 "To be honest... it's kind of bland." | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1J2FDZ4PQC9IB |
| So after dropping a hefty wad of cash on the PS3 I decided to pick up a moderately priced game for two players to tide me over until the next payday. In comes VF5.br /br /Virtua Fighter 5 is a decent enough fighting game for $20 but it is not great either. In the end I feel like I should have saved that $20 to buy some games off the PSN store.br /br /It doesn't have a story mode. As crappy as the stories might be in other fighters, they serve to flesh out the character and let the player feel like the fight matters for some reason in what is otherwise a one-note genre. Instead VF5 gives you a career mode that is just one match after another with screens in between that say "character A vs. character B." Absolutely riveting! But of course since there is no story that means the characters must be unique and interesting on their own? You know with wacky costumes and awesome individual move sets, like Mortal Kombat or something? Right? br /br /Wrong. The characters themselves are essentially interchangeable. There's that one girl who does the kicks... oh no wait I am thinking of the other girl. And that big dude who's like a wrestler I think. Or are there two of those? Who knows? Who cares? Seriously the only character who seems unique is the Lucha Libre guy with flaming leather pants (which is 70% of the reason I gave this game 3 stars in fun category). A lot of people that come over to play the game are button mashers. I know purists hate games that give button mashing any credit, but what do you want? Not everyone is a gamer. Considering the lack of online play, you can only play with other people in person. Well everyone I know that comes over to play has jobs and studying to do, so there's no way they're going to be anything other than button mashers. The result is a fight that is composed of one three punch chain and a couple kicks. After a few minutes of this someone is bound to suggest a rousing game of Scrabble because that would be ten times more riveting (seriously though, scrabble is pretty sweet).br /br /If you are a hardcore gamer, then this game is not bad. Each character has plenty of difficult move sets you can try and master. The shaolin monk guy and the drunken kung fu dude are pretty good examples of this. Of course there is no preview mode, so you'll never know if you're doing the moves right because there is no way for you to see what it is supposed to be. The more difficult move sets also look better and might help you feel like the characters are more unique. That is if you are still playing this game and not using it as a fancy coaster on your coffee table.br /br /The graphics in this game are great though. Things look awesome if you have an hdtv to really let the system do its thing. Some of the levels make you wish you could go vacation there instead of having a slow-paced boring fight there. The characters look great too, even if they have some awkward proportion issues. (Is El Blaze just small or is Jeffrey Mcwild suffering from a thyroid problem? You'll never know because there is no story mode).br /br /I think my review is harsher than I meant it to be but still VF5 really doesn't leave any impression. Yeah it's a fighting game and that's about it. It's easily accessible because button mashing works (it just looks the same for every character: punch punch punch kick and repeat). It offers complicated combos that are animated well for those willing to learn the intricacies (but no way of knowing which move is which and if you're doing the right one). It has great graphics but no story. Essentially it looks pretty but has no personality. If you're a huge fan of Virtua Fighter, well why are you even looking at the reviews, you know you're probably going to buy the game. If you lean more towards games like Soul Calibur, skip this because you won't see the appeal. Unless you're trying to rekindle your love for board games. |
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 "Mindless bashing, but the same can be said about the entire genre" | 2008-09-11 |
| - Reviewed By duduong |
I am not a console gamer and bought the PS3 mainly for the Blu-ray. This is one of the few games I have gathered for the machine.
The graphics is par for the course. The movement is not perfectly smooth, but not overly jarring either. The game play is predictably mindless and repetitive. The demand on twitchy fingers suits early teens only. All in all, it is exactly what one expects from a fighting game. I still get to blow off some steam once in a long while. As a time killer, this one does not succeed for me, but I consider that a good thing. |
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 "Fun But Lacks Competitiveness!" | 2008-08-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A37ZNSVAYX59JO |
| Virtua Fighter 5 is a great game but it lacks the online feature especially for an next-gen console. Compared to VF4 it's a huge step up, but I preferred the VF4's style it was somewhat more entertaining. It does have stunning graphics as promised. Lots of customizations with bolts and screws for you to play with. It may not be a must have but instead a "Good To Have". |
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| "Amazing graphics........and nothing more!" | 2008-07-10 |
| - Reviewed By laney50w |
I would have thought that after 4 versions of this game, that SOMEONE would have thought about the controls.....or gameplay, in general.....
The good:
The graphics are great! Vivid colors, smooth action sequences, nice fighting moves...etc etc
The bad:
Controls SUCK!
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 "Worst pieace of junk of a game" | 2008-06-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A5X0G8LTO1J9E |
| This game was terrible, the gameplay was hard the storymode sucked, the combos are terrible, and it's real boaring. This game was a massive breakdown after virtua fighter4 evolution that was the best virtua fighter game but this was a waste of time and money. The customization is not that good, the 2player sucked, the movement is a little to heavy, i perfer dead or alive4 cause thats more lighter and the attacks are more eaiser then this trashy game. The training did'nt help much just some attacks but then after awhile it was a waste of time being that its hard to even use the great combos, the graphics were good but thats really it. Theres no new characters there all from virtua fighter4 evolution the stages are the same and theres not much to do in this game, so this was a terrible game. |
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| "Good 3D fighting game, but not the best" | 2008-05-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3AIYUI425RTFG |
| If you want a good fighting game, this game would be you're first choice right? Wrong, Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection is the best fighting game on PS3, get that from the PSN for $20, it downloads directly to your ps3 and can then be accessed at any time without any need of a disc. |
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| "Virtual Fighter 5" | 2008-05-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1YBE21RZG5WZC |
| I'm sure the game is great atleast good but since I have yet received my game I wouldn't know. After sending a couple of e-mails to Amazon and Hi-Def to inquire about my game and getting no reponse I feel ignored and fustrated so I think the only recourse I have is to no longer purchase anything else from Amazon |
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| "Nothing new or groundbreaking" | 2008-05-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A7OE4WU1V8IK1 |
It's the same old Virtua Fighter. I'm disappointed that the game has not evolved more throughout the years, especially with this release. You'd think that being hosted on the PS3 that they'd find better ways to illustrate the true power of the hardware but I think this game could have been done on the PS2 as far as aesthetics go.
As far as the fighting, like I said before it is much of the same thing. I am a proponent of realistic fight games, such is why I've always preferred VF over Tekken: it takes true skill to be a master at this game. The fighting mechanics are the only thing that provides staying power if you've already played/owned VF4 Evo. The quest mode returns and so does the player customization mode. If those were your cup of tea, go for it.
The AI isn't all that fierce either. I have yet to be defeated with Lau and I am 56-0, similar to how I started with VF4 Evo...having not lost until after my hundredth win.
In all, this series is losing ground. I love VF but come on...couldn't they have spoiled us with a Fighter's Megamix 2? That would have floored me. |
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| "good graphics, not so fun" | 2008-04-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A15DWMIOKC2JFM |
| this game have very good graphics, but isnt it so funny. there is no so many movement and things to do. nothing more than good graphics |
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| "Virtua 1-2-3-4-5 all the same" | 2008-03-17 |
| - Reviewed By jrdehais |
| Just for the graphics I can say this game is not the same as the rest, but in gameplay is the same thing, I got bored really soon, better bought Smash Brawl for wii instead of this one, eventhough this was a great bargain when I bought it at $10 |
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