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Virtua Cop – It ain’t no Duck Hunt.

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Platforms: Arcade, Sega Saturn, PC

Developer: Sega-AM2

Genre: Light Gun Shooter

Date Released: December 1994

ESRB Rating: T for Teen

Virtua Cop, One of Sega’s greatest first 3D Games, Along with Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racing, and Virtua Strike. You play as a cop, and you’re trying to stop a mob leader killing all of his goons in the way. That’s the entire story. No nutshell intended. And yet, the boring story (or lack thereof,) doesn’t even remotely ruin the already awesome game.

 

The Saturn’s light gun feels like they put someone’s hand in a moudler for the grip, then added the innards and Gun looking parts on top of the mould, to create the most comfortable light gun in history (Super Scope as nothing on this). Somehow Sega made it so it can be used both left and right handed, and they are symmectrical. It can be used 1 or two handed, with light enough weight for one hand, or a grip for two hands.  The Start button goes right where your second hand’s thumb goes, so, it makes the most perfectly placed button in light gun history.  Back to the game, It has decent graphics for the system even though it’s a direct Arcade port. The physics look realistic, the gun is comfortable, it’s fun and the bosses are challenging. What more could you want?

Onward to the ratings:

Gameplay- Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆

Sorry, No story Rating, it would take the overall down too far.

Graphics- Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Sound- Rating: ★★★★★★½☆☆☆

Overall Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

See it in a store, buy it. See it in an Arcade, you better spend some of them quarters you brought. ($20 in quarters will suffice.)

-Travis M