Virtua Cop 2/Reception

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Critical reception

Model 2 version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
60	Computer & Video Games	1995-11-10	UK UK		^[1]	[details]
75	Next Generation	1995-11-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[2]	[details]
88	Player One	1995-1x-xx	FR FR		^[3]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	3	74	60	88	28	Positive
World	NTSC-U	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
US	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
US	NTSC-U	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
UK	All	1	60	60	60	0	Average
FR	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive

Saturn version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
91	576 KByte	1996-xx-xx	HU HU		^[4]	[details]
80	Ação Games	1997-xx-xx	BR BR		^[5]	[details]
75	Computer & Video Games	1996-12-11	UK UK		^[6]	[details]
80	Edge	1996-12-27	UK UK	PAL	^[7]	[details]
81	Electronic Gaming Monthly	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[8]	[details]
80	Famitsu	1996-11-15	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[9]	[details]
85	Freak	1997-xx-xx	IL IL		^[10]	[details]
90	Fun Generation	1996-11-13	DE DE	PAL	^[11]	[details]
84	Gambler	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[12]	[details]
95	GameFan	199x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[13]	[details]
84	Game Power	199x-xx-xx	IT IT		^[14]	[details]
83	GamePro	1997-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
88	GamesMaster	1996-12-18	UK UK	PAL	^[16]	[details]
72	Game Informer	1996-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[17]	[details]
93	Gry Komputerowe	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[18]	[details]
89	Hobby Consolas	199x-xx-xx	ES ES		^[19]	[details]
91	Intelligent Gamer	1996-xx-xx	US US		^[20]	[details]
94	Joypad	1996-1x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[21]	[details]
75	MAN!AC	1996-11-13	DE DE	PAL	^[22]	[details]
75	Mega Fun	1996-11-20	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[23]	[details]
94	Mean Machines Sega	1996-12-06	UK UK	PAL	^[24]	[details]
75	Next Generation	1997-02-11	US US	NTSC-U	^[25]	[details]
85	Player One	1996-xx-xx	FR FR		^[26]	[details]
80	Saturn Fan	1996-11-15	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[27]	[details]
80	Saturn Fan	1996-12-27	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[28]	[details]
94	Saturn+	1996-12-19	UK UK	PAL	^[29]	[details]
91	Secret Service	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[30]	[details]
92	Sega Power	1996-12-19	UK UK	PAL	^[31]	[details]
95	Świat Gier Komputerowych	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[32]	[details]
95	Sega Saturn Magazine	1996-11-14	UK UK	PAL	^[33]	[details]
87	Sega Saturn Magazine	1996-11-22	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[34]	[details]
87	Sega Saturn Magazine	2000-03	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[35]	[details]
80	Strana Igr	1997-xx-xx	RU RU		^[36]	[details]
91	Super Power	199x-xx-xx	FI FI	PAL	^[37]	[details]
92	Total Saturn	1996-11-29	UK UK	PAL	^[38]	[details]
90	Total Saturn	1996-12-29	UK UK	PAL	^[39]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	36	86	72	95	23	Very positive
World	NTSC-J	6	81	75	87	12	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	5	81	72	95	22	Very positive
World	PAL	12	90	75	95	20	Very positive
JP	All	5	83	80	87	7	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	5	83	80	87	7	Very positive
US	All	6	83	72	95	22	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	5	81	72	95	22	Very positive
UK	All	9	89	75	95	20	Very positive
UK	PAL	8	91	80	95	15	Very positive
FR	All	2	90	85	94	9	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	94	94	94	0	Very positive
DE	All	3	80	75	90	15	Positive
DE	NTSC-J	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
DE	PAL	2	83	75	90	15	Very positive
ES	All	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
IT	All	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive
BR	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
FI	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
FI	PAL	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
HU	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
PL	All	4	91	84	95	11	Very positive
RU	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive

Dreamcast version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
85	Ação Games	2000-xx-xx	BR BR		^[40]	[details]
84	Consoles +	2000-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[41]	[details]
60	Dreamcast Monthly	2000-04-13	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[42]	[details]
80	Dreamcast Magazine	2000-02-25	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[43]	[details]
69	Dreamcast Magazine	2000-04-20	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[44]	[details]
81	Dorimaga	2002-09-27	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[45]	[details]
81	Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast	2002-xx-xx	RU RU		^[46]	[details]
70	Famitsu	2000-02-25	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[47]	[details]
67	Gamers' Republic	2000-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-J	^[48]	[details]
72	Sega Magazin	2000-04-05	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[49]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	10	75	60	85	25	Positive
World	NTSC-J	8	73	60	84	24	Positive
JP	All	3	77	70	81	11	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	3	77	70	81	11	Positive
US	All	1	67	67	67	0	Positive
US	NTSC-J	1	67	67	67	0	Positive
UK	All	2	65	60	69	9	Positive
UK	NTSC-J	2	65	60	69	9	Positive
FR	All	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive
FR	NTSC-J	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive
DE	All	1	72	72	72	0	Positive
DE	NTSC-J	1	72	72	72	0	Positive
BR	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
RU	All	1	81	81	81	0	Very positive

