A.B. Cop
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released by Sega
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in 1990
1990 in video gaming
-Notable releases:*Bonk's Adventure is released for NEC's TurboGrafx-16 and is the first US appearance of Bonk, the mascot of the TurboGrafx-16.*February 12 — Nintendo releases the NES game Super Mario Bros. 3 in North America...
. Gameplay is similar to that of Chase HQ.
The player takes on the role of the A.B. (Air Bike) Cop who must chase down and destroy the perpetrators of an armed robbery before the time limit expires. A.B Cop introduced an element new to the racing genre: the end-of-level guardian.