Virocop is a

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developed by

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and published by

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in 1995. It is regarded as the third game in the ''Quazatron'' series, the others being ''

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'' and ''

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''. An

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version, with enhanced visuals and audio, was also released.

Gameplay

In the game, the player takes the role of a robot called DAVE, who has to clear a virtual games park from a virus which has spread there. There are different zones in the game world, all inspired by other games, like a sports world, the urban jungle world, the gods world, the adventure world and as final world "Silicon Valley". DAVE has several weapons to shoot enemies, with the possibility to buy upgrades after collecting enough powerups.CU Amiga Magazine (Jul 1995) pages 48-49] At certain points in the levels, there are checkpoints which, should DAVE get destroyed, will automatically place the player back at the last checkpoint they passed, and are activated by touching them. The end of level bosses vary across the level sets, e.g. Sports World has an Ice Hockey team which, upon defeating them, cheerleaders appear and do a routine.

Reception

The game received 83% in ''

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'' Amiga Format, Issue 73, July 1995, p.p.44-45 and 88% in ''

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''.

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at Lemon Amiga 1995 video games Amiga 1200 games Amiga games Amiga-only games Graftgold games Run and gun games Video games about robots Video games about video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in amusement parks {{Runandgun-videogame-stub