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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown will be released in summer 2012 for Xbox 360 via Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network, SEGA has announced.
The definitive version of Virtua Fighter 5 will contain a full overhaul of Virtua Fighter 5’s mechanics, balance and animations, along with new game modes, new dynamic fighting arenas, a collection of customisable character items and two all-new characters added to the roster.
“Virtua Fighter 5 has always been an authentic arcade fighter, even when played from the comfort of a home console. And, like any proper arcade dynasty, we’ve continued to support, expand and tweak the game in the years since its release,” said Haruki Satomi, vice president of Digital Business at SEGA of America and SEGA Europe. “With Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, we get to bring the ultimate expression of competitive one-on-one gaming to console players in one perfect package.”
Feature of the game include:
- The Perfect Fighting Experience: Virtua Fighter 5’s signature style of hand-to-hand combat, with revised mechanics, balance, timing and more, along with simplified controls for new players while retaining the depth that veterans demand
- Dynamic and Interactive Arenas: Fighting areas in new shapes and sizes, including arenas with fences and walls that are different for every round – take unexpected advantage of fighters’ new wall-based moves, or break through the fences with special attacks
- A Mode for Every Fight: Dominate the leaderboards with Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown’s one-on-one online battle system, or take on an army of opponents yourself in a new single-player mode
- Customised Combatants: Enter the ring with one of 19 playable characters, including fan favourite Taka-Arashi from Virtua Fighter 3 and an all-new character, Jean Kujo, and customise them with unique costume and character items
