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world tournament with lightning quick combos and complex martial arts moves. Fight as one of 17 characters and master their specialised fighting styles in the most realistic Virtua Fighter ever!Fight on stunningly realistic stages from around the world.Compete against 17 fighters, including two new characters.Earn items to customise your fighter and show off your expertise.
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instalment in the popular series, currently under development for the Playstation 3 computer entertainment system. Virtua Fighter 5 will elevate the arcade fighting genre to all new heights as the game promises to take true advantage of the capabilities of the next generation hardware. Virtua Fighter 5 raises the bar for console fighting games including all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments.Virtua Fighter 5 will deliver fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping action as players head into battle, taking on a host of popular characters. The game will introduce two new dynamic characters, El Blaze and Eileen, complete with new fighting techniques and from completely different backgrounds. Play as one of the 17 default characters in the game or customize a character to become the top Virtua Fighter. Players will be able to modify their characters by selecting from four base costumes and then decorate them by attaching a wide range of unlockable and earnable items. Players will not only achieve victory by defeating highly-skilled opponents, but also by competing for prizes and earning in-game money allowing them to buy many items at an in-game shop. Further building upon the depth of the series, players will now be able to move around their opponent using an "Offensive Move" technique, adding a new strategic element to their battles.Two New Characters, El Blaze and Eileen, round out the cast of 17 dynamic characters. El Blaze is a Mexican wrestling champion that uses the Lucha Libre fighting style, and Eileen, originally from China, uses a Monkey Kung Fu style which she learned from her grandfather.Stunning, Highly-Detailed 3-D Fighting Environments inspired by locales around the
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Advantages: Limitless potential, Varied character roster, So much to unlock, Never gets tiring Disadvantages: Too hardcore for some
...with a fondness for violence or competitive play and a little patience would do very well to add Virtua Fighter 5 to their collection.
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When VF5 first came out as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, to say I was gutted would be as much as an understatement as saying that the sun is a bit hot. But now, with the 360 version in hand, the tables have turned and I have no reservations and waving this new version in the faces of all those PS3 owners that have been rubbing this glorious fighting game in our faces for so long. With newly added online play and all the updates from the Version C arcade machine, this is by far the definitive version of the world's best beat-'em-up and after a period of some uncertainty, Sega is now very much back on top.
With its simple three button set-up, VF is, in theory, amongst the most basic fighting games you'll ever play. But rather than relying on complex canned combos and overly elaborate chains, AM2 simply offers you the tools with which to express yourself through violence. Each character sports a variety of situational moves with different properties allowing you to capitalise on any opening in a foes defence with a suitable attack and often follow it up for more damage. Putting together any kind of decent string will require practice, timing and accuracy and even the simplest characters take some serious learning if you want to do anything more than just the basics with them.
And it's thanks to this side of the game that VF5 is able to blossom into such an incredibly organic and personal fighting experience. Even with their designated move sets, no two players are likely to play the same character alike- one Jeffry may constantly look to set up his big damage throws, another play of heavy juggle combos from risky launcher attacks while another might rely heavily on stances to rack up wins. This freedom is what makes VF5 such an incredible game to play and even watch when two high level fighters are going at it, but at the same time this is what makes the game such a degree of success, you'll need to learn at least the main attacks of each of the fighters and learn how best to counter them with your chosen brawler. Some allow a free counter attack when blocked, others can be deftly sidestepped while more still can be interrupted simply by ducking under or jumping over blows and launching into your own barrage. There really isn't another fighting game like this. Well, besides the older VG games but that's pretty much a given.
So what exactly does Version C mean to you? One of the main changes is increased character balancing based on how arcade players had learned to exploit overpowered moves in the original coin-op version. This makes for a much fairer fight whoever you pick but the shiny new stuff doens't stop there. Another key element of the VF experience is dressing up your character with all kinds of crazy accessories and costume items that show your rivals how much time you've spent pummelling lesser fighters. With Version C comes a huge amount of new items for just this purpose and while some are available from the off, others must be unlocked at higher ranks and through beating certain opponents in Item Battles. Some of these items - both old and new - can drastically change the appearance of your character so you'll want to spend the time earning 'Fight Money' in each of the arcades so that you can fully pimp you combatant to look so as disgustingly amazing or as amazingly disgusting as you see fit.
With its varied and generally robust AI, VF5 offers gamers of all levels an excellent challenge on their own but it's wth two controllers connected that it really shines. Match series have often been known to go on way past everyone's bedtime and while many fighting games will see you changing characters every few minutes so as not to get bored, there are enough unique moments and opportunities on display here to make even the same two guys slugging it out a very real all-nighter proposal. Throw in the fact that it looks really lovely and will never cease to offer entertainment (learning even one character properly can take months, putting the entire cast at several years, so this sheer dedication and commitment to the VF cause won't please everyone), anybody with a fondness for violence or competitive play and a little patience would do very well to add Virtua Fighter 5 to their collection.
Advantages: Amazing Graphics, Huge Character Selection, Plenty to do , Unlimited gameplay Disadvantages: Too Rigorous and tiring for some.
...out on the Xbox. Virtua Fighter was made by a man called Yu Suzuki who created many other great games, but this was different, the reason the Virtua Fighter series was a breakthrough for Sega-AM2 was because it was unlike any other fighting game the world had ever seen. It was iconic,unique in the sense that the fighting system (which has only appeared in the Virtua Fighter Series), was so realistic compared to Street Fighter and Tekken, each original ... ...you could take to supreme virtua fighter players who could use the exact same character and it could look entirely different for instance someone using Akira might use fast punch combos mixed with the odd elbow or kick now and again yet you get someone else who could use Akira and could be mixing powerful kicks followed by perhaps a throw. Also it is important to note that it is best to choose a favourite character and learn some of the endless combo's ...
luguu123 13.08.2009
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This game is basically the most complete beat em up game ever made. first it offers something for the professional gamers who really know what they are doing and also for those novices like myself who just press radom buttons and still come out looking good. it also offers online gameplay so you can challenge people from around the globe and try out your skills against other competitors at your level. ...
samy4life 17.02.2008
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Virtual Fighter 5 Xbox 360
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The Fifth World Fighting Tournament has been announced and invitations sent to 17 of the best fighters in the world to come together to fight in the tournament. Little do the fighters know that the tournament's sponsor has evil, underlying motives for the contestants using them to create the perfect fighting machine to achieve world domination? Redesigned fighting locations take inspiration from places around ... ...different types of fighting arenas to keep gamers challenged and coming back for more. Favourite character return to fight in the tournament series, as well as two new fighters added to the game. The first is El Blaze, a Mexican wrestling champ who uses the Lucha Libre fighting style, and the second is Eileen, a champion fighter who uses "Kou-Ken", a Monkey Kung Fu style taught to her by her grandfather. If that's still not good enough, customise ...
Ravin-Massive 21.12.2007
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