Paul Davies
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IGN Latest Reviews
Everything Virtua Fighter gets right, it does so for the arcade crowd first - or, more specifically, loyal punters in Japan. With the home versions, SEGA proves time and again that it will not, perhaps cannot, entertain first-timers or reward its seasoned campaigners with thoughtful presentation. The absence of a portable save file, which made PS2 VF4 so compelling, hurts the most; the promise of real-world notoriety reduced to a one-player detail. SEGA deemed the UK arcade scene too puny for its VF5 coin-op, so this PS3 version will be snapped up by fans eager to play. But a game with such core qualities deserves more than just a fanatical following. Here’s hoping the Xbox 360 version gives reason to play beyond our own bedrooms.