HIGH The latest Virtua Fighter 5 edition, with rollback, finally available on Steam.
LOW The single player component is pretty barebones.
WTF Kage’s flying headbutt down attack looks absolutely lethal — to himself.
Tag: Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Review
Ride The Tiger
HIGH One of the best fighting games ever, now with a modern online focus.
LOW Delay-based netcode instead of rollback can lead to some spotty matches.
WTF The retro character models sometimes don’t have their limbs attached correctly.
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown Review
Gaijin Repellant
HIGH Nailing a combo with pitch-perfect timing against a similarly-skilled opponent to win a heated match.
LOW Most of the new music is… not good, and several design decisions are a step back.
WTF Coming across a customised Akira online decked out with a leather cap, a handlebar moustache and a pair of stylish red underpants. Then losing.
Virtua Fighter 5 — Review
Virtua Fighter 5 is a fighting game stripped down to the most basic elements. It's almost as if the developers don't have the slightest interest in attracting new players. I'm sure they're turning a profit; according to the credits, the game is made by a shockingly small number of people, and it has a long life in the remaining arcades, but I can't help but wonder how long a series can last with a static user base.
Virtua Fighter 5 — Consumer Guide
According to ESRB, this game contains: Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution — Second Opinion
I think Gene is being a little pejorative by hanging that 8.5 on Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution. He labels it "user-nasty," then bemoans the fact that he had to spend time in the training mode—"slogging through command list after command list"—in order to reaquaint himself with the controls.
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution — Review
Even as I took out the 20 dollar bill out of my wallet to purchase this game, I asked myself why I'm bothering paying to play a game I had mastered and even reviewed almost a full year ago. The answer is pretty simple: I really like the game. So much that I'm willing to pay to see the new additions.
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution — Consumer Guide
According to ESRB, this game contains: Suggestive Themes, Violence
Virtua Fighter 4 — Second Opinion
The Virtua Fighter series has always presented itself with a greater sense of dignity and realism than other fighting games that usually take the anime-fantasy theme route, but the latest sequel of the series exposes the hand-to-hand martial arts simulator label to be more hyperbole than substance.
Virtua Fighter 4 — Consumer Guide
According to ESRB, this game contains: Violence