<s>
RoboCop	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1993	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Image	O
Design	O
beginning	O
in	O
September	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
in	O
December	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
1992	O
and	O
1993	O
,	O
other	O
versions	O
consisting	O
of	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
gameplay	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
NES	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
RoboCop	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1993	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
RoboCop	B-Application
,	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
police	O
officer	O
,	O
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
corporation	O
from	O
forcing	O
the	O
relocation	O
of	O
Detroit	O
citizens	O
so	O
it	O
can	O
build	O
the	O
new	O
Delta	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
six	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
NES	O
version	O
features	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
flamethrower	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
weapon	O
that	O
is	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
only	O
monochrome	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
jet	O
pack	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Image	O
Design	O
(	O
DID	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
instance	O
recalled	O
by	O
Martin	O
Kenwright	O
of	O
DID	O
,	O
"	O
Somebody	O
mentioned	O
that	O
RoboCop	B-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
ride	O
a	O
'	O
Gyrocycle	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
took	O
that	O
to	O
mean	O
some	O
powerful	O
motor-cycle	O
so	O
we	O
spent	O
ages	O
thinking	O
about	O
RoboCop	B-Application
racing	O
about	O
on	O
a	O
bike	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
later	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
jet-pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
a	O
significantly	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
previously	O
used	O
by	O
DID	O
to	O
develop	O
F29	B-Application
Retaliator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
piracy	O
,	O
Ocean	O
had	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
developed	O
so	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
play	O
without	O
an	O
included	O
Electronic	B-Device
Key	I-Device
that	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
second	O
joystick	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
copy-protection	O
measure	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cracked	B-Application
a	O
week	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
1992	O
,	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
during	O
late	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
UK	O
releases	O
included	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
in	O
July	O
1993	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
December	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
by	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Flying	O
Edge	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Super	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
music	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
cinematic	O
feel	O
has	O
been	O
captured	O
well	O
and	O
really	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
film	O
tie-in	O
nonsense	O
,	O
"	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
probably	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
tie-in	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Presley	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
wrote	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga/Atari	O
ST	O
version	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
suitably	O
gloomy	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
"	O
seemingly	O
everlasting	O
night	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
and	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presley	O
also	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
better	O
incorporated	O
the	O
RoboCop	B-Application
theme	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
infrared	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Hutchinson	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
Tense	O
and	O
atmospheric	O
scenarios	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
film	O
licences	O
around	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Bielby	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
moody	O
,	O
repetitive	O
and	O
quite	O
simply	O
brilliant.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
Amiga	B-Device
games	O
released	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
ranking	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
subsequently	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
insipid	O
shooter	O
with	O
a	O
ridiculous	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Games	O
criticized	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
player	O
having	O
to	O
restart	O
a	O
level	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
after	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N-Force	O
criticized	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
's	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
,	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
sprites	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
appalling	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variation	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
looked	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
average	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Brookes	O
of	O
Super	O
Play	O
called	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
forgettable	O
release	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
of	O
AllGame	O
criticized	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
originality	O
,	O
ingenuity	O
or	O
creativity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weiss	O
also	O
criticized	O
RoboCop	B-Application
for	O
being	O
slow	O
and	O
awkward	O
to	O
maneuver	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
character	O
moves	O
slowly	O
in	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
cumbersome	O
,	O
unwieldy	O
protagonist	O
rarely	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
character	O
in	O
an	O
action	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
criticized	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
as	O
well	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
criticizing	O
the	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
praised	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
RoboCop	B-Application
game	O
released	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Laurence	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
partly	O
caused	O
by	O
an	O
awkward	O
control	O
set-up	O
.	O
</s>
