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{{Short description|2009 video game}}
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| image = [[Image:COP The Recruit.jpg]]
| image = COP The Recruit.jpg
| caption = European box art
| caption = European box art
| developer = [[VD-dev|Velez & Dubail]]
| developer = VD-Dev<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=7922 | title=Ubisoft - C.O.P.: The Recruit | work=[[Ubisoft]] }}</ref>
| publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
| publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
| designer =
| designer = Fernando Velez<br>Guillaume Dubail
| programmer = Fernando Velez
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| composer = [[Jason Graves]], Dan Schneider
| artist = Guillaume Dubail
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| composer = [[Jason Graves]]<br />Dan Schneider<br/>Davide Pensato (dpstudios)
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| released = {{vgrelease|EU=November 30, 2009}} {{vgrelease|NA=November 3, 2009}} {{vgrelease|AUS=TBA, 2010}}
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| ratings = [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: Teen
| platforms = [[Nintendo DS]]
| platforms = [[Nintendo DS]]
| media = [[Nintendo DS#Media specifications|Nintendo DS Game Card]]
| input = [[Game controller]]
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'''''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.<ref name="C.O.P: The Recruit Announced">{{ cite web | url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/989/989358p1.html | title=E3 2009: C.O.P: The Recruit Announced | work=[[IGN]] | date=2009-06-02 | accessdate=2009-06-07 }}</ref> The game was originally registered under numerous names, one of which being "Driver: The Recruit". <ref name="Driver: The Recruit Registered">{{ cite web | url=http://www.onelastcontinue.com/7966/e3-2009-cop-the-recruit-drivers-little-brother/ | title=E3 2009: C.O.P. The Recruit – Driver’s little brother? | work=[[One Last Continue]] | date=2009-06-02 | accessdate= 2009-11-08 }}</ref>
'''''C.O.P. The Recruit''''' is a 2009 [[open world video game|open world]] [[action-adventure game|action-adventure]] video game developed by [[VD-dev|Velez & Dubail]] and published by [[Ubisoft]] for the [[Nintendo DS]]. The game was announced at [[E3 2009]] at the [[Nintendo]] conference.<ref name="C.O.P: The Recruit Announced">{{cite web | last=Ahearn | first=Nate | date=June 2, 2009 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/02/e3-2009-cop-the-recruit-announced | title=E3 2009: C.O.P.: The Recruit Announced | website=[[IGN]] | publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] | accessdate=April 22, 2016 | archive-date=April 20, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420173357/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/02/e3-2009-cop-the-recruit-announced | url-status=live }}</ref>

The game was originally developed as an entry in the ''[[Driver (video game series)|Driver]]'' series, called ''Driver: The Recruit'', but was retooled into a standalone [[Intellectual property|IP]].<ref name="Driver: The Recruit Registered">{{cite web | last=Feeney | first=Richard | date=June 2, 2009 | url=http://www.onelastcontinue.com/7966/e3-2009-cop-the-recruit-drivers-little-brother | title=E3 2009: C.O.P. The Recruit – Driver's little brother? | website=One Last Continue | publisher=Phil Caron | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112021500/http://www.onelastcontinue.com/7966/e3-2009-cop-the-recruit-drivers-little-brother | archive-date=November 12, 2009 | url-status=dead | accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The game follows Dan Miles, a former street racer who becomes a new recruit in the Criminal Overturn Program (C.O.P.). Under the terms of the C.O.P., Dan becomes a detective working to protect the citizens of [[New York]] 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. 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.<ref name="E3 2009 C.O.P: The Recruit">{{ cite web | url=http://ds.ign.com/objects/143/14344025.html | title=C.O.P.: The Recruit | work=[[IGN.com|IGN]] | date=2009-06-02 | accessdate=2009-06-07 }}</ref>
The game follows Dan Miles, a former street racer who becomes a new recruit in the Criminal Overturn Program (C.O.P.).<ref>{{cite web | date=November 11, 2009 | url=https://gamer.nl/artikelen/review/cop-the-recruit | title=C.O.P. The Recruit | language=Dutch | website=Gamer.nl | accessdate=March 11, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | date=November 6, 2009 | url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00011779-c-o-p-the-recruit-test.htm | title=Test : C.O.P. : The Recruit | language=French | website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] | publisher=Webedia | accessdate=March 11, 2019 | archive-date=May 3, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503103232/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00011779-c-o-p-the-recruit-test.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> 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==
==Gameplay==
The game is a third person shooter and a driving game, in an open-world city ranging at around 6 square miles. The game has around 60 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.<ref name="E3 2009 C.O.P: The Recruit" />
The game is a third person shooter and a driving game set in New York City,<ref>{{cite web | date=October 14, 2009 | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cop-the-recruit-updated-hands-on/1100-6233198/ | title=C.O.P. The Recruit Updated Hands-On | website=[[GameSpot]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate=March 11, 2019 | archive-date=December 10, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210092647/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cop-the-recruit-updated-hands-on/1100-6233198/ | url-status=live }}</ref> with the same map layout and environment as ''[[Driver: Parallel Lines]]'' (confirming its relation with the [[Driver (series)|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.

