P. The Recruit". Gamer.nl (in Dutch). 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "Test : C.O.P. : The Recruit". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "C.O.P. The Recruit Updated Hands-On". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "C.O.P.: The Recruit for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Walker, John (24 November 2009). "COP: The Recruit". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 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 28 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Koehn, Aaron (4 November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit". GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Farnham, Donovan (20 November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ Bedigian, Louis (16 November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Bishop, Sam (2 December 2009). "C.O.P.: The Recruit Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Newton, James (23 November 2009). "Review: C.O.P. The Recruit". NintendoLife. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ "C.O.P.: The Recruit". Nintendo Power. Vol. 249. Future US. 25 December 2009. p. 89.
^ Jones, James (24 November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (30 November 2009). "COP The Recruit Review". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ Hargreaves, Roger (November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit (DS)". Teletext GameCentral. Teletext Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b IGN Nintendo Team (10 June 2009). "Nintendo DS Best of E3 2009". IGN. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

External links

[C.O.P:_The_Recruit_Announced-1] Ahearn, Nate (2 June 2009). "E3 2009: C.O.P.: The Recruit Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[Driver:_The_Recruit_Registered-2] Feeney, Richard (2 June 2009). "E3 2009: C.O.P. The Recruit – Driver's little brother?". One Last Continue. Phil Caron. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[3] "C.O.P. The Recruit". Gamer.nl (in Dutch). 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[4] "Test : C.O.P. : The Recruit". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[5] "C.O.P. The Recruit Updated Hands-On". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[MC-6] "C.O.P.: The Recruit for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[7] Walker, John (24 November 2009). "COP: The Recruit". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[8] Kollar, Phil (January 2010). "C.O.P. The Recruit: Poor Theft Auto". Game Informer. No. 201. GameStop. p. 94. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[9] Koehn, Aaron (4 November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit". GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[10] Farnham, Donovan (20 November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[11] Bedigian, Louis (16 November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[12] Bishop, Sam (2 December 2009). "C.O.P.: The Recruit Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[13] Newton, James (23 November 2009). "Review: C.O.P. The Recruit". NintendoLife. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[14] "C.O.P.: The Recruit". Nintendo Power. Vol. 249. Future US. 25 December 2009. p. 89.

[15] Jones, James (24 November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[16] Yin-Poole, Wesley (30 November 2009). "COP The Recruit Review". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

[17] Hargreaves, Roger (November 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit (DS)". Teletext GameCentral. Teletext Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[Best_of_E3_2009-18] IGN Nintendo Team (10 June 2009). "Nintendo DS Best of E3 2009". IGN. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

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