Virtua Fighter 5

By Luke Albiges Published 7 February, 2007

The one ruck you'll want to get into.

With the PlayStation 3 dangerously close to actually launching over here, we've been giving some serious consideration to the proposed software line-up. Amid a sea of titles that most seasoned gamers will already have played or ignored for a reason hides the odd interesting exclusive or update.

But there's one game that stands out in ten-foot-high capital letters and makes us think long and hard about that lofty price tag.

We refer, of course, to SEGA's sublime Virtua Fighter 5, a game - as we discovered after a visit to SEGA's offices for a blast on the latest, near-final build - that is genuinely worth buying a new console for. Cue ranting and raving.

Fans of the series will be able to drop straight into VF5 without a second thought. The layout is very similar to that of Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution, offering single-player and versus modes as well as the popular Quest mode and a VF.TV option that apparently houses plenty of high-level replays and so forth to make you feel totally inadequate about your skill level.

'Virtua Fighter 5' Screenshot 1

Thankfully, voiceover work for introductions and victories is as gloriously cheesy as ever. What a knucklehead...

Eager to find out what's new this time around, we jumped straight into Quest mode with our mighty Jeffry and got to work. There are plenty of little differences in this mode alone before you even get into the action proper. All of the different 'arcades' are open from the beginning, allowing you to bypass unworthy opponents and get straight into the ring with somebody more your level, for example.

When entering an arcade, you're given a choice between three opponents with countless other challengers to follow. It's a minute change but it allows you to start off against a character that you're comfortable fighting and therefore find your footing that much easier. The one noticeable omission here is the Quest Orders to meet as you progress through the arcades, a small change and one that isn't really missed once some of the more important tweaks come into play.

The first thing you notice about VF5 compared to its predecessors (provided you pick characters that exemplify it) is the major change to the size and weight of certain fighters. Jeffry and Wolf now tower over the rest of the cast and are extremely daunting to go up against, while the likes of Lion and newcomer Eileen look pretty much as spindly as they should. On the topic of additions to the character roster, all fighters from Evolution return with noticeably tweaked move sets and are joined by a duo of speedy rookies - Lucha Libre superstar El Blaze is out representing Mexico while young teen Eileen is all over the place with her unpredictable monkey kung-fu. Fighting either is naturally pretty tough to begin with, but after a session with each in Dojo mode to find out what they're capable of (and how to avoid being punished by them), you'll be fighting them off just like you would any other adversary. The two slot effortlessly into the line-up, their styles offering a couple of new options to beginning players or those looking for a new character and while they may be hard work, effort is as always repaid in satisfaction here.

'Virtua Fighter 5' Screenshot 2

Eileen's fighting style is rather primal, seeing her lash out with any body part she sees fit for some quirky attacks.

The primary change to the fights themselves comes by way of the new Offensive Move system. This is a way of carrying on around your opponent after a traditional evade to get beside or behind them so the subsequent attack does plenty more damage. It's going to take a while for this new feature to really sink in, but from what we've seen of it so far it does look like skilled players will be able to set up some real show-stopping moments using it against the right attacks.

Aside from that, there's also a lot of new animations, staggers, recoveries and so on to take in - things seem far less mechanical than they have been in previous games, and just about every eventuality now has its own motion. The addition of low walls should also make things interesting, so as well as enclosed arenas and open one, you'll now have some with only a meagre barrier surrounding them, making them Ring Out Central for juggle-heavy characters.

So far so good. The core fighting is better than ever and Quest mode is more or less as good as you might expect. But what else will your fifty quid get you? Well, there's Dojo mode, an all-encompassing training option where you can expect to spend a lot of your time early on, and, naturally, there's a versus mode in there to strut your stuff against human opposition. The former has been beefed up to make sure avid players have everything they need to take their game to the next level, right down to counting numbers of frames to perform counters or certain tricky moves like Akira's knee.

'Virtua Fighter 5' Screenshot 3

Wolf's newly realized stature makes most opponents look like children by comparison. Yikes.

