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It also received three major revisions: Virtua Fighter 5 R, Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, and Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (or Virtua Fighter eSports). The original arcade version of the game received four major updates (or "Versions"), each adding new character costumes, gameplay fixes, and bonus game modes/events: Ver.
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It also continues the series' trend of using one of the most powerful arcade boards at the time to render the most highly-detailed graphics for its time (with this iteration introducing high-definition widescreen resolution, High Dynamic Range, and model self-shadowing).Īlong with the online connectivity and custom player data features of Virtua Fighter 4 (now part of Sega's ALL.Net service), the Japanese arcade version of Virtua Fighter 5 featured an enhanced ranking system and two special dedicated machines: "VF Terminal" (which allowed players to manage their card data) and "VF.TV" (which broadcasts competitive matches to a screen for spectators). The fifth main installment of the Virtua Fighter series, Virtua Fighter 5 adds two new playable fighters (Chinese opera dancer Eileen and Mexican luchador El Blaze) and updated gameplay mechanics (such as the addition of the evasion-based "Offensive Move" technique and the "Clash System"). It received a limited worldwide release on February 2007, with online features removed. Virtua Fighter 5 is a 3D fighting game developed by Sega-AM2 and released by Sega for arcades (using their PC-based Lindbergh hardware) in Japan on July 2006.