<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Irem	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Irem	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
’s	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
are	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
eat	O
mice	O
,	O
frogs	O
,	O
birds	O
and	O
snails	O
to	O
restore	O
their	O
health	O
(	O
many	O
people	O
in	O
Japanese	O
society	O
eat	O
these	O
for	O
their	O
nutritional	O
value	O
but	O
also	O
attribute	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
later	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
series	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
appearance	O
and	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
police	O
car	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Undercover	B-Application
Cops	I-Application
exactly	O
resembles	O
the	O
appearance	O
and	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
tank	O
from	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
,	O
another	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Irem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boss	O
from	O
Stage	O
1	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
also	O
by	O
Irem	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
screens	O
of	O
some	O
red	O
television	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undercover	B-Application
Cops	I-Application
was	O
later	O
advertised	O
on	O
a	O
blimp	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
flyers	O
of	O
Irem	O
's	O
other	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Bat	I-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undercover	B-Application
Cops	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
by	O
the	O
company	O
Varie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
58	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
celebration	O
international	O
by	O
Retro-Bit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
adjust	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
and	O
credits	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
skill	O
setting	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Undercover	B-Application
Cops	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1992	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
25	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
small	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Undercover	B-Application
Cops	I-Application
also	O
got	O
its	O
own	O
manga	O
by	O
Waita	O
Uziga	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
Gamest	O
Comics	O
series	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
spin-off	O
titled	O
Undercover	B-Application
Cops	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hakaishin	I-Application
Garumaa	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
accurate	O
translation	O
called	O
,	O
which	O
retains	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
who	O
made	O
Undercover	B-Application
Cops	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
Nazca	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
have	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Hammerin	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Harry	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Superior	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
,	O
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
and	O
GunForce	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
