Virtua Fighter 5

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Virtua Fighter 5
Developer(s)	Sega-AM2
Publisher(s)	Sega
Designer(s)	Noriyuki Shimoda (producer) Yoshihiro Tsuzuku (director)
Series	Virtua Fighter
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date	Arcade JPN July 12, 2006 PlayStation 3 JPN February 8, 2007 NA February 20, 2007[1] EUR March 23, 2007[1] Xbox 360 EUR October 26, 2007 NA October 30, 2007 JPN December 6, 2007
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players simultaneously, 2 Players over Xbox Live
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen[1]
Media	Blu-ray Disc, DVD-ROM
Input methods	8-way joystick, 3 buttons
Arcade system	Sega Lindbergh
Display	Horizontally oriented

Virtua Fighter 5 is the latest game in Sega's Virtua Fighter series and direct sequel to Virtua Fighter 4 for the PlayStation 2. It was released on July 12, 2006 into Japanese arcades. Virtua Fighter 5 was released for PlayStation 3 on February 20, 2007 (despite the advertised date of February 23) and was a launch title for the European release in March. The Xbox 360 port was released in October 2007 in North America and Europe. Virtua Fighter 5 was to be ported to Japan on December 6, 2007 and its title is Virtua Fighter 5: Live Arena.[1] The Xbox 360 port has benefited from the additions and refinements that have been made to the Version C arcade revision, while the PlayStation 3 port is based around the older Version B. revision.^[2] The Xbox 360 version also includes online play on release.^[3]

Contents 1 Returning characters 2 Changes from Virtua Fighter 4 2.1 New characters 2.2 Gameplay 2.3 Ranking system 3 Plot 4 Virtua Fighter 5 R 5 Reception 6 References 7 External links 7.1 Official websites 7.2 General resources

[edit] Returning characters

• Akira Yuki
• Jeffry McWild
• Aoi Umenokouji
• Lion Rafale
• Sarah Bryant
• Shun Di
• Goh Hinogami
• Lau Chan
• Pai Chan
• Lei-Fei
• Brad Burns
• Kage-Maru
• Wolf Hawkfield
• Jacky Bryant
• Vanessa Lewis

Ultimate Boss :

• Dural

New Characters:

• El Blaze
• Eileen

[edit] Changes from Virtua Fighter 4

[edit] New characters

Two new characters are featured in Virtua Fighter 5. The first character, Eileen, is a young girl who uses Monkey Kung Fu and enters the tournament to face her idol, Pai, whom she saw at a martial arts demonstration prior to the fifth tournament. The second character is El Blaze, a lucha libre wrestler who wishes to defeat Wolf Hawkfield.

[edit] Gameplay

• Throw speed has been reduced, from 8 frames to 12 frames. In addition, "Instant", or 0-frame throws re-appear from Virtua Fighter 3 in guaranteed throw situations (such as during an evade).
• To encourage a more "moral" style of play, Sega introduce the Clash System: when initiated with the right timing, an attack can be canceled out with a throw, creating a clash and leaving both players at +0 frame advantage (neutral).
• Offensive Move: pressing Punch + Kick + Guard during an evade will initiate an angled forward dash. In addition, pressing Punch or Kick during OM will initiate an attack which can lead to side or back stagger or crumple, leading to a guaranteed combo opportunity.
• The Xbox 360 version introduced online support via Xbox Live, which allowed two players from around the world to battle it out over the internet. Developers have also suggested that the PS3 version could also be online-enabled in the form of a downloadable patch.^[4] This was later discounted by Sega's Jay Boor who told : "at this time SEGA has no plans to release a patch for the PS3 version of Virtua Fighter 5."
• Version C of Virtua Fighter 5 will be used for the 360 version which fixes up some gameplay issues, while the PS3 version used version B.
• Different items are available in the Xbox 360 port of the game in Quest mode, as it is based upon Version C.
• On January 16, 2008 the Xbox 360 version received an update, which made improvements and changes to online play and quest mode.^[5]

[edit] Ranking system

The ranking system in Virtua Fighter 5 is different from Virtua Fighter 4. The following outlines the ranks obtainable:

• 10th Kyu to 1st Kyu
• 1st Dan to 10th Dan

After the Dan ranks, a character's title is dependent on winning percentage.