There's a huge emphasis on character customisation too, so expect loads of new prize items, and while cash might be in short supply here, being able to win items off opponents in certain fights should keep you away from the shop for a while anyway. One interesting omission is any kind of online functionality, but knowing how important timing is in the world of Virtua Fighter, we wouldn't want to chance losing a vital frame or two to the evils of lag anyway.

Add to this recipe for success the fact that Virtua Fighter 5 looks as impressive as any fighter you'll see and you're starting to see why March 23rd can't come soon enough. SEGA's next-gen track record may not be particularly impressive thus far but with both VF5 and a new Virtua Tennis title launching alongside the PlayStation 3, all that is about to change.

It'll be interesting to see how Virtua Fighter 5 fares in comparison to Namco's Tekken: Dark Resurrection (which will be available for download on the PS3 from day one). But if there's any justice in the world, SEGA's sumptuous slice of hardcore one-on-one action will be going home with every single PS3 sold.

In other good news, old PS2 arcade sticks like the gorgeous Hori Real Arcade Pro will apparently work on the PS3 through PS2-to-USB converters. Bring it.

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  • quantumsheep #1 5 years ago

    Where's Mal!???! He'll wet 'imself ;)

  • Beano #2 5 years ago

    I like

  • polar #3 5 years ago

    Any idea when we can expect a 360 port?

  • Brodie #4 5 years ago

    'But if there's any justice in the world, SEGA's sumptuous slice of hardcore one-on-one action will be going home with every single PS3 sold.'

    There isn't and it won't.

    Bloody philistines. >_
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/07 @ 14:37

  • Darren #5 5 years ago

    I wasn't too impressed by the HD videos I've seen of the game and is just *another* beat 'em up but I suppose I'd have to play it to truly appreciate it.

    I'd rather play it on the Xbox 360 though and for one reason: rumble support (assuming it has it), as I want to be able to *feel* each hit. I know it might only be considered a minor thing but I think it adds to games and makes them more "immersive".

  • Dizzy #6 5 years ago

    Sadly fighting games are very 1990s... don't seem to be very popular anymore. Also... limited 2D fighting arena? Please Sega.... update!

    I can't get excited anymore about this...
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/07 @ 14:45

  • Santino #7 5 years ago

    any chance of finding out whether the official arcade stick is going to work with the 360 version of the game? i'm kinda eager to import the stick.

  • Pooley #8 5 years ago

    Looks like being a good game then. I see Play-Asia are now doing the Hori Real Arcade Pro Stick 3. Hmm... £80 to get the game and the stick... it's tempting. Especially after the fun I had with VF4 Evo.

    Are there any known differences, apart from release dates, between the US and Japanese versions?

  • kissthestick #9 5 years ago

    neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed this badly, amazing it made the euro ps3 launch

  • rhinoxious #10 5 years ago

    How big is Wolf!

    That's ridiculous, what explanation do they have for him suddenly growing by 2 feet!?!

  • miiiguel #11 5 years ago

    polar: VF5 is coming to 360 as well. Sega said it will basically the same code + online.
    Check gamespot.
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/07 @ 15:00

  • nickthegun #12 5 years ago

    Apparently the 360 version will be based on revision C of the arcade version, wheras the PS3 version is revision B.

    If the 360 version has online play, its a pretty big punch in the balls for the PS3 release.

  • nickthegun #13 5 years ago

    Ive read conflicting reports.

    Mainly, the 360 fanwank sites on one hand and everybody else on the other.

  • Pooley #14 5 years ago

    Virtua Stick High Grade or Hori Real Arcade Pro Stick 3?

    Anyone tried either of these? Comments in the EG Forum seem to recommend the Virtua stick as the better one.

  • Eighthours #15 5 years ago

    The 360 version is out in July and will be, as already said, be based on a later revision of the arcade version.

    Hopefully Sega will offer this revision as DLC on PS3.

  • Darkedge #16 5 years ago

    "Virtua Fighter 5, a game - as we discovered after a visit to SEGA's offices for a blast on the latest, near-final build - that is genuinely worth buying a new console for."

    Unless you already have a 360 in which case you don't need to.

  • miiiguel #17 5 years ago

    Kato: I have only read otherwise but it was indeed from MS/360 sites. Can you post the link from the site you get the information otherwise ?

    note: not starting an argument here, I use a 360 because I find it a good product, I have no shares from neither company. Couldn't care less who sells more.

  • simiankid #18 5 years ago

    /is confused

    If there's no online functionality, does that mean that all the VF.TV videos are just 'on the disc' and can't be updated? That seems a bit lame; I'd want updates from the best players around the world.

  • Zomoniac #19 5 years ago

    So it's like the 360 version but without online, rumble, achievements, custom soundtracks and all that sort of thing. Score.

    Besides, it's a 2D beat-em-up, which I really hoped would've died by now...

  • Santino #20 5 years ago

    i'm guessing it simply means they are not going to try and provide a vs online mode, good choice and clever too, why bother with something that wouldn't work properly?

  • nickthegun #21 5 years ago

    "why bother with something that wouldn't work properly?"

    Yeah, trying and failing sucks. Much better to sit back and do nothing.

  • Santino #22 5 years ago

    well i think the makers of the game would rather not provide a shoddy online mode as a result of the fighting mechanics being so timing dependent. i cant even stand playing fight night rnd3 online because it is compromised let alone this.

  • nickthegun #23 5 years ago

    Better to put it in, it suck and patch it later than not put it in at all, imho.

    Still, you are right, in a way. A broken feature is a broken feature and online that doesnt work would probably effect a review score more adversely than not putting it in at all, from a business point of view at least.

  • dirigiblebill #24 5 years ago

    They had a whole new console with ninety squillion times the processing power, online capabilities etc, and all they could come up with was an extended Evade move and some fancy visuals? Pah.

    Def Jam Icon looks a hell of a lot more interesting than this to be honest. It'll probably be less 'hardcore' though.

  • dirigiblebill #25 5 years ago

    Tomorrow?

  • SBfistfun #26 5 years ago

    Virtua fighter = very real meh

  • dirigiblebill #27 5 years ago

    Virtua Fightmeh?

  • SBfistfun #28 5 years ago

    I used to enjoy Fighting games, just getting a bit old hat wouldn't you say, same thing over and over again?

    Hence "meh"


  • [maven] #29 5 years ago

    Apparently (read / seen / heard on 1UP) , none of the PS2 - USB converters work flawlessly, though.

  • SBfistfun #30 5 years ago

    Ohh I like Fightmeh, that's a keeper :D

  • dirigiblebill #31 5 years ago

    That's one of mine, you bugger.

  • dudefella #32 5 years ago

    Great graphics, but I've never liked the aesthetic style of any of the Virtua Fighter games... they just look so dull to me. Not my type of game anyway.

  • dirigiblebill #33 5 years ago

    @ Kato

    As long as there are people expressing enthusiasm for a game, there shall be people to say 'meh'. Thus are the forces of light and darkness kept in balance.

  • varsas #34 5 years ago

    Old hat? You must be talking about FPS games... ;)

  • SBfistfun #35 5 years ago

    I just don't get why people are happy to be served up the same thing over and over again.

    /returns to cloud of meh

  • dirigiblebill #36 5 years ago

    "I just don't get why people are happy to be served up the same thing over and over again."

    I've eaten chocolate fudge cake a thousand times before. I'm still not tired of chocolate fudge cake.

    A chocolate fudge cake with a five hundred pound price tag however...

  • JediMasterMalik #37 5 years ago

    VF is too technical for me, prefer Tekken.

  • SomaticSense #38 5 years ago

    Re third screenshot: Wolf and Jeffry are that big!?!? Christ, that's ridiculous!!

  • space_ace #39 5 years ago

    vf 5 wins. flawless victory!

