Wizard Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 LOS ANGELES--Last August, Sega announced it was preparing a sequel to Virtua Fighter 4, appropriately titled Virtua Fighter 5. The game was being developed for Sega's new Lindbergh arcade board, which is based on a 3GHz Intel Pentium 4 CPU. The fact the board was based on PC architecture led some to speculate the game would be coming to the Xbox 360, as the porting process would be less complex than that to other consoles. Today, Sega announced that Virtua Fighter 5 is indeed coming to a next-generation console...but not the Xbox 360. The game will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3 when it is released in North America in Spring 2007. Like the 360, though, the game will feature high-definition graphics and will support 720p resolution. Virtua Fighter 5 will sport more than 15 characters, including many from previous installments. Also, it will include two new characters, Eileen and El Blaze. Of Chinese descent, Eileen "uses a monkey kung-fu fighting style that she learned from her grandfather, a former kung-fu master," according to Sega. As one might gather from the name, El Blaze is a master of lucha libre, the flamboyant style of Mexican wrestling. Besides introducing two new characters, Sega also released some gameplay details about Virtua Fighter 5. The publisher carefully avoided any mention of an online mode but did say players could win in-game money for their victories, which they could then use at an in-game shop. Sega also said that players could pick form several customizable costumes and "attachable items" that "can be placed onto each fighter's various body parts." Gamespot(ting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatal Rose Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 PS3 here I come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Awesomeness. Another reason to buy the PS3. btw, topic title fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S.D Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 I KNOW Fatal would reply to this thread I'm not a Virtua Fighter fan....so..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeval Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 I probably don't need to say so, but I'm with Fatal on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S.D Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 PS3 price will put you off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 PS3 price will put you off <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Seriously. $500 for base system is a HUGE chunk of change. That's without any games. If you preorder or buy during launch you'll most probably have to buy it in a package deal so those will run around $600 minimum. flock that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
754boy Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 PS3 price will put you off <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Add my name to that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatal Rose Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Does the base system come with a HD? If so, how many gigs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Yes, it comes with a 20 gb hdd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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