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==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
Upon its release, C.O.P The Recruit received mixed but overall positive reviews. One criticized feature was where the player must call the nearest Police Station to arrest a criminal. Another part of the game criticized was the player could not kill, or run over a pedestrian. The game's positive reviews were mostly the games 3D environment and the graphics. The game won two E3 Awards. However, Go Fanboy gave the game a low score of 3.5 out of 10. The review highlighted very few positives and actually condemned the graphics that the publisher had touted as the selling point.<ref>[http://www.gofanboy.com/nds-reviews/1251-cop-the-recruit-ds-review Go Fanboy's C.O.P.: The Recruit DS Review]</ref>
| MC = 55/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cop-the-recruit/critic-reviews/?platform=ds | title=C.O.P.: The Recruit for DS Reviews | website=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=CBS Interactive | accessdate=April 22, 2016 | archive-date=April 20, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420144749/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/cop-the-recruit | url-status=live }}</ref>
| EuroG = 4/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Walker | first=John | date=November 24, 2009 | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/cop-the-recruit-ds-review | title=COP: The Recruit | website=[[Eurogamer]] | publisher=[[Gamer Network]] | accessdate=April 22, 2016 | archive-date=May 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153610/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/cop-the-recruit-ds-review | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI = 4.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Kollar | first=Phil | url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/cop_the_recruit/b/nintendo_ds/archive/2009/11/19/review.aspx | title=C.O.P. The Recruit: Poor Theft Auto | magazine=[[Game Informer]] | publisher=[[GameStop]] | issue=201 | date=January 2010 | page=94 | access-date=April 22, 2016 | archive-date=April 28, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428011820/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/cop_the_recruit/b/nintendo_ds/archive/2009/11/19/review.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Koehn | first=Aaron | date=November 4, 2009 | url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/212829/c-o-p-the-recruit | title=C.O.P. The Recruit | magazine=[[GamePro]] | publisher=GamePro Media | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106020256/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/212829/c-o-p-the-recruit | archive-date=November 6, 2009 | url-status=dead | accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref>
| GameRev = D<ref>{{cite web | last=Farnham | first=Donovan | date=November 20, 2009 | url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/44975-cop-the-recruit-review | title=C.O.P. The Recruit Review | website=[[GameRevolution]] | publisher=[[CraveOnline]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929005344/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/cop-the-recruit | archive-date=September 29, 2015 | url-status=live | accessdate=September 22, 2020}}</ref>
| GameZone = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Bedigian | first=Louis | date=November 16, 2009 | url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/c_o_p_the_recruit_nds_review | title=C.O.P. The Recruit - NDS - Review | website=GameZone | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124234241/http://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r38421.htm | archive-date=November 24, 2009 | url-status=live
| accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref>
| IGN = 5/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Bishop | first=Sam | date=December 2, 2009 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/03/cop-the-recruit-review | title=C.O.P.: The Recruit Review | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | accessdate=April 22, 2016 | archive-date=April 20, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420082903/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/03/cop-the-recruit-review | url-status=live }}</ref>
| NLife = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web | last=Newton | first=James | date=November 23, 2009 | url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/11/cop_the_recruit_ds | title=Review: C.O.P. The Recruit | website=[[NintendoLife]] | publisher=Gamer Network | accessdate=April 22, 2016 | archive-date=April 25, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425080710/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/11/cop_the_recruit_ds | url-status=live }}</ref>
| NP = 4/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title=C.O.P.: The Recruit | magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] | publisher=[[Future US]] | volume=249 | date=December 25, 2009 | page=89}}</ref>
| NWR = 6/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Jones | first=James | date=November 24, 2009 | url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/20402/cop-the-recruit-nintendo-ds | title=C.O.P. The Recruit | website=Nintendo World Report | publisher=NINWR, LLC | accessdate=April 22, 2016 | archive-date=April 22, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422021738/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/20402/cop-the-recruit-nintendo-ds | url-status=live }}</ref>
| VG = 5/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Yin-Poole | first=Wesley | date=November 30, 2009 | url=https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/cop-the-recruit-review | title=COP The Recruit Review | website=VideoGamer.com | publisher=Resero Network | accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''Teletext GameCentral''
| rev1Score = 3/10<ref>{{cite web | last=Hargreaves | first=Roger | date=November 2009 | url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/eb8df4331acf4f3f9b616ec80ebd50e4/COP+The+Recruit+(DS).aspx | title=C.O.P. The Recruit (DS) | website=Teletext GameCentral | publisher=[[Teletext Ltd.]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111035932/http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/eb8df4331acf4f3f9b616ec80ebd50e4/COP+The+Recruit+(DS).aspx | archive-date=November 11, 2010 | url-status=dead | accessdate=September 22, 2020}}</ref>
}}

''C.O.P. The Recruit'' received "mixed" reviews according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC" />

The game won two Best of E3 2009 Awards: Best Action Game<ref name="Best of E3 2009">{{cite web | author=IGN Nintendo Team | date=June 10, 2009 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/10/nintendo-ds-best-of-e3-2009 | title=Nintendo DS Best of E3 2009 | publisher=IGN | accessdate=April 22, 2016 | archive-date=May 8, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508160032/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/10/nintendo-ds-best-of-e3-2009 | url-status=live }}</ref> and Best Graphics Technology.<ref name="Best of E3 2009" />

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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.coptherecruit.com/ Official website]
*[http://coptherecruit.us.ubi.com/ Official website]
*{{moby game|id=/nintendo-ds/cop-the-recruit}}


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Latest revision as of 20:57, 12 October 2024

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
  • NA: November 3, 2009
  • PAL: November 13, 2009
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

C.O.P. The Recruit is a 2009 open world action-adventure video game developed by Velez & Dubail 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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "C.O.P. The Recruit". Gamer.nl (in Dutch). November 11, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Walker, John (November 24, 2009). "COP: The Recruit". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 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 April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "C.O.P.: The Recruit". Nintendo Power. Vol. 249. Future US. December 25, 2009. p. 89.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (November 30, 2009). "COP The Recruit Review". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
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