APB is an also a great
arcade game released by
Atari in 1987. You played a rookie police office who had to cruise the city in your patrol car, pulling over people for various infractions. You could apprehend most
miscreants by use of your siren, but for the real
low-lifes and thugsyou sometimes had no choice but to use a little
hot lead persuasion. You also had the responsibility of collecting enough
fuel to keep your
cruiser running, as well as not
crashing into innocent bystanders, and collecting the occasional
donut for
bonus points.
APB was designed and programmed by Dave Theurer. Sadly, it turned out to be his last game for Atari, and he left the company shortly after it's release.