APB
APB ("All Points Bulletin") is a 1987 arcade game where the player assumes the role of "Officer Bob," a rookie police officer. As Bob, players drive around the city, ticketing motorists for minor infractions…
APB is an arcade developed by Atari Corporation, released 31 December 1987 on Arcade.
What APB is
APB is an arcade game developed by Atari Corporation and released in 1987. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
APB ("All Points Bulletin") is a 1987 arcade game where the player assumes the role of "Officer Bob," a rookie police officer. As Bob, players drive around the city, ticketing motorists for minor infractions and pulling over more serious offenders. Eventually, players must apprehend criminals for which an all-points bulletin has been called.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
APB holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 8% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1987 averaged 72, so it scored 22 points below the year average.
What it launched against
APB launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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