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The legendary Sega/AM2 fighting game is coming to consoles soon. Players had wait for quite some time for the FS version to get ported (there's ver. B on PS3 and C on Xbox available right now) but it's finally here. It's going to hit PSN on the 5th of June and XMBL on 6th. It will be priced at $15, with paid DLC available (item unlocks for characters).
If you haven't tried this awesome game before it'll be a great chance to get to it as this price is a true bargain for such product. The game is very good both for beginners and experienced players alike. It's easy to get into as everything there is highly intuitive and moves flow really nicely and even a total newbie should be able to put some strings together. For experienced players there's the joy of exploring a range of unique characters (19 of them), each with a fairly daunting list of moves and even more daunting chain/string possibilities for them. Despite it's easy controls (3 buttons and a stick) the game is considered one of the hardest to master. Apart from huge movelist and combo possibilities there are a lot of technicalities you can dig your teeth into. You have full, unrestricted 3D movement (it's the only game I played so far to have it to this extent, even in Soul Calibur the movement was a bit limited --- you couldn't just walk out of an open arena for example).
Changes from earlier versions for those who played:
- 2 new characters (one new, one returning from previous iteration of the game)
- every single animation re-worked for more smoothness and easier tracking of hit type/height
- complete change to online play, it should be easier now to find opponents and it should be working a lot better (can't say for sure as the game isn't out yet)
- all characters now get 6 different costumes with ~1000 items/character for customization
- stages changed
changes to gameplay
Nice interview with top players about this new release:
http://virtuafighter.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/322974/VF5FS Pre-Launch Party Intervi
A recent Arcadia magazine showed FS as being more popular than SF4 in Japanese arcades. How do you feel about VF’s chances at becoming popular outside of Japan?
Chibita: hmmm... I'm not sure of it’s chances, but I definitely want it to be popular outside Japan. I definitely think it’s an easier version to get into, and probably the most accessible version of VF for beginners.
Is there a specific aspect of the game that can make it stand out amongst the competition? What makes VF stand out?
Fuudo: when playing VF, you’re playing against a person. In 2D games, you’re usually just playing against the other character.
Trailer:
Watch top players go at it:
