Virtua Fighter has to be one of the most well renown 3D fighters, and for good reason. It set the bar for all the Dead or Alives, Tekkens, and Soul Caliburs to come. Virtua Fighter 5 still holds true to that bar, but has been surpassed in flare and entertainment by all of it's kin. First off, Virtua Fighter 5 has a big wrap for being super technical and hard to learn. That isn't entirely true. A beginner can come at this game and play a few matches put up a good fight to those near their skill level, while a VF master can come in, count some frames, and decimate anyone who tries to beat them. This is where the fighting system shines, yes it is a complex system but it has the ability to be used by all range of player skills. The modes in Virtua Fighter 5 are pretty standard. You have your VS matches, arcade mode and so on. The two that really stand out are the quest mode which puts you in the role of an arcade guru who goes around to different arcades looking for fights. You'll be pitted against varying AI from stupid to amazingly technical. This is where a lot of the replay value comes from being that a lot of the unlockable content is won through quest mode. Next is online mode, which in itself is totally unremarkable due to the fact that it's standard now, but its a new feature to Virtua Fighter which SHOULD of been in the PS3 version but instead you got devs making up excuses that it would alienate hardcore fans (who in turn wouldn't use it, so why not just include it for those who want it?) The one thing that Virtua Fighter 5 lacks is flare. The graphics are great and the models are highly detailed, but you're still in the flat environments which is good to some bad to others, the audio is pretty terrible, and all the fighting is very realistic in stile (again, good to some bad to others) For ADD kids who are used to fast paced, boobie bouncing, weapon toting games like Tekken, Dead or Alive, and Soul Calibur, they might find Virtua Fighter 5 to be bland and dull. Nevertheless, Virtua Fighter 5 is a great, great fighting game which fighting game fans should buy if they haven't already due to the fact that 3D fighting games are sort of rare to come by nowadays.
Ive been waiting for this to come out for a long time and I must say, this definitely was worth the wait. I got it the first week it came out and I just got addicted since then. I remember playing the very first Virt... Read Full Review
I've been playing fighting games for quite some time. I can honestly say that this is by far, one of the best fighters I've ever picked. Now I must admit, I've never been a fully convinced Virtua Fighter believer. For th... Read Full Review
