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Virtua Fighter 5

bySega AM22006

Virtua Fighter 5 features an all-star cast of 17 fighters, including characters from the previous iterations along with two new characters named El Blaze and Eileen. The game delivers fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping action as players head into battle, taking on a host of popular characters. Players not only achieve victory by defeating highly-skille...

Release Date

July 19, 2006

Developer

Sega AM2

Publisher

Sega

Virtua Fighter 5 Reviews

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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 co...

Mar 21, 2007 Read Review