Virtua Fighter 5 is one of the deepest, and best, fighting games currently on the market.
Gameplay:
This installment improves on the last installment, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution and the arcade exclusive VF4: Final Tuned, with 2 new characters, some improvements to quest mode, more costumes for each character, and more customization. Gameplay has obviously been enhanced over previous installments and is now more smooth and solid as ever. It's core controls are pretty simple with a simple punch, kick, and guard button, but it's very complex to master all the combo chains and timing. Overall Virtua Fighter still has some of the best gameplay in a 3D fighter to date with it's sharp controls and framebased gameplay.
Audio:
Well audio is tough to call. The series has always aimed for over the top and cheesy voice acting and this installment captures it perfectly, well the English voices anyway. Music is your simple mix of electronics that you have become used to it fighting games. Overall this is just the cheesy audio you have came to expect from the series.
Graphics:
It's graphics are very nice with it's detailed characters and slick animations. It's definitely one of the best looking fighting games on the market. Compared to DOA4 it has more detail on characters and both games have silky smooth animations, but environments look slightly better in DOA4, mainly since there bigger, but Virtua Fighter 5 has absolutely beautiful backdrops that are definitely above DOA4. Overall this is a very slick and very nice looking game and was about the best looking game available for PS3 when it first came out.
Closing comments:
Overall this is a great title and a must have for any fighting fan. With sharp controls and slick graphics, this is a great title that belongs in anyone looking for a great 3D fighter's library.
Overall: 9/10
Pros:
Great gameplay
Slick graphics
Quest mode will keep you busy for awhile
Lot's of character customization
Cons:
Silly dialog and audio
PS3 version lacks online