  • groovychainsaw #40 5 years ago

    Its just that its difficult to innovate within the 1on1 fighting template. Even FPS 2007x will generally try to add something, even if its just an unusual level design/weapon. The tiny incremental changes in the fighting systems in these games have been lost to the average person a while back, hence they seem to be selling to an increasingly niche market. I got bored with fighting games a while ago, there wasn't enough innovation in them for my liking, they seem to have gone into a cul-de-sac. I would like to see a more 'realistic' fighting game (something like Bushido Blade, my favourite), but it isn't going to happen whilst the arcade style maintains its sway in Japan.

  • Machetazo #41 5 years ago

    Waiting for the Summer, so I can play the newest VF on a great system I already own. Can't wait! ;)

  • TheJanitor #42 5 years ago

    you freakin morons

    the 360 version WILL NOT have online.

  • cyber_nicco #43 5 years ago

    I suck at fighting games. Too many button-combos for me. I try my best, but it always feels like button mashing...

  • Calgon #44 5 years ago

    Virtua Fighter(or Virtumeh Fighter to some) is deep and realistic... theres no fireballs or that fantasy theme there, all the moves are taken form forms of real martial arts ect. What could they add apart from more moves, better, graphics and smother animation? Online play maybe(but that wont be easy), use of the environment(smash things up like in DOA ect) but you either like a the games or you dont... they cant please everyone(if they changed too much it wouldnt feel like Virtua Fighter which alot of people actually buy the games for). Perhaps the same team could start on a new I.P and exeriment with things they wouldnt be able to in a Virtua Fighter... I for one would like to play Virtua Fighter 5 and I'm glad the games are still being made.

  • monkey-ken-wizard #45 5 years ago

    It looks ok.
    But where is the innovation?
    Hi-def shiny pants aren’t enough!

  • dirigiblebill #46 5 years ago

    @ Calgon

    I too like VF the way it is but not at the price of a ps3/360.

  • SBfistfun #47 5 years ago

    It is just a cube with a next gen light gun!

    More innovative than most though!

  • dirigiblebill #48 5 years ago

    The Wii IS just a Cube with a next-gen light gun.

    /shields up

  • Santino #49 5 years ago

    i didnt know you could accurately bowl a bowling ball with a lightgun...what the frig is goin on??!!!

    /shield shattered beyond belief

    anyways, someone in the industry must be able to tell me if the official arcade stick will work with the 360 or not???!

  • dirigiblebill #50 5 years ago

    @ SB

    Damn your lightning fingers sir...

    @ Kato

    I'd agree innovation is becoming something of a buzzword. Let's dissect its various forms, shall we.

    There's the type of innovation promised by Nintendo, which walks a fine line between genuinely exciting stuff and pointless tech demoage with terrible graphics.

    There's the type promised by Microsoft, which is all about shooting somebody a thousand miles away as opposed to shooting somebody right next to you on the sofa.

    There's the type promised by Sony, errr...

  • Santino #51 5 years ago

    dirigiblebill

    for gods sake man have you never heard of Real Time Weapon Change™??? we can thank sony for that piece of innovation, press conferences will never be the same again.

  • dirigiblebill #52 5 years ago

    @ Santino

    Holy shit, you're right! They're also carving a nice innovatory hole in my wallet, come to think of it.

    Sony's innovation= penniless gamers

  • BrokenSymmetry #53 5 years ago

    Nothing is less fun than playing against the AI in a fighting game (as DOA4 has proven once again). So who are you going to play against if there's no online play? At least Tekken 5 DR has its "ghost" system, which gives some more variation in the AI play, but still I greatly prefer to have at least some form of online play, even if its a not quite as timing-accurate as offline play.

  • magicpocket #54 5 years ago

    VF5 is amazing. It's been a long time since i've ever been excited by a fighting game and this has really got me excited about PS3 as well.

    I cant understand why people are calling it 2D either when it's fully 3D with full on 3dimensional attacks and evades built into it. Durgh.

  • Santino #55 5 years ago

    no fighting game is better than when playing on the big screen against someone in the same room, even better if it is winner stays on. i dont understand anyone who says that online should be included even if it doesnt work properly, are people that desperate to play against a faceless opponent on the other side of the world with lag so bad the game doesnt play properly?

