History VideoGame / UndercoverCops

''Undercover Cops'' is an arcade BeatEmUp by Creator/{{Irem}} later ported on the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom, designed by most of the staff that would later make the ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' series.

Later received a sequel on the UsefulNotes/GameBoy called ''Undercover Cops Gaiden'', which is a [[GenreShift turn-based board game]] instead of a BeatEmUp, and a SuperDeformed manga adaptation by the infamous guro artist Waita Uziga.

%%* Action Girl: Rosa.

%%* AmazonianBeauty: Rosa.
%%* AssKicksYou: Rosa.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To the ''Film/{{Hook}}'' arcade game, and would later get one in the form of ''VideoGame/NinjaBaseballBatMan''.

* TelephonePolearm: You can wield huge girders and concrete posts this way.

* TheVerse: The appearance of Crayborn's huge D.A.S helicopter in the final level, and the pre-level screen listing the target as "D.A.S", suggests this takes place in the same universe as ''VideoGame/InTheHunt'', ''Air Duel'', and ''VideoGame/GunForce II''. The Bydo Database in [[VideoGame/RType R-Type Final]] also lists Matt Gables as one of the best pilots for a HumongousMecha.

* TheVerse: The appearance of Crayborn's huge D.A.S helicopter in the final level, and the pre-level screen listing the target as "D.A.S", suggests this takes place in the same universe as ''VideoGame/InTheHunt'', ''Air Duel'', and ''VideoGame/Gunforce II''. The Bydo Database in [[VideoGame/RType R-Type Final]] also lists Matt Gables as one of the best pilots for a HumongousMecha.

* TheVerse: The appearance of Crayborn's huge D.A.S helicopter in the final level, and the pre-level screen listing the target as "D.A.S", suggests this takes place in the same universe as ''VideoGame/InTheHunt'', ''Air Duel'', and ''Gunforce 2''. The Bydo Database in [[VideoGame/RType R-Type Final]] also lists Matt Gables as one of the best pilots for a HumongousMecha.

* ManOnFire: Balbarotch when he's defeated. The last hit causes all the weapons he's keeping in his cloak to spontaneously burst into flames, causing him to run around shrieking in pain while the fire keeps getting stronger...until the weapons finally ''explode'', leaving '''''nothing''''' of Balbarotch--[[NightmareFuel except his bones and helmet]].
** Worse, in the Super Famicom version you can knock off the [[ImAHumanitarian head and eat it for health]] [[ScoringPoints and bonus points]]. But be sure to eat it 1 second before the screen fades to black because it kills you if you eat it too early.

Featuring the same detailed sprite art and subtle humorous touches later seen in ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'', along with a large number of moves rivalling the likes of ''VideoGame/ViolentStorm'', this game is frequently seen as a classic by hardcore fans of the beat'em up genre. However, while it did find a cult success in Japan, it was impaired elsewhere by a [[BadExportForYou severely gimped]] World release and no exports of the home version.

* ActionGirl: Rosa.

* AmazonianBeauty: Rosa.
* AssKicksYou: Rosa.
* BareYourMidriff: Fox.

* DoNotDropYourWeapon: Minor enemies in the game wield [[GrievousBottleyHarm broken bottles]], [[DeviousDaggers knives]], [[AnAxeToGrind short handled battle axes]], [[TorchesAndPitchforks torches]], and [[BatterUp baseball bats]]. Upon killing them, they do not drop their weapons.

* DoNotDropYourWeapon: Minor enemies in the game wield [[GrievousBottleyHarm broken bottles]], [[KnifeNut knives]], [[AnAxeToGrind short handled battle axes]], [[TorchesAndPitchforks torches]], and [[BatterUp baseball bats]]. Upon killing them, they do not drop their weapons.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: The [[ResultsScreen Assessment Day]] screen's illustrations tend to be a lot less graphic for female characters. Nowhere is this more true than the clones of each of the playable characters - Zan is so badly battered he has an [[EyeScream eyeball dangling out of its socket]] and Matt looks like he's vomiting up his innards, while Rosa simply has a tissue plugging up a bloody nose with her head turned in such a way that she barely looks injured at all.

* NonindicativeName: There's nothing "undercover" about these cops.

* RecoveryAttack