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Virtua Fighter 5
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Overall Critic Score:3.5238
Virtua Fighter 5 Critic Reviews
There was no better technical fighting game than Virtua Fighter 4. Although not tremendously easy to get into, the depth of VF4 meant that you could spend months mastering a single character, continually discovering new and useful combos and reversals....read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at UnderGroundOnline
Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 crashes onto the Playstation 3 with an intense fighting engine, deep play mechanics, multiple modes of play and incredible graphics. The gameplay remains as complicated, elegant and involving as previous games, with the addition...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at The Laser
Let's just get one thing out of the way: it would be easy for GameSpy to have gone out and looked for someone with a veritable laundry list of credentials and know-how to review a fighting game that warrants the sort of anal-retentiveness that has given...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at GameSpy
It succeeds based on the merits of its infinitely replayable, highly finessed fighting engine. While "noobs" might be content to knit the same canned combos over and over, veterans will relish the ability to improvise, discover, and master new moves,...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at 1UP
outros. Aside from that, you have, what seem to be pretty much the same sound effects present in VF5 that were present in VF4. They get the job done, and that's fine by me -- but hopefully the next VF gives us some newer, harder hitting sounds. Virt...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at PSX Extreme
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As an intelligent and masterful 3D beat 'em up experience, this is as pure as it gets....read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at Computer & Video Games UK
If you enjoy really digging into a fighting system and mastering its intricacies you'll be astounded at the depth on display here. The lack of online play is a huge disappointment and it's definitely light on the modes, but Virtua Fighter 5 is still the...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at GameTrailers
than most other games in the genre. Calling VF5 an evolution over VF4: Evolution could not be considered an insult considering the excellence of the prior game.VF5 is the only new fighting game currently available for the PS3, and it certainly is one the ...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at GamingTrend
"Virtua Fighter 4" was easily the best in the series, and also one of the best hardcore fighting games ever released. While it doesn't represent as huge a step up as say, "VF4" did over "VF3," it can still claim the crown as the best Virtua Fighter to...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at GamePro
your buddies via memory card will hurt this game’s longevity. If you enjoy the series or fighting games in general it doesn’t get much better than the VF series. While the PS3 has been a stale place for original content lately, this game finally brings so...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at ZTGameDomain
While the barebones gameplay options and lack of flash may make VF5 seem like a stripped title, that couldn't be further from the truth. While we don't get beautiful cinematics, dozens of characters or a bunch of gimmicky modes to keep us busy, we do get...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at GamerNode
The closest Sega has come to creating the perfect Virtua Fighter sequel. Virtua Fighter 5’s fast-paced, in-your-face combat harkens back to the original....read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at GameZone
It offers one of the most intuitive and robust fighting systems ever assembled and the customization options and quest mode are great fun. Granted, its AI isn't very good, it has a couple of interface issues and the lack of online is a major negative,...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at IGN
Virtua Fighter 5 is downright incredible. Its a near perfect port from the Arcades and features some of the most engrossing gameplay and visuals ever to grace a home console....read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at GameBrink
A gorgeous graphical update and two new characters are more than enough to satiate the appetites of ardent followers; however, there really isn’t much here that significantly sets this fifth installment apart from previous efforts. This, along with the...read the complete Virtua Fighter 5 review at GameShark
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