Virtua Cop (Windows)

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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

PC Games (Germany)	Nov, 1996	82 out of 100	82
PC Zone	Aug 13, 2001	7.8 out of 10	78
PC Multimedia & Entertainment	Feb 21, 1997	70 out of 100	70
Gamesmania.de	1996	70 out of 100	70
Spazio Games	Jan 01, 2007	7 out of 10	70
HappyPuppy	Dec 18, 1996	32 out of 50	64
PC Player (Germany)	Nov, 1996		60
Computer Games Magazine	1997		60
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Mar, 1997		50
Reset	Jun, 1997	4 out of 10	40

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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.