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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Sega Of America, Inc.
EAN: 0010086630060
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: Sega Of America, Inc.
Manufacturer: Sega Of America, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: PlayStation2
Publisher: Sega Of America, Inc.
Sales Rank: 7610
Studio: Sega Of America, Inc.

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Product Description:
Virtua Fighter 4: Greatest Hits is an incredible return to the action of the Virtua Fighter games. They were the definitive hand-to-hand combat games, and they've gotten an incredible revamp for the PS2. Try out this incredibly deep fighting system with adaptive AI and see how well you'll do against the world's best fighters. Rewards await those who master every move, if you're smart enough to unlock a few secret techniques along the way.

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This new version of the definitive hand-to-hand martial arts sim features fully optimized graphics designed to harness the power of the PlayStation2. Virtua Fighter 4 also delivers an extremely deep fighting system, highly tuned AI, and two new characters hungry for their place at the top. If you are new to the Virtua Fighter series, the in-depth training system will teach you the art of combat, move by move. Rewards await those who master every move, and you can expect to unlock a few secret techniques along the way.

Two new characters (Lei Fei and Vanessa Lewis) join 11 VF veterans for a grand total of 13 fighters, each with his or her own unique styles based on real martial arts. New counters and defensive moves allow players to switch up their stances and fighting styles midbout. High-polygon character models, exquisite detail, and brilliant light sourcing combine to create breathtaking visuals. You can also train a computer-controlled character through sparring and an easy-to-use rewards system, then pit your character against a friend's, or challenge the arcade mode. A new accessory system allows you to customize your character's clothing, sunglasses, hairstyles, and more.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Virtua Bore, Did they even try?
This game lacks interesting features and unlockable content. That and the lack of good character development leads this game to such a negative reaction. With games like Tekken 4 and Mortal kombat DA to compare to this, it seems like Sega dropped the ball on this series in this installment. Bottom line, needs more characters.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Kicks and Punches ALL opposition to death instantly
"The World Fighting Tournament: a worldwide competition for fighters who believe in the superiority of their own fighting skills and technique." This is how the manual describes what Virtua Fighter 4 is about. It may seem simple on the surface, but hidden beneath is a complex fighting game that will take you a very long time to master each of the 13 characters.

All of the fighters from Virtua Fighter 3 are back, along with two newcomers, Lei Fei and Vanessa Lewis. Each fighter has a staggering number of moves they can perform, an average of 77 distinct moves per fighter, and thatïs without projectiles! Take that, Street Fighter! Vanessa Lewis tops out at 123 moves, in case you were interested. This is a very deep game that will take you a long time to master.

Graphics: This seems to be one of the focal points about Virtua Fighter 4. First, because the graphics are so stunning, but also because the game contains jaggies. Well I'm here to tell you that the jaggies are there, but there's no way you'll care about them while you're playing this otherwise beautiful game. The environments are the highlight, in my opinion. Snow, water, and sand are the three elements you'll encounter on the floor of the fighting arena and each are realistically recreated and interact with the battle taking place. For example, when there is water on the floor, it splashes up when you slam someone into the ground and when your fighters move about the arena. In the snow arena, snow even gets trampled down so you can trace your path in the arena and even work the snow down to the wooden floor beneath. Wind and light are also represented accurately, almost to the point where you don't notice it because it's so natural.

The backgrounds are also alive with activity and add more realism to each arena location. One arena is set in the middle of a large aquarium, with fish and sharks swimming by as you fight. Another arena is set amongst Roman-inspired pillars, and lighting strikes these pillars as the match progresses. Another arena is set in a cage surrounded by screaming fans, and all the fans are separate, 3D polygonal entities instead of the drab, one-dimensional bitmap fans we're used to seeing in games like Madden. Really makes the crowd come to life!

