Virtua Fighter
Reviewed by Jeremy Peeples
Virtua Fighter was released in May of 1995 for the Sega
Saturn, it was one of only 5 launch titles and is considered
to be one of the best of the bunch as well as being one of
the only reasons to own a Saturn when it was first released
(the other being Panzer Dragoon.)
Graphics-6/10-The blocky fithers paled in comparison to the
arcade game and were far overshadowed by games like
Toahshinden that had been previewed for the Playstaion.
The backrounds are,for the most part, bland, the game has
excellent animation that saves the game in the graphics department.
Sound-7/10-The music is rather generic, but some songs are
excellent, the game's many sound effects are clear and help
to convey the impact of many of the game's moves.
Controls-10/10-In a word, perfect.
The controls are very responsive with nary a hint of
slugishness, the excellent control means a lot to this game
because of the huge number of moves it contained.
Gameplay-10/10-This game has classic moves and combos that
put it above the rest in this category.
The perfect control makes the combos and classic moves (like
Kage's throw where he propels you 14 feet in the air) very
easy to execute.
Overall-7/10- This game is considered a classic by many
(including myself) based purely upon the game's excellent
gameplay and legendary moves.
Unfortunately, the game's sub-par graphics and mostly bland
music bring the score down a notch.
Rent or Buy?-Buy_Seeing as how very few places stocked
Saturn games to rent when it came out, even fewer when it
died out, buy it- it should only cost a few bucks and is one
of the best fighting games ever.
If you buy it, you will not be disappointed, it is truly a
classic and deserves to be experienced by all, if for
nothing else, buy this game to show you how polygonal
fighting games have evolved in a mere 5 years, it is truly remarkable.
Overall: 7 out of 10
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