Virtual fighter games

While the original was groundbreaking in its own right, Virtua Fighter II established the franchises staying power as a massive hit in both arcades and for the flailing Sega Saturn. With polished graphics, expanded movesets for the entire cast and deepening the fighting mechanics beyond its predecessor, Virtua Fighter II was already leaps and bounds ahead of the original.

The game was the best selling title on the Saturn in Japan and helped to temporarily resuscitate the Saturn as a pack-in title in the United States. While the first three games in the series came out relatively close to each other, Virtua Fighter IV was released almost five years after the previous entry and it came roaring back to remind gamers that it was still the king of 3D fighters. Continuing the trend of being the most innovative franchise in all of gaming, Virtua Fighter IV implemented internet connectivity to arcade cabinets to actively update its AI for an increasingly complex challenge each time out.

Home console ports to the Playstation 2 were also a hit thanks to an intuitive training mode and balanced gameplay. Time away between titles did not slow the series down one bit.

The fifth entry to the Virtua Fighter series sadly also seems to be the last. Released again to overwhelming acclaim in with future revisions being equally praised, Virtua Fighter V was the series at its peak, but times had changed for the worse. Beyond that, the rise of Street Fighter and Tekken on the global stage was too much for the infrequently released Virtua Fighter.

While it was the last gasp of a series that ushered in 3D gaming, Virtua Fighter V stood out as the best game of the legendary series. In , the series was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution for contributions in the field of Art and Entertainment, and became a part of the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology Innovation. Virtua Fighter Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Virtua Fighter Remix. Final Showdown Ultimate Showdown.

By game By nationality By gender. Super-deformed versions of the Virtua Fighter gang precociously battle it out in this adorable spin-off game. The spotlight of this CG Portrait disc is on the series' resident drunken boxing master. This redone, retextured version of Virtua Fighter was released in arcades an early Later that year, it was shipped out for free to all US Saturn owners. The second game in Sega-AM2's signature 3D fighting game series builds upon its predecessor with significantly improved graphics, new gameplay mechanics, and two new fighters.

Best known as the first fighting game to render player characters using 3D polygons, Virtua Fighter pits eight martial artists each with numerous real-world fighting techniques from around the world together in the World Fighting Tournament. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.

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