With all this going on, you almost forget about how good the fighters look. Very detailed faces and outfits, and the fighting animations are very fluid. This game moves very fast, and the character models don't miss a beat. Never any slowdown or choppy framerate, no pop-ups, but there are jaggies. Barely noticeable, but they're there. Like I said earlier though, you won't even have time to notice or care about them.

Game Modes: As stated earlier, there are a lot of moves to learn if you want to be a contender in Virtua Fighter 4. Fortunately, there are three different training modes to help you familiarize yourself with all the attacks, throws, jump attacks, down attacks, rising attacks, and reversals. Button mashing will get you through your first few matches, but if you want to excel in Kumite mode, you'll need to practice here a lot. The first Training Mode is Command mode, where on-screen instructions walk you through all the moves your fighter can perform. The next is Free mode, where you can set up specific situations to train in. Finally, Trial mode places you in certain battle situations and then explains what you need to do. This mode focuses on repetition so the moves get burned into your brain.

Arcade mode is just what it says - a direct translation of the arcade version. Battle your way through the other fighters for a chance to take on Dural.

Vs. mode is for when you have friends over. You and a friend can battle using any of the 13 fighters, or load a built-up fighter from your memory card. No tournament mode, but it does keep track of wins for each player.

Kumite mode gives you an endless number of challengers and is really the heart of the single player experience. Here you can choose a fighter and increase their ranking, gain special items, and save your fighter to the memory card.

AI System mode is perhaps the most confusing mode in the game. You have two options, sparring and replay. In sparring, you basically teach your AI character different moves and combos. There's no winning or losing here, just teaching. Once you feel your AI fighter has learned enough moves and combos, you can go into reply and watch your AI character fight. If your AI character performs a move you like, press the circle button and your fighter will "remember" that move and use it again. If you didn't like the move/combo, press X and your fighter will know not to use that move again. An odd mode that is not explained well at all in the manual, and will take a lot of time to get your AI fighter any good. Kind of a Tomogotchi mode for those interested.

Controls: The controls are very simple, it's just how you use them in combination with each other to create all your combos, throws, and reversals. There is one guard button (square), one punch button (X), and one kick button (circle). The triangle button acts as a secondary punch button, and the shoulder buttons are simply combinations of the normal buttons. For example, L1 is punch and guard together. Easy controls to remember, but difficult to remember some of the long move commands during the heat of battle.

Audio: Most of the battle tracks are laden with rock guitar, which works with the fast-paced fighting. Sound effects are very good for the hitting and environments (water splashing, etc.). Voice-acting is good, but gets a little repetitive. Thankfully, most of the talking only lasts a few seconds. Not much to say in this game besides taunting the other fighters.

Overall, Virtua Fighter 4 is very well done and will definitely please fans of the series and fighting fans in general. There's really not much to complain about, unless you're a graphics whore and can't get past the jaggies. Can I say whore? Anyway, this is a very deep game that will take you a long time to master your chosen character, and should provide a balanced challenge all around.


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - So Boring,Its more painful than the fighting.
No wonder wwhy this game went to greatest hits so quick.Their are no story lines, confusing moves,and it is practically impossible to beat the game on Kumity mode. If you like fighting games, Get Tekken Games.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Fighting games are for kids plain and simple !!!!!!!!
All you ahve to do is to beat all the players ands then what????????? this game is great for the arcade, but not for a home system, the graphics are great the move and fighting style original*(subject to debate)it's really not so bad however i don't like people playing games, in my house, on my console see so play all alone, i need a game like MGS3 OR DMC3, Splinter cell, you name it i like it,even RPG's & horror survival game that can work, so i give this game three stars after a 2 weeks you forget this game it weill collect dust unless you are a child who like doing the same thing over and over beating the same people don't buy this play it the arcade or even practise at home to kick ass in the arcade.
laterzzz folks / gamers


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - i dont like fighting games
yaaa, i dont....fighting games dont entertain me for long...probaly because i never have anybody to play them with..i played this game by myself but could never figure out how to work the ai thingy...i tryed and tryed..never could figure it out...

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