• If a character's winning percentage is less than 70 percent they will obtain the following ranks:

Master -> Defender -> Enforcer -> Sentinel -> Protector -> Guardian -> Paladin -> Liberator

• If a character's winning percentage is between 70 and 80 percent they will obtain the following ranks:

Master -> Hunter -> Raider -> Barbarian -> Assassin -> Slayer -> Berserker -> Destroyer

• If a character's winning percentage is above 80 percent they will obtain these ranks:

Master -> Warrior -> Veteran -> Gladiator -> Vindicator -> Avenger -> Vanquisher -> Conqueror

This implementation has led to some players' confusion as to what is the highest rank. Upon obtaining "Conqueror" players have not gone through the other two ranking trees, and so, believe that other ranks exist above them. A character's winning percentage can and does change over time. This can lead to crossing from one rank tree to another (i.e. an "Enforcer" can rank up to "Barbarian" and then up or down to "Vindicator" or "Protector"). The only time a rank tree is final is when a character obtains their 28th rank, "Liberator", "Destroyer", or "Conqueror". It is impossible to change ranks once a character obtains their final rank, the experience bar stops moving, even when fighting other 28th rank opponents. It also appears to be impossible to rank down from this level, locking a character into their final title.

[edit] Plot

All of the sought after invitations for the Fifth World Fighting Tournament have been sent and now the 17 best fighters in the world begin their final phases of preparation. They must learn from their prior mistakes and perfect every aspect of their mind, body, and soul - for there is no room for mistakes in this competition. Little do they know that J6, the organization funding the tournament, has sinister ulterior motives for the contest and the company's top secret Dural program is already well underway. In the organization's quest for world domination, the scientists at J6 are creating the ultimate fighting machine with human features. Their first model was defeated in the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, which drove them to kidnap Vanessa. She was able to escape with the help of an insider, but not before they captured her combat data and transferred it to the new advanced Dural model named V-Dural.

J6 is determined to find out who the inside traitor is that released Vanessa and more importantly, if V-Dural is indeed ready to defeat the world's best fighters. The Fifth World Fighting Tournament will reveal both - let it begin.

[edit] Virtua Fighter 5 R

On February 14, 2008, at the AOU Amusement Expo, Sega AM2 announced a revision to Virtua Fighter 5 known as Virtua Fighter 5 R (considered to be an equivalent to Virtua Fighter 4's Evolution update). This revision is set to come out later in 2008 for the Arcades and was announced to feature brand new stages and a new character named Jean Kujo^[6], who practices Karate. Also announced was the return of the sumo wrestler, Taka-Arashi, making his first appearance since Virtua Fighter 3 which brings the fighter count up to 20 (counting Dural). It is not known when or if the consoles will receive this new version nor whether it will be a downloadable update or a separate release like Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution.

[edit] Reception

The game debuted at #1 on the Japanese charts on February 20.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[edit] Official websites

• North American website
• Japanese website

[edit] General resources

• VFDC
• Virtua Fighter 5 at 1UP.com

v • d • e Virtua Fighter video games Main series Virtua Fighter · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 Other releases Virtua Fighter Animation · Virtua Fighter (anime)  · Virtua Fighter Kids · Virtua Quest Characters Akira Yuki · Aoi Umenokouji · Brad Burns · Dural · Eileen · El Blaze · Goh Hinogami · Jacky Bryant · Jeffry McWild · Kage-Maru · Lau Chan · Lei-Fei · Lion Rafale · Pai Chan · Sarah Bryant · Shun Di · Taka-Arashi · Vanessa Lewis · Wolf Hawkfield