Virtua Fighter 5 review

360 owners finally get their hands on Sega's masterpiece

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Pros

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    Online play for 360 owners

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    Superb (perfect?) fighting

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    Gorgeous visuals

Cons

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    Worst commentary ever

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    Perhaps too hardcore

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    Hasn't really changed in 12 years

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Oct 29, 2007

After all that “only PS3 can do Virtua Fighter 5” talk, we’re proud to say the 360 version is graphically superior - by some margin, in fact. Truthfully, the 360 sheen is so apparent in a direct HDMI cable switch comparison, it’s like looking at Soul Calibur 2 on Xbox compared to PS2. VF5’s here, online, and all is right with the world.

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GenreFighting
DescriptionStill the same hardcore fighting game we've known and loved for 12 years, but the 360 version looks better than the PS3 version, if you can believe that.
PlatformXbox 360, PS3
US censor ratingTeen
Alternative namesVF5, Virtua Fighter V
Release date30 October 2007 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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Justin Towell
Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.