Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3) is a MUST BUY!! for fighting game fans!
The game was Virtua Fighter 2 and from first quarter it was love! I mean I was blown away by this game. The graphics, the characters, this game didn't lack anything!
Guess what: I missed the boat on Virtua Fighter 3 (I think)
It was Virtua Fighter 4/Evolution that made me forget ALL about PT2 quickly. Not since Soul Calibur have I seen such a BEAUTFIUL game!:o the fighting was fast, furious, and, in my opinion, FLAWLESS.
So, it goes without saying that I should look forward to Virtua Fighter 5 right? well, duh. The minute this game was announced I sucked up every bit of info I could gather on this game like a sponge. When I heard it was coming with new characters that was it for me. I bought this game yesterday after playing the demo (and waiting for the healthy price drop) I can say that Sega and the LEGENDARY AM2 had done it again.
I started off with the character El Blaze which, next to Akira and Kage, is now my favorite character in this game. The graphics are a 10. I mean a perfect 10 as your jaw will hit the floor when you see just how beautiful the stages are. The music is about an 8 or 9 not perfect but not horrible either far from it in fact. The gameplay is silky smooth with a nice fast pace to the action so I shall deem this a 10 as well. I love how you can go to the arcades and enter tournaments. I haven't fiddled with the customizing of a character but, the possibilities seem endless! there is always a DOJO where you can train and learn the moves against a stationary or customized target for those who want to get into the deep aspect of this revolutionary fighter.
Everybody from the previous games plus a couple of new characters are amazing in detail. What a wondeful job! I can honestly say that Virtua Fighter 5 is a showpiece for the PS3 and it is a EXCELLENT fighting game not just eye candy. With the price drop to about $29.99 NEW there really is NO excuse not to own this game. Matter of fact I feel guilty for not paying full price for it when it first came out because it is worth the money. I can only imagine what will be in store for Virtua Fighter 6. Can they top 5? I think they can and will but, for now I will enjoy my highly polished fighters going from a waterfall stage to a city street with cars passing by (AWESOME STAGES)
Must Buy, Must Have for all fighting game fans and Virtua Fighter fans because this is the best in the series, so far. Now Go Get It!!