<s>
RoboCop	B-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
/	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
for	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
1988 ]	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1987	B-Application
film	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
East	O
and	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
subsequently	O
adapted	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
number-two	O
on	O
Japan	O
's	O
monthly	O
Game	O
Machine	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
especially	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
the	B-Application
1980s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
,	O
released	O
earlier	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robocop	B-Application
includes	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
Ocean	O
adapted	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Robocop	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
for	O
8-bit	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
converting	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
while	O
also	O
adding	O
original	O
content	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
3	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
home	O
computers	O
ended	O
up	O
with	O
two	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
Robocop	B-Application
for	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
;	O
ports	O
for	O
DOS	O
,	O
NES	O
,	O
and	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
3	O
followed	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
ports	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Quicksilver	O
Software	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
directly	O
by	O
Ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sakata	O
SAS	O
Co	O
,	O
and	O
Ocean	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RoboCop	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
,	O
especially	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
RoboCop	B-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
especially	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
the	B-Application
1980s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
particular	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
RoboCop	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
selling	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
software	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
;	O
it	O
entered	O
the	O
charts	O
in	O
December	O
1988	O
and	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
in	O
February	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
all-format	O
charts	O
for	O
a	O
record	O
36	O
weeks	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
knocked	O
off	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
position	O
by	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
in	O
August	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
critically	O
well-received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
achieved	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
CRASH	O
Smash	O
award	O
from	O
CRASH	O
,	O
94%	O
in	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
and	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
gave	O
8.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
also	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
94	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
official	O
top	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
versions	O
(	O
composed	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
Dunn	O
)	O
has	O
become	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
serene	O
,	O
calm	O
tune	O
,	O
which	O
heavily	O
contrasted	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
;	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
theme	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
was	O
later	O
licensed	O
by	O
European	O
kitchen	O
appliance	O
company	O
Ariston	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
TV	O
adverts	O
.	O
</s>
