History VideoGame / VirtuaCop

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** ''Confidential Mission'', another arcade light gun game, borrows many, many, elements from the ''Virtua Cop'' series. Released after the second game, which received a proper sequel in the form of the third game.

* ChooseYourOwnAdventure: In ''2'' each level contains a split path that lets you go between two different options.

* BigBad: Joe Fang in the first two games [[spoiler: as well as the third]].

* TrueFinalBoss: The BossRush level in the third game can be unlocked only if you have successfully complete the mini-missions presented in the 2nd and 3rd stages in order.

** The first two games actually have brief in-game demos (during the title screen) that show you how the lock on sight works.

* '''''Virtua Cop'' (1994):''' The original. Was ported to the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn as a launch title, but the light gun peripheral was sold separately. The game followed Rage and Smarty as the systematically took down an illegal gun-running operation by the EVL Inc. criminal empire, led by Joe Fang.

** There's an instance of a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] in the Hard mission of ''Virtua Cop 3''. [[spoiler:Two hostages pops up from the windows of a building...and one proceeds to pull a gun on you. Yes, he DOES shoot you if you don't take him down. It actually counts towards a Civilian shot in both the Interim (Mid-stage) and Mission Reports, but doesn't actually assign you any penalty.]]

* AntiFrustrationFeature: A minor one. All three games feature some sort of lock-on sight that shows you which bad guy is going to shoot you. The sight even uses a traffic light-style color system to show you ''when'' the bad guy is going to shoot you. This allows you to pick and choose your targets when a group of bad guys attack you.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: A minor one. All three games feature some sort of lock-on sight that shows you which bad guy is going to shoot you. The sight even uses a traffic light-style color system to show you ''when'' the bad guy is going to shoot you. This allows you to pick and choose your targets when a group of bad guys attack you.

* SchmuckBait: A minor one in ''Vitua Cop 2''. Sometimes a random bad guy will pop up and yell '''"HEY!"''' and point a gun at you. But instead of shooting, they'll quickly go back into hiding. This is likely a deliberate attempt to distract you from the ''real'' bad guy that''s actually trying to shoot you. However, the game's [[AntiFrustrationFeature lock-on sight]] can negate this trick to an extent.

* FlunkyBoss: King, 2nd stage boss from the first game. His boss battle alternates between him shooting a flamethrower at you and then (after a few hits on him) he hides behind some crates while a wave of henchmen attack you. Then it's rinse and repeat until he goes down.

* '''''Virtua Cop 2'' (1995):''' Ported to the Saturn in 1996, the game had similar gameplay, but with new stages, storylines and improved graphics. Janet is added to this game as she helps with the investigation after the death of her partner, Nick Anderson. This game marked the return of EVL Inc. and Joe Fang.

* ShootTheBullet

* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Called a "Justice Shot" if done in the games. In the first game, it's called a "Nice Bullseye" outside Japan.

* BulletTime: Exceeding Sense mode, introduced in the third game.

* TheGhost: The second stage in ''Virtua Cop 2'' is called "Save the Mayor!", who is never seen.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: In ''Virtua Cop 3'', one must wonder how is it possible that shooting away the metal beams that falling on you would end up falling down onto the criminals in front of you, while they're taking hostages.

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:At the end of the BossRush Stage of ''Virtua Cop 3'', you face Joe Fang yet again, this time having mutated into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ABNqWehWr0 a giant green gargoyle wielding an equally massive minigun (skip to 13:30)]], that looks like a freakish mutation of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Bizarro-Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead The Wheel Of Fate]], and [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 the Heavy]].]]
* PainfullySlowProjectile

* RecurringBoss: Gale from ''Virtua Cop 3'', a ninja with stealth who can pull off a [[Franchise/KamenRider Rider Kick]] at you.

''Virtua Cop'' is a successful 3D LightGunGame series created by Yu Suzuki and {{Sega}}'s [=AM2=] department and initially released in arcades in 1994. The game series revolves around the VCPD Special Investigations Unit and their operatives, Michael Hardy/Rage, James Cools/Smarty and (from the second game onward) Janet Marshall. The core gameplay of all four games in the series is assuming the role of either Rage (first player) or Smarty (second player) and use a light gun (or controller for the console versions) to shoot criminals and advance through the game, with penalties for shooting civilians. There are three missions to choose from, Easy, Medium and Hard, that can be picked in any order. Items like better guns, health packs and even explosive oil drums can be found during the missions.

* BigBad: Joe Fang in the first two games [[spoiler: as well as the third.]]

* JetPack: [[WolfpackBoss The Aero-Divers]] and Joe Fang himself fly in one in ''Virtua Cop 2''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Confidential Mission'', another gun game, borrows many, many, elements from the ''Virtua Cop'' series. However, there is a proper sequel to the first two games, in the form of the third game.