Action Deka (アクション刑事) is a 2008 arcade game that combines aspects of a Light Gun Game (taken from Lethal Enforcers 3) and boxing/driving mechanics. The controller can be used for punching attacks ranging from jabs to uppercuts, while it can be used to fire pistols at gun-wielding enemies and drive vehicles in hot pursuit levels. It was only available in Japan. The game formerly had E-Amusement support, which was discontinued after 2011.
The game has seven stages, the first four being the first ones players must clear out. The last three stages are accessed afterwards, but it appears that it's linked to E-Amusement.
The International Criminal Police Organization or ICPOnote is tasked to investigate several cases of certain criminal groups that are involved in secretly acquiring prototype tech, supposedly acquired from corrupt NDF soldiers known as M.A.X. The ICPO orders Jake Terry and Luke Stewart to head to the field and investigate who's responsible for peddling the tech.
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Action Deka provides the following tropes:
- All There in the Manual:
- The official Japanese website provides most of the information regarding the characters and game's story.
- This Game Watch article provided more background on the name/motives of the Big Bad and how it ties up to Wartran Troopers.
- All Your Base Are Belong to Us: Jake and Luke head back to the ICPO office in the US East Coast, only to see a combat android version of Jake. After taking it out, Mila mentions that it's a copy soldier.
- Canon Welding: Most of the story cutscenes and/or story info links the game to the Police 911 series, Lethal Enforcers 3 and to Wartran Troopers. The Gokudo-kai Luke and Jeff confront early on are the game are the same one involves in an arms deal arrangement and were hinted to be a shadow of its former self after the events of Police 911 2 and LE 3. The boss character Stein was someone Jake knows back from his military service.
- Elaborate Underground Base: The last stage has Jake and Luke investigate the ICPO office again. Only this time, Luke was able to locate signs of a path leading to an underground base below the office. And it was secretly managed by Milly aka M, who's responsible for peddling M.A.X. and creating THE. M mechs.
- Mini-Mecha: The M.JAKE, in Stage 4, takes on a mech form after Luke and Jake pummel it. It uses rocket punches, missile volleys and Power Fist attacks.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Anyone who's brainwashed by M.A.X. will have red eyes and act very aggressively to anyone deemed a threat.
