Virtual On: Cyber Troopers
| Virtual On: Cyber Troopers | |
|---|---|
Japanese arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Sega AM3 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Series | Virtual On |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Saturn, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 (Sega Ages 2500), PlayStation 4 |
| Release | Arcade Saturn PC PlayStation 4
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| Genre(s) | Action Shooter Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Sega Model 2 |
Virtual On: Cyber Troopers (電脳戦機バーチャロン, Dennō Senki Bācharon) is a 3D action video game developed and published by Sega. A robot-themed shooter and fighter, it was developed on the Sega Model 2 hardware and released on arcades in January 1996 (or December 1995) before ports to the Sega Saturn that year and to Windows the next year. Initially the game was to be released under the title "Virtual On" in Japan and "Cyber Troopers" in North America, but ultimately these two names were combined into a single title for both regions.
There were also two-player online versions of the game released in America and Japan for the Sega Saturn using the NetLink and XBAND services respectively. A twin stick controller was developed and released for the Saturn specifically to be used with Virtual On. The game was popular especially in Japan and it led to the Virtual On franchise and a 1998 sequel subtitled Oratorio Tangram. In 2007, Virtual On: Cyber Troopers was remade on the PlayStation 2 released in Japan, while later in 2013 it was released globally on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.