Techno Cop (1988) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Techno Cop

In the single-player side-scrolling game the player is a cop in a seedy futuristic urban city. Armed with a pistol, the player has to kill various thugs, before the timer runs out. While the game has several…

31 December 1988

What Techno Cop is

Techno Cop is a racing game developed by Gray Matter and released in 1988. It was published by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the single-player side-scrolling game the player is a cop in a seedy futuristic urban city. Armed with a pistol, the player has to kill various thugs, before the timer runs out. While the game has several levels, the background in the game does not change often. The other half of the game is a driving sequence, similar to other computer games such as Roadblasters. Techno Cop was one of the first games made for the Mega Drive/Genesis from a third party developer and was part of an attempt by Razorsoft to test what sort of content would Sega allow on a game made for one of its systems.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Techno Cop launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Techno Cop — frequently asked questions

When did Techno Cop come out?

Techno Cop was released on 31 December 1988 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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