Sega is bringing the Virtua Fighter sequence to Steam for the primary time this winter with Virtua Fighter 5 REVO, the fifth main model of the preventing recreation that debuted in 2006. That’s proper; that “new” Virtua Fighter {that a} Sega exec teased earlier this month is yet one more model of the 18-year-old Virtua Fighter 5.
Whereas it is probably not the Virtua Fighter 6 that many have been hoping for, Virtua Fighter 5 REVO does seem to carry some welcome new adjustments to the sport. The most recent model will function rollback netcode assist for on-line battles, 4K visuals with up to date high-res textures, and extra recreation steadiness adjustments for REVO’s roster of 19 playable characters, Sega says.
Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio — the parents behind the Like A Dragon and Judgment video games — promise a number of modes, together with ranked, arcade, coaching, and versus, plus 16-player tournaments and leagues for on-line competitors.
The unique model of Virtua Fighter 5 debuted in arcades in 2006, and was ported to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 the next yr. In 2008, Sega delivered Virtua Fighter 5 R, including new character Jean Kujo and bringing sumo wrestler Taka-Arashi again to the playable roster. Virtua Fighter 5 Last Showdown was then launched in arcades in 2010, and got here to PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. Last Showdown can be playable within the digital arcades of a number of video games of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s video games.
Earlier this month, Sega’s govt VP of worldwide transmedia Justin Scarpone instructed Video Video games Chronicle that the corporate was growing one other Virtua Fighter recreation, resulting in hypothesis {that a} long-awaited Virtua Fighter 6 was within the works. Sega is within the course of of creating new Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Loopy Taxi video games, so hopes have been excessive {that a} brand-new Virtua Fighter was additionally within the combine. VF followers should wait just a little longer for that, nevertheless, and satiate themselves with a better-than-ever model of Virtua Fighter 5 for now.