Windows PC version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
80	576 KByte	1998-xx-xx	HU HU	^[50]	[details]
80	[[\|CD-Action]]	1998-xx-xx	PL PL	^[51]	[details]
50	Génération 4	1997-1x-xx	FR FR	^[52]	[details]
80	Gry Komputerowe	1998-xx-xx	PL PL	^[53]	[details]
83	[[\|Hacker]]	1998-xx-xx	HR HR	^[54]	[details]
80	Level	1998-xx-xx	RO RO	^[55]	[details]
78	[[\|PC Gamer Po Polsku]]	1998-xx-xx	PL PL	^[56]	[details]
79	PC Jeux	1997-11-28	FR FR	^[57]	[details]
75	[[\|Riki]]	1998-02-15	SK SK	^[58]	[details]
70	Secret Service	1997-1x-xx	PL PL	^[59]	[details]
50	Świat Gier Komputerowych	1998-xx-xx	PL PL	^[60]	[details]
84	Svet Kompjutera	1998-xx-xx	YU YU	^[61]	[details]
74	Ultimate PC	1997-12-28	UK UK	^[62]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	13	74	50	84	34	Mixed
UK	All	1	74	74	74	0	Positive
FR	All	2	64	50	79	29	Positive
HR	All	1	83	83	83	0	Very positive
HU	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
PL	All	5	72	50	80	30	Positive
RO	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
SK	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
YU	All	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive

Sales

Saturn version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Dreamcast version

Date	Japan	Worldwide

Windows PC version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Saturn version

Saturn Turkish charts

Date	Position
1997-07-01	10
1997-12-01	5
1998-01-01	5
1998-02-01	9
1998-03-01	7

Dreamcast version

Windows PC version

References

↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-10), page 75
↑ Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 211
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 47
↑ 576 KByte, "December 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 19
↑ Ação Games, "Março 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 8
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 64
↑ Edge, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-27), page 86
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Famitsu, "1996-11-29" (JP; 1996-11-15), page 1
↑ Freak, "1/97" (IL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 90
↑ Gambler, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 1: January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Game Power, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
↑ GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 82
↑ GamesMaster, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-18), page 40
↑ Game Informer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 71
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "1-2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Intelligent Gamer, "January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 55
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 98
↑ MAN!AC, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 64
↑ Mega Fun, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-20), page 92
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-06), page 32
↑ Next Generation, "March 1997" (US; 1997-02-11), page 94
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 130
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 24" (JP; 1996-11-15), page 188
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 1" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 70
↑ Saturn+, "Issue 5" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 8
↑ Secret Service, "Luty 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 69
↑ Sega Power, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 42
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "4/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 266
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
↑ Strana Igr, "Mart 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 65
↑ Super Power, "1 1997" (FI; 199x-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 46
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 63
↑ Ação Games, "Maio 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 35
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 114
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-13), page 84
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-08 (2000-03-10)" (JP; 2000-02-25), page 21
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 76
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 291
↑ Famitsu, "2000-03-10" (JP; 2000-02-25), page 29
↑ Gamers' Republic, "May 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 2000" (DE; 2000-04-05), page 22
↑ 576 KByte, "Január 1998" (HU; 1998-xx-xx), page 38
↑ CD-Action, "1/98" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Génération 4, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 186
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Hacker, "02/1998" (HR; 1998-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Level, "Ianuarie 1998" (RO; 1998-xx-xx), page 28
↑ PC Gamer Po Polsku, "2/98" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 57
↑ PC Jeux, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-11-28), page 86
↑ Riki, "Januar-Februar 1998" (SK; 1998-02-15), page 41
↑ Secret Service, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-1x-xx), page 44
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "2/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Januar 1998" (YU; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Ultimate PC, "Volume One, Issue Five: January 1998" (UK; 1997-12-28), page 74

