Motion Controls on PS2?! Police 911! One VERY Unique Lightgun Arcade Game from Konami on PS2

[@lajenehuen260]

I love how the getting hit/hitting a civilian animations are so dramatic. Reminds me of Thrill Drive.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Big Thrill Drive vibes now that you mention it

[@heardofrvb]

Fun fact, the Japanese version start in Tokyo and you'll pursuit the mafia in LA. The other versions is the other way around

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a very odd pivot for sure

[@9ner]

one of the best light gun games ever. very happy i got to enjoy it in all its glory in person

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a classic and honestly not many people realize it

[@mackieken]

I remember playing this and mocap boxing at a casino in connecticut while I was on vacation. Gosh these were so fun! And I got a good work out ducking and weaving , burned through all of my money.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

They def made you swear and are two awesome games. My fav on Viper though is def the Silent Scope games. Less moving 😂

[@BreakMan333]

A sports bar I'd visit with my parents had this machine 20 years ago, so much fun dodging the bullets with the motion control!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It was an awesome concept hardware and gameplay wise

[@TonyGearSolid]

There was this amusement center/arcade in my area called Boomers that had both of the Police 911 cabinets and they were always the games I immediately hopped on whenever I'd go there. I"m kind of surprised that Konami never ported the games to the WIi, or at least made a spin off game or something since I don't know how well the full body motion tracking would've panned out. Maybe one day someone will make make a spiritual successor for VR.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It is surprising they didn’t try for Wii to be honest. Tech was there

[@phillai]

We need a modern version of this game! I loved playing this in the Japanese arcades!!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

In VR would be perfect!

[@QF_Dan72]

Konami somehow made a better motion control game than what Microsoft would do with Kinect

[@Riz2336]

Looks fun man. Cool idea how you move with a cam

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes it’s def a unique system

[@METR0lD]

Love the 3DO M2 name drop! 👍

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha gotta got M2 in where I can!

[@ShapeyFiend]

I used really enjoy this in the arcade. It's interesting that they tried to do it with the Eyetoy.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Not the eyetoy but consumer webcams. I have one on the way. I was gonna do a part 2 but based on view stats currently it might just be for my own fun lol

[@Razorblade1812]

Ahhh... I remember this game. I used to play it on the PS2 in around 2006/07 when I had a lightgun and was looking for some lightgun games for my new PS2 at the time. That's when I came across this game, known as Police 24/7 in where I live (Europe). I do remember the very weird comic book-live coverart that we got for the version I have in Europe. As the game played so much like Time Crisis to me, as I was a big fan of that game, it was really right up my alley.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes if you are into time crisis then you can’t go wrong with this one. Similar mechanics

[@Razorblade1812]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Oh and interestingly, aside from the sound effects, even the traffic car models and police cars from the Japan and USA courses from Thrill Drive have also been recycled for this game as I have noticed. I didn't know about Thrill Drive at the time I played the PS2 port, until I looked at the game again and noticed that the cars came from Thrill Drive.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

So much of the library for Viper is mix and match assets. Which makes sense…you really wouldn’t notice borrowing a car model from a racing game and popping it into Police 911 for the most part

[@CorporalDanLives]

They still have one of these in good condition at an arcade in Shinsekai in Osaka (interesting how they made some gameplay changes to fit the horizontal aspect ratio of the PS2). I've searched super hard to find that specific USB camera that lets me play on PS2, I heard rumors that you could use other types of webcams but I never got specifics.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I have a webcam in box here ready for testing. If it works I’ll lyk the model number as it’s NOT the Konami one

[@jackychang9148]

​@@VideoGameEsotericaDid it happen to work? If so, hallelujah!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

This is embarrassing but…it’s still in the box it came in 😂

[@CorporalDanLives]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I gots to know!!!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Still in the box 🤣 and maybe I forgot where I put the box. Maybe…

[@akatsukione2377]

This is one of the very first games i've burned on CD-Rs for my PS2 along with Silent Scope, following the original formats

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Clearly someone likes the lightgun genre like I do!

[@akatsukione2377]

@@VideoGameEsoterica You said it! Virtua Cop 3's also my favorite despite not having the "Somebody Help Me!" that made 2 so iconic and memorable

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

VC3 is a lot of fun but it’s so wildly diff from 1 and 2 I struggle to enjoy it as much

[@kevinbriseno3209]

I'd love to see a video of your setup once you get the webcam in!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ll consider it :)

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

I have it on the PS2, it very cool. There is called Police 24/7, it think its a better name for the game 😊

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Both are decent names IMO. Also very non-descript and probably bad names lol

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

@@VideoGameEsoterica thats true 😊 none of the names describe the game

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Not at all. But I can’t think of anything better so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Exactly, they are decent names and much more important, the game is cool

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Games are a ton of fun

[@beingsupersonic7499]

I have a PAL PS2 copy, but not played using that specific camera (surprised it doesn't use the EyeToy). Still a decent little light gun game anyway.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I hear the PAL version is extra hard to find a camera for due to PAL frame rates Vs NTSC as well

[@beingsupersonic7499]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Oh blimey I didn't know that! Seems even more hassle than first realised😬but will look into it at some point, cheers.

[@Odwalla_YT]

Sukan? Maaaaaaaaaaaaan I already fell for Ligma, you can't fool me twice.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

lolol...I said what I said

[@two4goodmeasuregaming584]

Hey man great upload! I really need to know though, is it possible to emulate Police 911 2 with the motion controls on PC? It's in my top 3 all-time favorite arcade games along with Virtual On and Brave Firefighters. I just don't want to go buy the hardware for it if I don't have to, you know? Thanks in advance!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Sadly it is not. Viper emulation is still not viable whatsoever. It’s original hardware or nothing still

[@two4goodmeasuregaming584]

@Video Game Esoterica Thank you for responding so quickly. Shame, guess I have some saving up to do.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

And hunting. The sensors are near impossible to find

[@sandamfox]

I played this game in japan last month and oh boy a full run of this will bust your knees lol. I hate that the ps2 port needs a specific web cam to work. It's almost impossible to get (or really expensive)

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

There are other webcams that can work. I have one on it’s way now because I forgot to order one till yesterday when I saw this video was scheduled to run

[@SolCresta3405]

The spin-off of Lethal Enforcers.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

and also a pseudo sequel to Total Vice!

[@SolCresta3405]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Yeah. It also felt like Konami was riding Time Crisis’s coattails.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

changed the pedal for a motion tracking system though

[@SolCresta3405]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Yes. They also did the same thing for Lethal Enforcers 3, though you simply had to point the gun away from the screen instead.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Advanced the tech by the time that came out. Viper motion controls are very complex. Entire ring around the cab plus tracking in the controls. I still haven’t managed to find it all for my Viper PCB

[@dylan.t180]

Amazing

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s just such a unique game

[@rcadenow7543]

too bad it doesnt work very good with light guns on pcsx2.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

No. You want real hardware. I ordered a camera for it today because I remembered I meant to

[@rcadenow7543]

@@VideoGameEsoterica cool...very soon lethal enforcers 3 will also work.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

And I’ll obv do a video once that happens :)

[@sandamfox]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Was the konami webcam to expensive to get?