<s>
Electrocop	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Epyx	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
by	O
Greg	O
Omi	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
developed	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
hardware	O
alongside	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
creator	O
Chuck	O
Sommerville	O
,	O
Electrocop	B-Application
began	O
its	O
development	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
any	O
functional	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electrocop	B-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
unanimously	O
praised	O
the	O
pseudo-3D	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
department	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
criticized	O
the	O
repetitive	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
convoluted	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
completed	O
by	O
ICC	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electrocop	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
starts	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
countdown	O
clock	O
of	O
one	O
hour	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
rescuing	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
daughter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electrocop	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Greg	O
Omi	O
when	O
he	O
worked	O
at	O
Epyx	O
as	O
games	O
developer	O
and	O
programmer	O
alongside	O
Chuck	O
Sommerville	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
online	O
interview	O
with	O
website	O
The	O
Atari	O
Times	O
,	O
Omi	O
recounted	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
began	O
before	O
any	O
functional	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
hardware	O
existed	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
emulator	B-Application
of	O
the	O
console	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
microcomputer	B-Architecture
at	O
a	O
slow	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
also	O
using	O
a	O
video	O
camera	O
to	O
scan	O
the	O
image	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
test	O
how	O
the	O
graphics	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
once	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
finalized	O
,	O
although	O
an	O
early	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
was	O
made	O
later	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omi	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
initially	O
had	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
knowledge	O
of	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
and	O
matrices	B-Architecture
,	O
as	O
he	O
needed	O
a	O
graphical	B-Architecture
perspective	I-Architecture
for	O
his	O
project	O
and	O
consulted	O
Blue	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
programmer	O
Stephen	O
Landrum	O
in	O
how	O
to	O
write	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
could	O
not	O
perform	O
sprite	O
rotation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
long-running	O
rumor	O
was	O
that	O
Electrocop	B-Application
initially	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dennis	O
Caswell	O
's	O
Impossible	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
this	O
rumor	O
,	O
Omi	O
said	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
funny	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
remember	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Impossible	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Impossible	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
knowing	O
Caswell	O
personally	O
,	O
Omi	O
could	O
not	O
recall	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Epyx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introductory	O
sequence	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Sommerville	O
,	O
who	O
developed	O
an	O
animation	O
engine	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
re-used	O
on	O
other	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
Blue	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
and	O
Todd	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
in	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
minigame	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electrocop	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
launch	O
titles	O
during	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
in	O
1989	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Blue	B-Application
Lightning	I-Application
,	O
California	O
Games	O
and	O
Gates	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zendocon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Electrocop	B-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
ICC	O
for	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platforming	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
style	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
during	O
an	O
exhibition	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
a	O
complete	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7800	O
version	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
where	O
director	O
and	O
writer	O
Amy	O
Hennig	O
was	O
involved	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
artwork	O
using	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
as	O
a	O
freelancer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
forum	O
post	O
at	O
AtariAge	B-Application
,	O
former	O
MicroProse	O
UK	O
employee	O
Steve	O
Goss	O
revealed	O
artwork	O
of	O
the	O
cancelled	O
conversion	O
that	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
Hennig	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electrocop	B-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electrocop	B-Application
's	O
stunning	O
visuals	O
and	O
sounds	O
make	O
it	O
fun	O
to	O
watch	O
,	O
but	O
whether	O
you	O
'd	O
buy	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
razzle-dazzle	O
is	O
a	O
personal	O
decision.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
requested	O
several	O
Epyx	O
titles	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
converted	O
and	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Atari	O
Jaguar	O
,	O
with	O
Electrocop	B-Application
among	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
selected	O
titles	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
actual	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
Jaguar	O
version	O
was	O
ever	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