  • Lov3 #56 5 years ago

    Please don't knock a venerable franchise if you've never actually played it. Virtua Fighter has been fully 3d for a while now, and If you didn't know that you have no business posting on this thread.

    Personally, i'm excited. The 360 version is a must have.

  • JediMasterMalik #57 5 years ago

    Gotta love the fanboyism.

  • Rambaldi #58 5 years ago

    Fighting games bore me.

    Still, it least V5 can bore me on the 360 as well ;)

  • varsas #59 5 years ago

    @BrokenSymmetry: The ghost AI you are referring to is in effect the Quest more in VF4Evo and updated in VF5...

  • magicpocket #60 5 years ago

    VF5 is almost there then, it uses three buttons and one third of them is to block

  • lambtron #61 5 years ago

    "Ten years ago I would have had the patience to memorise a zillion combos. Now my ultimate fighting game would have four buttons - and three of them would be 'retreat tactfully'."

    HAHA! Genius!

  • dirigiblebill #62 5 years ago

    @ Dunkeldog

    lol my ultimate fighting game would have two buttons devoted to playing dead, and one for begging for mercy. Character-specific 'taunts' would include "I have the typhoid!" and "Please no, I'll be your bitch."

  • Yodzilla #63 5 years ago

    I think I'll play as Mehfrey. I mean Jeffery. Sorry.

  • Rambaldi #64 5 years ago

    My ultimate fighting game wouldn't have any buttons. I would just watch as photo-realistic actors fought for me against background of a throwaway story.

    Hang on...

  • zendragon #65 5 years ago

    This belongs in the XX century.

  • Introspectre #66 5 years ago

    Virtua Fighter demands you put a LOT of time into it. Hardly a good choice for the casual gamer. Plus, it has to be said; it isn't very good anyway.

  • effinwooly #67 5 years ago

    cant wait for the 360 version!

  • HIGHVOLTAGE #68 5 years ago

    Do any of these "innovation" dissers know what they're on about? Hell have any of these twats even played it or are you all just going off some 10 year old Sega hating biased. I mean "2D arenas"? Eh are we playing the same game? Er are you playing the crappy Megadrive version on the Sega Ages pack? Have you ever even been in an arcade? Play the game numpty before coming out with ill advised twaddle please. God I never realised many so called "gamesplayers" are such cripples. "Its not very good cause I'm a spaz and can't do the moves" Shuddup and play games with old sick people instead then.

    Ever since its release the VF series has been the only beat em up to offer any innovation in the fighting arena. If it seems unoriginal now its because its got copied to boogery by rivals. No this latest instalement hasn't re-invented the wheel but its still a great game offering razor sharp gameplay. I don't see the same people getting upset about the lack of originality in other titles. Take the Wii, it doesn't have a single innovative game on it, all the games are just the same stuff Nintendo has been making for the last 20 years-sticking a "new" joypad on it hasn't changed no matter how you want to delude yourselfs. If you love that fine, but don't diss my game with "No no Nintendo are all about the creativity they grow their games on magical trees organically, not like this horrible shallow manufactured arcade rubbish. They're so committed to creativity over profit. That's why they charge only £20 less than a Xbox 360 for their slighty improved gamecube. A wadda whing a wadda whinge."

  • aids #69 5 years ago

    Calgon:
    Virtua Fighter(or Virtumeh Fighter to some) is deep and realistic... theres no fireballs or that fantasy theme there, all the moves are taken form forms of real martial arts ect.

    Yes, I remember being taught how to juggle someone...

  • SeesThroughAll #70 5 years ago

    @ HIGHVOLTAGE:

    So true. One of the companies that innovated video games the most was indeed SEGA. They are the ones who really pushed 3D into gaming. Looking back, if it wasn't for the original Virtua Fighter, heavens know how long it would have taken until the likes of Tekken and SoulCalibur would have showed up. Heck, we even have Virtua Racing to thank for Ridge Racer, PGR and GT.

