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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 25, 1997}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 25, 1997}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Arcade, Rail Shooter}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Virtua Cop}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
|strategywiki =  
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|strategywiki = Virtua Cop 2
|mobygames    = virtua-cop-2
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|igdb        = virtua-cop-2
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|mobygames    = 961
 
|wikipedia    = Virtua Cop 2
 
|wikipedia    = Virtua Cop 2
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Virtua Cop}}
 
  
'''Key Point'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}}Also known as Virtua Squad 2 in United States
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|introduction      =
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|release history  = The game was released as '''''Virtua Squad 2''''' in the United States.
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|current state    = Some copies do not have music included in the CD.
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}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\PROJECT\\vcop2.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\PROJECT\vcop2.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = false
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = Closing the game as well as graphical and control settings require the keyboard.
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = limited
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Only four face buttons can be mapped.
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = limited
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= There's a button that when pressed makes the movement faster.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        = true
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|fan      =
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|ref      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    = Retail Only
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
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|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play players  = 2
 
|local play players  = 2
|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Co-op
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = false
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|lan play            = true
|lan play players    =  
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|lan play players    = 2
|lan play modes      =  
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|lan play modes      = Co-op
|lan play notes      =  
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|lan play notes      = Accessed by pressing {{Key|F9}}
 
|online play          = false
 
|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
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}}
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===DirectDraw Init FAILED SetDisplayMode===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [[dgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo 2]]|fix=
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}}
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==Issues Fixed==
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===Screen cropped===
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Playing on Windows 10 causes the top of the in-game screen to be hidden behind the menu and title bar - concealing some parts of the HUD. An additional symptom is the game window not properly filling the screen.
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{{Fixbox|description=Download and install the [https://classicgamefixes.wixsite.com/home/virtua-cop-2 compatibility fix from Matt's Classic PC Gaming]|ref=|fix=
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} This applies the {{code|ForceSimpleWindow}} compatibility shim.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}

Latest revision as of 16:31, 9 May 2024

Virtua Cop 2
Virtua Cop 2 cover
Developers
Sega AM2
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows November 25, 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Arcade, Rail shooter
Series Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop 2 on IGDB
Virtua Cop 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Virtua Cop 2 on MobyGames
Virtua Cop 2 on Wikipedia
Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop 1996
Virtua Cop 2 1997

Virtua Cop 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person arcade and rail shooter game in the Virtua Cop series.

The game was released as Virtua Squad 2 in the United States.

Some copies do not have music included in the CD.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\PROJECT\vcop2.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only 640x480 is available
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Locked at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Closing the game as well as graphical and control settings require the keyboard.
Controller remapping
Only four face buttons can be mapped.
Controller sensitivity
There's a button that when pressed makes the movement faster.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Retail Only

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
2 Co-op
Accessed by pressing F9
Online play

DirectDraw Init FAILED SetDisplayMode

Use dgVoodoo 2

Issues Fixed

Screen cropped

Playing on Windows 10 causes the top of the in-game screen to be hidden behind the menu and title bar - concealing some parts of the HUD. An additional symptom is the game window not properly filling the screen.

Download and install the compatibility fix from Matt's Classic PC Gaming

Notes

This applies the ForceSimpleWindow compatibility shim.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
DirectDraw 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 compatible
Other 2x Speed CD Drive, Keyboard/Joypad or joystick


Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References