The game was originally developed as an entry in the Driver series, called Driver: The Recruit, but was retooled into a standalone IP.[2]
Plot
The game follows Dan Miles, a former street racer who becomes a new recruit in the Criminal Overturn Program (C.O.P.).[3] Under the terms of the C.O.P., Dan becomes a detective working to protect the citizens of New York City against large-scale threats. Working with his mentor, Detective Brad Winter, Dan is investigating a series of terrorist attacks in the city when Brad is falsely arrested, putting the investigation on hold.[4] While trying to uncover the truth behind Brad's arrest, Dan goes undercover and returns to his life on the streets. Little by little he gets wrapped up in a deadly, widespread conspiracy and must work to prevent a potentially catastrophic attack on the city.
Gameplay
The game is a third person shooter and a driving game set in New York City,[5] with the same map layout and environment as Driver: Parallel Lines (confirming its relation with the Driver series), however due to memory constraints lacking the island of Bronx. The game has around 51 missions with over 20 hours of gameplay. It's also possible, using the DS system's microphone (and the in-game PDA), to call the S.W.A.T. team, create barricades, road blocks, call an ambulance and access the city's camera system.
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^Jones, James (November 24, 2009). "C.O.P. The Recruit". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
^Yin-Poole, Wesley (November 30, 2009). "COP The Recruit Review". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