    I still long for a Power Drift remake... one of the best 2D racers ever made.

    SEGA's early contributions to the industry are feats that the likes of Sony and MS can only dream of. Nintendo may try to match it by recycling old hardware ideas that were overlooked and hyping their so-called innovation, but in those days SEGA were the masters of game design.

    /SEGA fanboy mode off.
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/07 @ 23:02

  • Santino #71 5 years ago

    just wondering the relevance of bringing the wii into ur rant? cos i fail to see how it strengthened your argument at all. i agree with you regarding the quality of the VF series, it is the greatest example of the 3d fighter in my eyes as i am a fan of the genre but i dont get the rest of your point, sounds like you just fancied having a dig at another system at a random moment.

  • threefortrouble #72 5 years ago

    Looking forward to the 360 version. Hope they will have rumble funtion.

    360 version is based on the 'revison C'? Never heard about that though...

  • Scimarad #73 5 years ago

    "I still long for a Power Drift remake... one of the best 2D racers ever made."

    +1

    You aren't wrong

  • Onny #74 5 years ago

    When played online, precision fighting games are bollocks. You will never be able to totally eliminate latency, and as such it becomes a shitfest.

    Oh, and to the feller who reckons DOA4 looks "on the same level" as VF5.. you obnviously haven't seen it running.

  • magicpocket #75 5 years ago

    Yes. VF5 looks much better than DoA.

    Have you read the Eurogamer feature? Did you not see the bit where they said that this game deserves to be sold with every PS3 sold? That would indicate that VF5 is a Killer Ap. Think WipeOut on PS1, Mario on NES, Sonic on MegaDrive, Halo on Xbox.

    The fact that it is coming to 360 later this year can only be applauded.

    Games are like Marmite. You either like a game or you dont. I like VF and i love VF5.

  • Onny #76 5 years ago

    To be honest, I don't think it's a killer app, the learning curve is too steep for 95% of console owners.

  • dirigiblebill #77 5 years ago

    I agree. I think of VF more as a side order game- give me a solid action-adventure title with a good story and I might pick it up by way of visceral relief between chapters.

  • zErOb_cOOl #78 5 years ago

    Not as good looking as I thought it would be (same goes for every PS3 game so far, apart from GT:HD) but will still probably be one solid fighter.

  • magicpocket #79 5 years ago

    WTF?!? GT:HD looks wack!

  • BlitzwingHaz #80 5 years ago

    I don't really care about lag, all fighting games these days should be online imo.
    I'm probably just bitter because none of my friends are really that into fighting games, and those that are aren't very good.

    And as nice as the graphics look, when I see it in motion it looks kind of floaty and fake to me. Its almost like the gameplays been slowed down and floats last forever. I miss the physics of VF2 (still the best installment imo)
    Plus they really need to fix the sound effects, they sound ridiculous now.

    Jeffrey and Wolf look too big to me.

    I can see where peopole are coming from about innovation though, fighting games are seriously in need of a fresh approach. I've been hoping we'd see something cool using the wiimote, but given that its a Nintendo console I don't have much hope.
    Edited by 1 at 08/02/07 @ 18:14

  • mike_mgoblue #81 5 years ago

    Those PS2-to-USB converters will make it so those joysticks controllers can be used for the Xbox 360, too!

    I am a LOT more excited about the Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5, because it will feature Online Play, even though the Playstation 3 version does NOT offer Online Play.

    It is like that with Virtua Tennis 3, too. The Playstation 3 does NOT offer Online Play, while the Xbox 360 version DOES feature Online Play.

  • SeesThroughAll #82 5 years ago

    mike_mgoblue, stop polluting this website like you did to so many others! Be gone, you filthy shill!

    Gotta love the "ignore poster" feature :)

  • GI-Joel #83 5 years ago

    Looks like any other 3d beat em up.. BORING

  • HIGHVOLTAGE #84 5 years ago

    Ok sorry to any Wii fans out there I unfairly dissed, its because I'd had an arguement with a Wii fan on another forum somewhere else who was dissing this game so I let my rage spill over as per usual.

