Virtua Cop

"A Top Shooter for anybody!!!"

This is one of my favorite shooters I've played on the Saturn in fact it's the only one I've played. The game is very fun to play and is sure to keep you busy for quite some time. There may be only 3 levels but they are long very long. The games graphics are very sharp and are nice looking. The game is full of detail with every little thing. The control of the game is fairly easy althoug re loading your gun and shooting at the same time is impossible. You have to press the C button 2 times to re load your gun and makes it almost impposible to keep up steady firing. The sounds in this game are good sounding from the shots of your gun to the sounds of hostages yelling. There isn't much for sounds in this game but whats there sounds good. The music in this game is good sounding and is pretty chatchy. The music in this game seems to repeat and repeat and never change but the music isn't a big part of this game.

GAMEPLAY **9**

The gameplay of this game is very good with a problem. The re loading of your gun is hard when your covered by 5 or more enemies which can make the game very hard. The moving of the cursor is easy to do and works good. The controls are responsive and quick and provide no real challenge besides re loading your gun. I've never played with the gun so I don't know if its any better but the saturn controller works great with this game and provides no problems.

SOUND / MUSIC **10**

The sounds and music in this game are very good sounding and are detailed. The sounds of your gun or hostages yelling is all very detailed alhough there may not be many sounds but what is there sounds good. The games music is very good sounding and goes well with the game. The music was wisely chosen and sounds great on the saturn. Everything is very detailed and sounds great the voices of characters are sharp and smooth going.

GRAPHICS / LEVEL DESIGN **10**

The graphics are very sharp looking and are detailed. Every little thing shows detail and looks great. The graphics are smooth flowing and look good to the eye. All of the levels are very detailed and look great. The levels are full of things to hit to get guns from and if you shoot a guy in the background you just migh get a gun to. The levels are neat looking and are full of enemies. Theres plenty of places for enemies to be so keep your eyes open. The levels are very cool to play through and are fairly long.

REPLAYABILITY **8**

The game is very fun to play along or with friends but the game won't last all to long before it gets boring. The game is fairly long and should take some time and lots of practice to beat. Theres 3 different levels to play thorugh each on more advanced than the last one with more enemies and harder targets which makes the game challenging and fun. Each of the levels take place in different areas.

CHALLENGE **HARD**

The game is a hard game to beat. You may get a lot of lives and continues but frankly that's not enough to beat the game. The games opponents are all over the screen and trying to reload and shoot them at the same time is impossible. There may only be 3 levels but they are sure to keep you busy and how long they are is another factor.

BUY OR RENT

You should be able to find this game cheap. I would suggest buying this game it has got to be one of the best shooters on the Saturn. Read the review you decide.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 08/07/00, Updated 08/14/02