<s>
(	O
known	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Language
Squad	I-Language
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Virtua	O
Gun	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
mouse	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Training	O
Mode	O
"	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
shooting	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
was	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
graphics	O
with	O
texture	O
mapping	O
,	O
with	O
Sega	O
advertising	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
texture	O
mapped	O
,	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emphasizing	O
the	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
enemies	O
would	O
react	O
differently	O
depending	O
on	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
its	O
3D	O
graphical	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
some	O
initial	O
skepticism	O
over	O
its	O
introduction	O
of	O
3D	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
previously	O
used	O
realistic	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
(	O
most	O
notably	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
enhancing	O
the	O
genre	O
with	O
its	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
realistic	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
target	O
specific	O
body	O
parts	O
with	O
realistic	O
consequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
influential	O
on	O
later	O
shooter	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
3D	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
being	O
adopted	O
by	O
subsequent	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
inspiring	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Virtua	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Device
Cop	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
:	I-Language
Elite	I-Language
Edition	I-Language
(	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
Rebirth	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
and	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2002	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
gallery	O
extras	O
and	O
implementation	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
G-Con	O
2	O
lightgun	B-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
Nokia	B-Device
N-Gage	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
by	O
the	O
quality	O
control	O
team	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
few	O
beta	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
were	O
manufactured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Played	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
use	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
(	O
or	O
a	O
joypad	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
)	O
to	O
shoot	O
criminals	O
and	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katsunori	O
Itai	O
and	O
Akihito	O
Hiroyoshi	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
developers	O
on	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
with	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
serving	O
as	O
supervisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenneth	O
Ibrahim	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
the	O
navigator	O
in	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
voiced	O
the	O
civilians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
division	O
of	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Graphics	O
Library	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
director	O
Takashi	O
Isono	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
keep	O
to	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
features	O
a	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequence	O
of	O
Michael	O
and	O
James	O
driving	O
on	O
the	O
dockyard	O
before	O
confronting	O
Kong	O
;	O
designer	O
Kazufumi	O
Ohashi	O
originally	O
animated	O
Kong	O
flipping	O
the	O
bird	O
,	O
which	O
Isono	O
rejected	O
,	O
moving	O
Ohashi	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
training	O
mode	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
displayed	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
's	O
first	O
level	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Toy	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
subsequently	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
level	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
to	O
convert	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
areas	O
of	O
the	O
office	O
building	O
walls	O
and	O
ceiling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
features	O
a	O
minigame	O
based	O
on	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
called	O
Virtua	B-Language
Squad	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
gun	O
,	O
the	O
Guardian	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Ghost	B-Device
Squad	I-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
IC	O
Card	O
or	O
Evolution	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
made	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
for	O
the	O
R-Zone	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
ten	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Davis	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
zooming	O
camera	O
"	O
that	O
takes	O
you	O
all	O
over	O
"	O
the	O
place	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
automatic	O
target	O
sighting	O
which	O
pinpoints	O
"	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
weapon	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
World	O
magazine	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
fun	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
the	O
shooters	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
film	O
Reservoir	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Dave	O
Perry	O
said	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
like	O
3D	O
targets	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
challenging	O
and	O
satisfying	O
"	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
initially	O
some	O
skepticism	O
over	O
its	O
introduction	O
of	O
3D	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
previously	O
used	O
realistic	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Konami	O
's	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
initially	O
gave	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Sega	O
were	O
"	O
recklessly	O
applying	O
new	O
technology	O
to	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
need	O
it	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
players	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
freely	O
explore	O
their	O
mapped-out	O
environments	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
winner	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
is	O
just	O
an	O
old	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
gimmick	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
series	O
(	O
which	O
then	O
consisted	O
of	O
just	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
and	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
at	O
number	O
82	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
skill	O
and	O
realism	O
invoked	O
by	O
the	O
enemies	O
 '	O
differing	O
reactions	O
to	O
being	O
shot	O
in	O
different	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
applauding	O
the	O
impeccable	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
but	O
opted	O
not	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
the	O
full	O
five	O
stars	O
they	O
awarded	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
other	O
two	O
arcade	O
ports	O
of	O
that	O
month	O
(	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
sufficiently	O
long	O
for	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
too	O
short	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Reiner	O
,	O
Andy	O
,	O
and	O
Paul	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
scores	O
of	O
8.5	O
,	O
8.25	O
and	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
but	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
longevity	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	O
Automatic	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
got	O
more	O
depth	O
than	O
you	O
'd	O
imagine	O
but	O
is	O
still	O
mindless	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
frenetically	O
playable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
the	O
joypad	O
control	O
with	O
its	O
two	O
cursor	O
movement	O
speeds	O
,	O
the	O
authentic	O
arcade	O
feel	O
when	O
playing	O
with	O
two	O
Virtua	O
Guns	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
realism	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
games	O
:	O
"	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
see	O
thousands	O
of	O
enemies	O
popping	O
up	O
from	O
behind	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
barrel	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
described	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
as	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
mindlessness	O
and	O
simplicity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
make	O
it	O
particularly	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
"	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
beyond	O
entertaining	O
—	O
it	O
's	O
therapeutic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
rated	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
4th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Saturn	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Soete	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
jerkier	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
and	O
less	O
intense	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
mouse	O
control	O
is	O
surprisingly	O
smooth	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
retains	O
enough	O
of	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
voiced	O
similar	O
criticisms	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
noticeably	O
slower	O
on	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
PCs	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
or	O
on	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
running	O
at	O
speed	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
most	O
high-end	O
Pentiums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worse	O
,	O
played	O
without	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
using	O
only	O
the	O
mouse	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
loses	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
appeal	O
...	O
"	O
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
was	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
both	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
broke	O
new	O
ground	O
by	O
introducing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
rail	O
shooters	O
influenced	O
by	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
include	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
,	O
various	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
spin-offs	O
,	O
and	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
was	O
also	O
the	O
primary	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
seminal	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
an	O
on-rails	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
akin	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
before	O
it	O
ended	O
up	O
as	O
an	O
off-rails	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
creator	O
Martin	O
Hollis	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
ended	O
up	O
with	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
we	O
had	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
features	O
in	O
a	O
FPS	O
:	O
A	O
gun	O
that	O
only	O
holds	O
7	O
bullets	O
and	O
a	O
reload	O
button	O
,	O
lots	O
of	O
position-dependent	O
hit	O
animations	O
,	O
innocents	O
you	O
should	O
n’t	O
kill	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
aiming	B-General_Concept
mode	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
you	O
press	O
R	O
in	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
basically	O
switches	O
to	O
a	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
more	O
importantly	O
following	O
the	O
lead	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
filled	O
with	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