    Oh dear there's another hater above me mmm appropriate response:

    Another 3D platformer-BORING

    Another sports game -BORING

    Another 1st peson shooter-BORING

    Another Video Game : BORING

  • captain-future #85 5 years ago

    I've read reports that the game doesn't sell well in Japan.

    I'm looking forward to the X360 version.

  • Jamaicangmr #86 5 years ago

    @ Captain -future

    Why don't you keep up to date. Virtua Fighter 5 is actually the #1 sellin game in Japan right now. Just like many other who were just too quick to report anything negative they jumped the gun and are not takin there collective feet out of each others mouth. Do some research before you talk please it's irritating...

    link:
    http://www.n4g .com/ps3/News-25299.aspx

    @ GI-Joel

    No one game please everyone nor does any one genre so if you don't like this game move on and comment on one that you actually do. Am not a big fan of VF5 i rather Tekken and Soul Calibur but i never belittle the IP as Boring. You need to relax my friend and check an see if whatever IP that you deem exciting if everyone shares that view.
    Edited by 1 at 15/02/07 @ 17:14

  • mike_mgoblue #87 5 years ago

    Virtua Fighter 5 has sold less than 49,000 copies in Japan! That is terrible! Blue Dragon for the Xbox 360 sold 90,000 copies the first day it was released in Japan! And Gears of War is in the ballpark of 4,000,000 (yes, FOUR-MILLION) copies sold worldwide!

    Poor sales like that are what motivated Sega to release Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360!

    That is one of the main reasons why it isn't selling well for the PS3 in Japan; the people are waiting for the online version that will allow online gaming on Xbox Live to occur!

  • mike_mgoblue #88 5 years ago

    Also, I just wanted to remind everyone that it is good news that those PS2-to-USB converters will make it so those joysticks controllers can be used for the Xbox 360, too!

    I am a LOT more excited about the Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5, because it will feature Online Play, even though the Playstation 3 version does NOT offer Online Play.

    It is like that with Virtua Tennis 3, too. The Playstation 3 does NOT offer Online Play, while the Xbox 360 version DOES feature Online Play.

    And it is a shame that even the third-party PS3 games that do offer Online Play DO NOT offer Online-Voice-Chat to occur. The Xbox 360 versions of all third-party games DO allow Online-Voice-Chat to occur.

    So, when you are playing games like Call of Duty 3, and all the EA Sports games, and all the 2K Sports games, when you play them online on the Playstation 3, you cannot talk to anyone online because there is NO Online-Voice-Chat!!!

    That is such a shame, because one of the funnest parts of the Xbox 360 versions of those games is the way you can talk online to the person you are playing with using the Online-Voice-Chat feature.

    I am looking forward to being able to play Virtua Fighter 5 online on the Xbox 360 and talk with the person I am playing against. Sometimes I will talk trash, and sometimes I will ask for help and advice. It is an awesome feature, though.

  • mike_mgoblue #89 5 years ago

    I played the version of VF5 released in North America, and it puts over 2GB of data on the Playstation 3 hard drive...and whats worse is that it STILL has TERRIBLY LOOOONG load times DURING the fights!!!

    And if you thought that was bad, listen to this!

    The Playstation 3 version of Virtua Fighter 5 does NOT allow you to put customized outfits or fighters onto any sort of memory card the way that Virtua Fighter 4 on the Playstation 2 did!!!!!!!

    I DEFINITELY am waiting for the Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5!!!

  • SeesThroughAll #90 5 years ago

    Can't this shill be banned or something?

  • mike_mgoblue #91 5 years ago

    If you want to compare the Playstation 3 to the Wii and the Xbox 360, then just go to this website and look at this excellent three-minute video that talks about the poor performance of the Playstation 3:

    [link url=http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w
    ]http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w
    [/link]

    This is a very entertaining and informative video that presents a LOT of facts from a very simple point of view!!!