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Sega has revealed the first shots of Virtua Fighter 5 running on the Xbox 360, and the good news is that the game is virtually indistinguishable from the PlayStation 3 conversion.
We manfully attempted to match action from the existing PS3 game with the new 360 screens, and aside from a slight change in typography there's barely any difference between the two versions, aside from the Xbox 360 game perhaps looking a little softer. Improved anti-aliasing or just poor JPEG compression on Sega's press shots? At the moment it's impossible to tell. Everything else revealed in the 360 visuals points to a flawless conversion of what is one of the PlayStation 3's best-looking games.
Developer AM2 is remaining silent on any other possible enhancements to the new rendition of the game. At the time the 360 version was first announced, there was speculation that the game would be based on the enhanced "Version C" rendition of VF5 coming soon to Japanese arcades, but in reality there has been no official comment.
Similarly, Sega has so far failed to confirm other online reports that the Xbox 360 version features optional analogue control support, revamped computer AI and an improved training mode. Such features have been demanded by console VF5 players disappointed with the poor single-player game modes and simple CPU intelligence seen in the PS3 game. These enhancements do seem likely as they would bring the new game into line with the magnificent Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution on PlayStation 2 - still the best-playing VF game for the solo gamer.
Further muddying the waters is a recent low-key announcement of another arcade rendition of the game: Virtua Fighter 5 Version DX, featuring further gameplay tweaks and a new duo of additional fighters. According to Japanese arcade price lists, it's due to be released around the same time as VF5 on Xbox 360. Could any of this content find its way into the new console game? Highly unlikely, but it could provide Sega with plenty of future downloadable content opportunities.
We'll have more news and media as we close in on the "late summer 2007" release date.
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BrokenSymmetry
16/05/07 @ 10:11
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I always play fighting games on the Xbox with the analogue stick, so let's hope that analogue control is in.
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squarejawhero
16/05/07 @ 10:11
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The fans promised the multiplayer?
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I own an Xbox 360 and PS3 and having played games like Oblivion and Virtua Tennis 3 on both systems, I can confidentally say that the former has better anti-aliasing overall so it wouldn't surprise me if Virtua Fighter 5 looks slightly better on Microsoft's machine. The PS3 version is a stunner though but you do see some nasty jaggies from time to time, most noticeably on the floors where tiles or logs meet.
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login_name
16/05/07 @ 10:18
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It better had use the analogue stick else it'll be balls to play. The d-pad on the 360 controller sucks major ass. It seriously needs a good 3rd (or 1st) party alternative for fighters, preferably before the new SFII comes out.
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I've a feeling that Virtua Fighter 5 might not do as well as on the Xbox 360 without an online mode because its owners kind of take it for granted but we'll see...
However, Dead Or Alive 4 proved to me that beat 'em ups don't really work online as the slightest bit of lag can ruin a game that relies on precise timing. In that respect, I think SEGA are wise not to attempt to add online gameplay to the 360 version and, instead, concentrate on refining the single and offline multiplayer components. |
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However, Dead Or Alive 4 proved to me that beat 'em ups don't really work online as the slightest bit of lag can ruin a game
i agree, any latency in a fighter would kill the game. VF5 should stay offline and keep it pure offline... besides fighters are more fun getting a bunch of people 'round to play on a big screen and have some beers. |
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kangarootoo
16/05/07 @ 10:54
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"and the good news is that the game is virtually indistinguishable from the PlayStation 3 conversion"
Umm... to my eyes the PS3 version is noticeably better in every shot in several respects. That said, once its moving I'm sure it will not make one jot of difference to the player experience. When presented with two grabs and the task of comparing them I would expect to pick out differences that wouldn't be that apparent during play. |
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SeesThroughAll
16/05/07 @ 10:56
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Oblivion all over again.
When is this need for comparison going to stop? The game looks lovely regardless of the console you're running it on. |
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Wonder if they'll actually use the AI from the arcade version of the game in the home version. The quest AI in VF5 PS3 was clearly still playing Evo, and falls for simple tricks at the very highest levels. Compared to the Knockout Trial AI in the arcade version, it's absolutely pathetic. The ability to record and play back moves in Training mode wouldn't go amiss either.
also: it should bloody well look identical since both machines are considerably more powerful than the original arcade version.
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kangarootoo
16/05/07 @ 11:37
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"I heard that the 360 devs had to hold back on the GFX so that it wouldn't show up the PS3..."
Yeaaaah right. Thats how it works. |
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"I heard that the 360 devs had to hold back on the GFX so that it wouldn't show up the PS3..."
Yeaaaah right. Thats how it works. Actually Kanga I have first hand experience of working on a project where we got told that we had to make Platform X look no better than Platorm Y otherwise manufacturer of Platform X would not allow us to publish the game on their platform. Although I doubt it was like that in this case it definitely does happen. |
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UltimateGold
16/05/07 @ 11:55
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I'm sorry but they don't look identical to me. The ps3 shots are clearly more detailed. Who cares really.
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Mentalist(air)
16/05/07 @ 12:25
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In terms of performance, 360 and PS3 are both the same, guys.
They'll always be the same. They're probably technically the most evenly matched rival consoles ever. If you think the PS3 is suddenly going to pull something out of the bag in two years time to make it look better, you're kidding yourselves. |
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Wow, i made what I thought was a fairly intelligent comment, only to be bitched at by a few people. People really do get passionate when it comes to these debates - it's almost like you're cheering on a football team!
Back to my original comment - is it not just common sense that as PS3 is more powerful, games will end up looking better on it? I'm not trying to upset anyone..... |
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GamesConnoisseur
16/05/07 @ 12:37
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Now I have weakened and gone and bought PS3 yesterday, so I am in a better position to make comparsion myself from now on.
I dislike biased comments whether for X360 or PS3, hell everyone biased one way or other. I am enjoying PS3 on its own and got Motorstorm which is a excellent advert for the system. Still NOT going to chuck in X360 as it do exciting exclusives coming up and a gamerscore whore (respectable 18005). Now about the topic, as ol' Richy said, not certain if slight disfocus is due to the quality of jpeg itself, so need to give it a benefit of doubt but it is obvious that PS3 have far more jaggies but more sharp. X360 and PS3 in motion in Pepsi test who would be able to tell?! |
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kangarootoo
16/05/07 @ 12:44
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@lambtron
Well fair enough, but I think that is the exception to the rule (and also bloody ludicrous, I hope you don't have to suffer that sort of crap anymore). |
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@Kanga
Yeah I am no longer there and I agree it was totally ridiculous. The only reason the manufacturer could get away with it was that they had lots of clout and the publisher didn't. For me it was annoying and seemed downright unfair (which it was) but I think it was worse for the art guys who actually really wanted to make it look as good as it could but had their hands tied. They actually made too good of a job of one of the levels and got told explicitly to make it look worse. If you can actually believe that... And of course this kind of thing leads to accusations of lazy ports and the like in this case it really wasn't because we couldn't be bothered...
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