Virtua Cop, sometimes known as Virtua Squad, is a rail shooter game that was released in arcades and the Sega Saturn in 1994.
Plot[]
A detective at the VCPD had recently undercovered an illegal gunrunning operation linking to a powerful crime syndicate called E.V.I.L. Inc. He'd began to compile a huge amount of evidence to take them down but is discovered and assassinated before getting the chance.
Michael "Rage" Hardy and his partner, James "Smarty" Cools having recieved some of the evidence before the detective's death set out to form a special ops task force with the purpose of taking down the crime syndicate, avenging the detective and finishing the job of putting crime boss, Joe Fang, behind bars.
Gameplay[]
Players take of the role of one of the two police officers from a first person perspective. Players must avoid shooting hostages who will run across the screen trying to avoid being caught in the fire fight whilst shooting all the gun wielding antagonists.
A colored reticle will appear on the screen over opponents changing from green to yellow to orange to red indicating how much time the player has until they are shot at by the enemy. They have six bullets in their chamber and must reload their shots when they run out, either by shooting off screen in the arcade version or pressing the designated button twice quickly in the Saturn version.
As well as the standard six shooter revolver, players can get other weaponry pick ups by shooting certain power up weapons including an automatic gun, a shotgun and a magnum.
After each stage, the players will face off against a boss character with their own health bar and attack patterns. Upon defeating all three bosses; Kong, King and Boss, Joe Fang will turn up himself to fight the players in the final fight.
Trivia[]
- Virtua Cop revolutionised the light gun game genre and is a major influence on many games that came after it including the Rare N64 classic GoldenEye 007 and The House of the Dead series.
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External links[]
- Virtua Cop (1994 video game) at Virtua Cop Wiki
- Virtua Cop at MobyGames
- Virtua Cop at GameFAQs
- Virtua Cop at Sega Retro
- "Virtua Cop – Virtua Robbers" at Sega Saturn Shiro
- Virtua Cop (Saturn) at Sega-16
- Virtua Cop at The Cutting Room Floor