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Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3)

Release Date: 23/03/2007

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Summary

Developer:: Sega
Publisher:: Sega

The game that pioneered the 3D fighting genre is back with Virtua Fighter 5, the latest instalment in the popular series, currently under development for the Playstation 3 computer entertainment system. Virtua Fighter 5 will elevate the arcade fighting genre to all new heights as the game promises to take true advantage of the capabilities of the next generation hardware. Virtua Fighter 5 raises the bar for console fighting games including all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments.

Virtua Fighter 5 will deliver fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping action as players head into battle, taking on a host of popular characters. The game will introduce two new dynamic characters, El Blaze and Eileen, complete with new fighting techniques and from completely different backgrounds. Play as one of the 17 default characters in the game or customize a character to become the top Virtua Fighter. Players will be able to modify their characters by selecting from four base costumes and then decorate them by attaching a wide range of unlockable and earnable items. Players will not only achieve victory by defeating highly-skilled opponents, but also by competing for prizes and earning in-game money allowing them to buy many items at an in-game shop. Further building upon the depth of the series, players will now be able to move around their opponent using an “Offensive Move” technique, adding a new strategic element to their battles.

Features:

Two New Characters, El Blaze and Eileen, round out the cast of 17 dynamic characters. El Blaze is a Mexican wrestling champion that uses the Lucha Libre fighting style, and Eileen, originally from China, uses a Monkey Kung Fu style which she learned from her grandfather.
Stunning, Highly-Detailed 3-D Fighting Environments inspired by locales around the world where players can challenge their opponents in unique types of arenas.
Offensive Move lets players to easily move around their opponent from the side and back allowing players to be more strategic with their battles.
Customize your character with the enhanced attachment system and customization engine giving players more flexibility than ever before when creating their characters.
Next Gen Presentation includes 720p HD resolution (widescreen) and 5.1-channel Dolby Digital surround.

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Virtua Fighter 5 Review; Author: Mark Scott ; Published: 30/03/2007

The fighting legend limbers up to regain its crown...

Way back when Sega's Saturn console was facing off against Sony's brand new polygon-pushing PlayStation hardware, there was one particular software battle that captured imagination of the entire industry. Virtua Fighter, the progenitor of 3D fighters, came head to head to Sega's arcade Nemesis Namco and their high-kicking Tekken franchise. It was a dirty, bloody battle which saw Tekken, with all its fast free-flowing combos and colourful characters, come out on top as far as the general public were concerned. VF, meanwhile, retained a loyal, arcade-going public who valued its deeper fighting substance over Tekken's impressive style.

Of course, if someone back then had suggested that, in a decade-or-so's-time, we'd be seeing a fresh Sony system release with a brand spanking new Virtua Fighter, we'd have thought they'd taken one too many tiger uppercuts to the temples. Nontheless, Virtua Fighter 5 stands loud and proud amongst the PS3's launch lineup as a must have for all fighting fans.

Visually, Virtua Fighter 5 certainly raises the bar for the genre. Improved from arcades via the sheer graphical grunt of PlayStation 3, it's a highly detailed and immaculately animated fighting title. Having said that, it doesn't look all to dissimilar from VF4 in art style, but the reflections, lighting, character models and overall HD sheen lend great weight to every bruising blow and bone-crunching counter.

Improved from arcades via the sheer graphical grunt of PlayStation 3, it's a highly detailed and immaculately animated fighting title.

And the fighting is definitely going to be the main draw here. Once again Virtua Fighter delivers deep, involving fighting action with a simple three button execution; kick, punch and guard buttons can be combined with all-direction movement – labelled Offensive Move, no doubt by some buzzword-toting Sega PR exec – to devastating results in the hands of a skilled expert.

Thankfully, Virtua Fighter 5 retains Sega's skill for providing an immaculately balanced character roster, and, much like their other stunning arcade favourite Virtua Tennis 3, proves both instantly playable but also increasingly rewarding in the long term for it.

Each of the 17 combatants – including two new faces El Blaze and Eileen – keep in line with standard Beat ‘Em Up conventions – small quick characters; slow, hulking powerhouses and good all-rounders – but all offer enough individuality to be worthy of inclusion. VF aficionados will find their old favourites handle much as before, but with smoother flow and more combo options, while those new to the series shall have hours of fun ahead of them getting to know the fighters and choose their favourites.

Virtua Fighter 5 retains the series reputation as the fighting game for the Beat ‘Em Up hardcore.

That's a good thing, because Virtua Fighter 5 asks you to engage more with its fighting mechanics than it does with a multitude of modes. Arcade, Versus and Dojo options all return from VF4 on PS2 to deliver an enjoyable, but somewhat basic assortment, while the new Quest Mode, instead of placing you into a VF-themed story, instead sees you taking on the persona of a pro Virtua Fighter player... and travelling around arcades battling virtual VF nuts. Indeed, that single mode probably best represents how Virtua Fighter 5 retains the series reputation as the fighting game for the Beat ‘Em Up hardcore.

But what about the rest of us? Does all the hardcore fighting focus, lack of modes and absent online play stop this being a game the masses could enjoy? Thankfully, the answer is a resounding no. In the end with Virtua Fighter 5, quality tells; it's simply an exceptional fighting game, and despite the simplistic presentation should be high on every PS3 owners shopping list. Indeed, played in versus multiplayer it proves a revelation, and with two skilled players – reactions honed by hours of practice – facing off, the game comes into its own. Namco's new Tekken will be out in due course, but the classy combat of Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 will more than fill the gap.