Virtua Cop

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Description

Virtua Cop is a light gun rail shooter and first game in the series. Cast as one of two brave cops, players are charged with bringing down an evil crime syndicate that is running riot in some unspecified town.

Dropped into a series of locations, one or two players must arm up and shoot their way through three death filled levels, in an attempt to restore peace and order. Played from a first person perspective view, players can use keys or joypad, to aim and fire at the multitude of sharp shooters who come gunning for them. Starting the game armed with just a trusty old six-shooter, players can pick up more powerful, state-of-the-art weapons -- such as machine guns and shotguns -- as they progress. As these are hidden away in crates and the like, finding these weapons is an important part of the game and they can give players extra firepower when they most need it. In particular, such weapons can be extremely useful when trying to take on the customary end-of-level bosses. Made of stern stuff, you'll need all the help you can get in dispatching them off to hell.

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Alternate Titles

• "Virtua Squad" -- US Windows title
• "バーチャコップ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Genre: Light Gun Shooter
• Theme: Law enforcement
• Virtua Cop series

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Critic Reviews

Electric Playground	SEGA Saturn	Apr 22, 1996	9.5 out of 10	95
Mean Machines	SEGA Saturn	Feb, 1996	94 out of 100	94
Ultimate Gamer Magazine	SEGA Saturn	Jan, 1996	9 out of 10	90
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Nov, 1996	82 out of 100	82
Mega Fun	SEGA Saturn	Dec, 1995	79 out of 100	79
Gamesmania.de	Windows	1996	70 out of 100	70
Computer Games Magazine	Windows	1997		60
Power Play	Windows	Nov, 1996	57 out of 100	57
Reset	Windows	Jun, 1997	4 out of 10	40
Defunct Games	SEGA Saturn	Nov 13, 2004	35 out of 100	35

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Trivia

On March 27, 1997, Virtua Cop was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.