Virocop
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Virocop is a run and gun computer game developed by Graftgold
and published by Renegade Software
in 1995. It is regarded as the third game in the Quazatron series, the others being Quazatron and Magnetron.
At certain points in the levels, there are checkpoints which, should you get destroyed, will automatically place you back at the last checkpoint you passed, and are activated by touching them.
The end of level bosses vary across the level sets, eg: Sports World has an Ice Hockey team which, upon defeating them, cheerleaders appear and do a routine.
It has been released in two versions:
ECS - The normal version of the game &
AGA - The upgraded version of the game, with more graphical touches and improved sound.
and 88% in CU Amiga.
Graftgold
Graftgold was an independent computer game developer that came to prominence in the 1980s, producing numerous computer games on a variety of 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit platforms.-The Hewson era:...
and published by Renegade Software
Renegade Software
Renegade Software was a UK based games publisher, founded in 1991 by the Bitmap Brothers.Initially the Bitmap Brothers used the new label to publish their own games, after they had become dissatisfied with the practices of publishing companies . Their stated goal was to give game developers more...
in 1995. It is regarded as the third game in the Quazatron series, the others being Quazatron and Magnetron.
The game
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.At certain points in the levels, there are checkpoints which, should you get destroyed, will automatically place you back at the last checkpoint you passed, and are activated by touching them.
The end of level bosses vary across the level sets, eg: Sports World has an Ice Hockey team which, upon defeating them, cheerleaders appear and do a routine.
It has been released in two versions:
ECS - The normal version of the game &
AGA - The upgraded version of the game, with more graphical touches and improved sound.
Reception
The game did generally receive good press, e.g.: 83% in Amiga FormatAmiga Format
Amiga Format was a British computer magazine for Amiga computers, published by Future Publishing. The magazine lasted 136 issues from 1989 to 2000. The magazine was formed when, in the wake of selling ACE to EMAP, Future split the dual-format title ST/Amiga Format into two separate publications...
and 88% in CU Amiga.