Virtua
Fighter 5 R
STORY:
All of the sought after invitations
for the Fifth World Fighting Tournament have been sent and now the 17 best
fighters in the world begin their final phases of preparation. They must learn
from their prior mistakes and perfect every aspect of their mind, body, and soul
- for there is no room for mistakes in this competition. Little do they know
that J6, the organization funding the tournament, has sinister ulterior motives
for the contest and the company's top secret Dural program is already well
underway.
In the organization's quest for world domination, the scientists at J6
are creating the ultimate fighting machine with human features. Their first
model was defeated in the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, which drove them to
kidnap Vanessa. She was able to escape with the help of an insider, but not
before they captured her combat data and transferred it to the new advanced
Dural model named V-Dural. J6 is determined
to find out who the inside traitor is that released Vanessa and more
importantly, if V-Dural is indeed ready to defeat the world's best fighters. The
Fifth World Fighting Tournament will reveal both - let it begin.
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Jean
Kujo is an interesting and unexpected Karate enthusiast.
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ABOUT:
Virtua
Fighter 5 R is an enhanced arcade version of Virtua
Fighter 5 that introduces new stages, character customizations, and gameplay tweaks. In Virtua
Fighter tradition, the update adds 2 new
playable characters. The newcomer introduced in VF5 R is Jean
Kujo, a "sinister-looking" karate-user with silver hair. Taka Arashi, the
towering Sumo wrestler who debuted in Virtua Fighter
3, also makes his long-awaited return to the series (and looks better than
ever).
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Enter Taka Arashi's ring...
and you
might not come out alive.
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Virtua Fighter 5 R made it
up to "Version C" in arcades, until the latest version, Virtua Fighter 5: Final
Showdown
replaced VF5R when it released in arcades on July 29th, 2010. Finally, in August 2011, Sega announced Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, bringing the series back to consoles for the first time in
nearly 5 years.
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A
welcomed update for hardcore VF5 players at the arcade.
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| Page Updated: |
April
19th, 2023 |
| Developer(s): |
Sega-AM2 |
| Publisher(s): |
Sega |
| Designer(s): |
Noriyuki Shimoda Producer
Yoshihiro Tsuzuku
Director
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| Platform(s): |
Arcade
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| Release Date(s): |
July 24th, 2008
 Arcade
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| Characters: |
Jean
Kujo, Akira Yuki,
Sarah Bryant,
Jacky Bryant,
Kage-maru, Jeffry
McWild, Wolf Hawkfield,
Pai-Chan, Lau-Chan,
Shun Di,
Lion Rafale,
Aoi Umenokouji,
Vanessa Lewis,
Lei
Fei, Brad Burns, Goh
Hinogami,
El
Blaze, Eileen, Taka-Arashi,
Dural |
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Featured Video:
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| Related Games: |
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, Virtua
Fighter 5 Final Showdown, Virtua Fighter 5, Virtua
Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix, Virtua
Fighter 2, Virtua Fighter Kids, Virtua
Fighter 3, Virtua Fighter 4, Virtua
Fighter 4 Evolution, Fighting
Vipers, Fighting Vipers 2, Fighters
Megamix, Last Bronx
, Dead or Alive 4, TEKKEN
5: Dark Resurrection, TEKKEN 5: DR Online,
TEKKEN 6 |
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Gameplay
Engine
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Story
/ Theme
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Overall
Graphics
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Animation
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Music
/ Sound Effects
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Innovation
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Art Direction
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Customization
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Options / Extras
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Intro / Presentation
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Replayability / Fun
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"Ouch" Factor
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Characters
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BOTTOM LINE
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| Final
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Most fighting game players outside
of Japan will probably never play this particular version of Virtua Fighter... but
that's okay! Thankfully, Sega eventually released a further-enhanced version of the Virtua
Fighter 5 (VF5: Final Shodown) on PS3 & Xbox 360 later in 2012. On that note,
be sure to check out TFG's full review of VF5:
Final Showdown.
Like many installments and sequels for other fighting game franchises, VF5R was a stepping stone to take the game up a notch. The addition of VF veteran Taka-Arashi and newcomer Jean Kujo surely brought some hype back to the arcade scene for hardcore players.
On a side note, I found it kind of odd that the promotional "artwork" for VF5R features oddly customized versions of several iconic Virtua Fighter characters. It was definitely an unorthodox (and rather bizarre) method of advertising, considering the iconic characters of VF are more recognizable in their original
threads. Maybe these adverts looked more natural in an actual arcade setting, but looking back on some of them, VF5R's promotional media is slightly cringe-worthy.
~TFG
Webmaster |
@Fighters_Gen
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