Virtua Cop 2

Books: Virtua Cop 2 Tai Terrorist Chinatsu Manual (1996) | Virtua Cop 2 Killer Manual (1997) | Virtua Cop 2 Detective Manual (1997)

Prototypes: 1996-05-10

[:File:CVG_UK_169.pdf_p75-1] Computer & Video Games, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-10), page 75

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p211-2] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 211

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_059.pdf_p47-3] Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 47

[:File:576KB_HU_1996-12.pdf_p19-4] 576 KByte, "December 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 19

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_113.pdf_p8-5] Ação Games, "Março 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 8

[:File:CVG_UK_182.pdf_p64-6] Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 64

[:File:Edge_UK_041.pdf_p86-7] Edge, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-27), page 86

[:File:EGM_US_090.pdf_p62-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 62

[9] Famitsu, "1996-11-29" (JP; 1996-11-15), page 1

[10] Freak, "1/97" (IL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-12.pdf_p90-11] Fun Generation, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 90

[12] Gambler, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0501.pdf_p22-13] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 1: January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:GamePower_IT_57.pdf_p54-14] Game Power, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:GamePro_US_101.pdf_p82-15] GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 82

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_051.pdf_p40-16] GamesMaster, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-18), page 40

[:File:GameInformer_US_044.pdf_p71-17] Game Informer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 71

[18] Gry Komputerowe, "1-2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_063.pdf_p92-19] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_08.pdf_p55-20] Intelligent Gamer, "January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 55

[:File:Joypad_FR_059.pdf_p98-21] Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 98

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-12.pdf_p64-22] MAN!AC, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 64

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-12.pdf_p92-23] Mega Fun, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-20), page 92

[:File:MeanMachinesSega51UK.pdf_p32-24] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-06), page 32

[:File:NextGeneration_US_27.pdf_p94-25] Next Generation, "March 1997" (US; 1997-02-11), page 94

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_070.pdf_p130-26] Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 130

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-24_19961129.pdf_p188-27] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 24" (JP; 1996-11-15), page 188

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-01_19970117.pdf_p70-28] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 1" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 70

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_05.pdf_p8-29] Saturn+, "Issue 5" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 8

[:File:SecretService_PL_43.pdf_p69-30] Secret Service, "Luty 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 69

[:File:SegaPower_UK_88.pdf_p42-31] Sega Power, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 42

[32] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "4/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_14.pdf_p66-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19961213_1996-21.pdf_p266-34] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 266

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-35] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11

[36] Strana Igr, "Mart 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 65

[:File:SuperPower_FI_1997-01.pdf_p36-37] Super Power, "1 1997" (FI; 199x-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_03.pdf_p46-38] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 46

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p63-39] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 63

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_151.pdf_p35-40] Ação Games, "Maio 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_099.pdf_p114-41] Consoles +, "Avril 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 114

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_08.pdf_p84-42] Dreamcast Monthly, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-13), page 84

[:File:DCM_JP_20000310_2000-08.pdf_p21-43] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-08 (2000-03-10)" (JP; 2000-02-25), page 21

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p76-44] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 76

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-45] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[46] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 291

[47] Famitsu, "2000-03-10" (JP; 2000-02-25), page 29

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_24.pdf_p90-48] Gamers' Republic, "May 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_78.pdf_p22-49] Sega Magazin, "Mai 2000" (DE; 2000-04-05), page 22

[:File:576KB_HU_1998-01.pdf_p38-50] 576 KByte, "Január 1998" (HU; 1998-xx-xx), page 38

[51] CD-Action, "1/98" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 58

[52] Génération 4, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 186

[53] Gry Komputerowe, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[54] Hacker, "02/1998" (HR; 1998-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:Level_RO_005.pdf_p28-55] Level, "Ianuarie 1998" (RO; 1998-xx-xx), page 28

[56] PC Gamer Po Polsku, "2/98" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 57

[57] PC Jeux, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-11-28), page 86

[58] Riki, "Januar-Februar 1998" (SK; 1998-02-15), page 41

[:File:SecretService_PL_52.pdf_p44-59] Secret Service, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-1x-xx), page 44

[60] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "2/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[61] Svet Kompjutera, "Januar 1998" (YU; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[62] Ultimate PC, "Volume One, Issue Five: January 1998" (UK; 1997-12-28), page 74

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Virtua Cop 2/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Model 2 version

Ratings

Breakdown

Saturn version

Ratings

Breakdown

Dreamcast version

Ratings

Breakdown

Windows PC version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Saturn version

Dreamcast version

Windows PC version

Software charts

Saturn version

Saturn Turkish charts

Dreamcast version

Windows PC version

References