VIRTUA COP (SEGA SATURN) ......................................... PÁG

SEGA SATURN SEGA SATURN Por Luciano Coelho Virtua Cop is a game from 1994 developed by Sega AM2 and designed by Yu Suzuki. It was originally an Arcade game on the Sega Model 2 system and it was released for the Sega

Saturn in 1995. And the game supports Virtua Gun (Stunner) and Saturn mouse, and had a new Training Mode, which is nothing more than a randomly generated shooting gallery. The game also supports Sega Saturn controller. It even has a button that makes the crosshairs move faster, which helps a lot. That was actually the way I played it. And I can say that even this transition to control was very well done. You can play quietly and have fun. As for the pistol, I only played in Arcade. And Virtua Cop was the forerunner of the “On Rail” style of Shooter. When it was released back in 1994, the game broke new ground by introducing the use of 3D polygons in the shooting genre. And some of the popular Virtua Cop-influenced “On Rail” shooters include Time Crisis, The House of the Dead series, various Resident Evil spin-offs, and also Dead Space: Extraction. And here's a very interesting fact: Virtua Cop was also the main influence of GoldenEye 007. That's what you read. GoldenEye 007 was originally envisioned as a Virtua Cop-like Shooter On Rails, before becoming the game we know today. And Producer Martin Hollis revealed in an interview: “We ended up with innovative gameplay, in part because we had Virtua Cop features: a weapon that only had seven bullets and a reload button. When we press the R button on GoldenEye 007, it practically switches to Virtua Cop mode.” This is the level of importance that the Virtua Cop series has in the gaming world. So it's time to talk about the game itself, right? Let´s go !!.

Plataforma: Sega Saturn

Desenvolvedora: Sega

Lançamento: 1995

Arcade's Port of Virtua Cop for the Saturn was highly praised by publications at the time and players alike. And this is very easy to understand when playing. I confess that I was very surprised and happy at the time, because it was a very faithful port of Arcade, it's just very short.

And playing on the controller works very well, as not everyone had the money to buy Stunner and not every video store rented the game from it. So I was glad that this mode was included in the game. In Virtua Cop, you can play as Police Officer Michael Hardy or his partner James Cools. Playing in a first-person perspective, players will use the Stunner Gun or controller, this in the Sega Saturn version, to shoot criminals and advance in the game.

We start with a six-round pistol and a certain number of lives. Taking a shot causes the player to lose a life; and power-ups can be landed to grant the player a special weapon or even an extra life. There are also civilians that the player needs to be careful not to injure during the game. And if that happens and hits a civilian, the player loses a life. The special weapon will be lost if the player takes damage, but not if he shoots the civilian. Players can receive extra points for "justice shots" (disarming an enemy without killing them by shooting them in their hand) and the "bullseye", shooting at the center of the target.

Virtua Cop is one of the best and funniest Sega Saturn games. And it's still as fun today as it was when it first came out.

Virtua Cop was a huge influence on the gaming world and brought us two great games on the Sega Saturn. It's a shame that the console didn't have the success it deserved, as this made the game feel a little limited. But if you have the opportunity today, I recommend you don't miss it. Fun is guaranteed.