Undercover Cops on Game Boy is one of those beat 'em ups that makes you wish you had a tiny arcade cabinet in your pocket. You start off punching your way through alleyways full of goons—some throw knives, others just bum rush you with pipes—and within minutes you're knee-deep in that classic "just one more try" loop.

The pixel art has this grimy charm to it, like the city itself hasn't slept in weeks, and the soundtrack? Pure late-night arcade vibes. I kept getting wrecked by the second boss at first until I realized you can actually juggle enemies with uppercuts if you time it right. Feels brutal in the best way.

It's not the deepest fighter out there, but there's something satisfying about clearing a screen of thugs with a well-placed spin kick. Definitely one of the better brawlers on the system if you're into that old-school quarter-muncher energy.