Virtua Fighter 2

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Virtua Fighter 2

System(s): Sega Model 2A CRX, Sega Saturn, Sega Mega Drive, PC, Virtual Console, iOS
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega AM2
Genre: 3D Action
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Virtua Fighter 2 is a fighting game developed by Sega and is the sequel to Virtua Fighter. It is the second game in the Virtua Fighter series, and was originally developed for Sega Model 2A CRX arcade hardware by Yu Suzuki-headed Sega AM2 in 1995. It was then ported to the Sega Saturn in 1996 and Microsoft Windows in 1997.

Virtua Fighter 2 was known for its breakthrough graphics that made good use of Sega's Model 2 arcade hardware. This hardware was able to run the game at 60 frames per second at a high resolution without slowdown. The Saturn version was also known for impressive graphics, especially on a system that was never really built to be 3D-friendly.

Ports

The Saturn port allowed for the arena size to be adjusted down or all the way up to 82 meters. This is the only game in the series, other than Virtua Fighter Remix, that could have such size adjustments. The energy meter was also adjustable and could even be set to infinity. This allows for practicing of moves or cheating. By adjusting the arena to a small size and giving characters infinite health the player could play what some have called a "sumo match" and the players could only win by knocking their opponent out of the ring.

Virtua Fighter 2 was remade for the Sega Mega Drive in 1996, but as a sprite-based 2D fighter. This port was included in the 2006's Sega Mega Drive Collection and was also released on Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console on March 20, 2007 in Japan, and also April 16, 2007 in the US.

In addition, Virtua Fighter 2 was converted for the PlayStation 2 in 2004 as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan.

Virtua Fighter 2.1

Virta Fighter 2.1 was a Japanese-only release. This version featured re-tweaked gameplay, slightly enhanced graphics and the ability to play as a newly-designed Dural. This version was also released in the Sega Ages 2500 series. It is possible to switch to the 2.1 gameplay mechanics in the Saturn port, but none of the other features are updated. The 2.1 mode can also be activated in the PC version.

Characters

For Characters, please look Virtua Fighter Characters

Production Credits (Saturn Team)

Producer: Yu Suzuki
Director: Keiji Okayasu

Programmers

System Program: Tetsuya Sugimoto
Collision Program: Hideya Shibazaki
Motion Program: Hiroaki Shoji
Enemy Program: Takayuki Yamaguchi
Movie Program: Kazua Ohtani
Command Program: Shinji Ohshima
Texture Program: Takeshi Matsuda
Scroll Program: Hiroki Okajima

Graphic Designer

Movie Design: Yoshinao Asako
Background Design: Youji Kato
Character Design: Kaori Yamamoto, Kaoru Nagahama
Scroll Design: Ryoya Yui

Sound

Producer: Takayuki Nakamura
Music Arranger & Director: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
Sound Design: Kazuhiko Kouchi
Music Programmer: Teruo Nakano (Silly Walk)
Recording Director: Tatsutoshi Narita (SEGA Digital Studio)
Recording Engineer: Naoyuki Machida (SEGA Digital Studio)
Recording Manager: Fumitaka Shibata (SEGA Digital Studio)

Publicity: Kouji Umeda, Nobutaka Arii
Special Thanks: Matsuhide Mizoguchi, Yutaka Nishino, Shigenobu Iga, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Virtua Fighter 2 Arcade Team, SGL Team, 81 Produce Co.
Created By: Sega AM2
Presented By: Sega

Production Credits (PC Team)

Producer: Toshinori Asai
Director: Tadashi Ihoroi
Supervisor: Yu Suzuki
Assistant Producer: Shun Arai
Main Programmer: Kouichi Nagata
Programmers: Masato Hagishita, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Hajime Sawada, Yoshihiko Toyoshima, Toshinori Suzuki, Kazuhisa Hasuoka, Tomonobu Takahashi
Graphic Designers: Hisato Fukumoto, Tomoharu Tanaka, Katsufumi Yoshimori, Yumi Morikawa
Sound Desginer: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi

PC Divison (Marketing)

Group General Manager: Shinji Fujiwara
Managers: Tchie Tokoro, Yasuo Koike
Staffs: Ryousuke Kaji, Junko Yasui, Yoshirou Tateyama, Satomi Kawasaki, Takeshi Tsugane, Yasuhide Nagasawa, Shinya Itoh, Shozo Hirano
Manual & Package Producers: Taiji Okamoto, Yoshihiro Sakuta
Manual Editor: Mitsuaki Chouno
Manual & Package Designers: Toshiki Yamaguchi, Hisashi Nishimura
Help Editor: Tadashi Ihoroi, Takako Higuchi
Publicity: Hiroyuki Otaka, Toshirou Nakayama

Special Thanks: AM R&D Dept. #2, Virtua Fighter 2 Arcade Team, Virtua Fighter 2 Saturn Team, ASCII Corporation(Tech Win), Takahiko Kobayashi(Sega PC Check Team), Youichirou Inoue(Sega PC Check Team), Kazuyuki Hagihara(Sega PC Check Team), Tomohisa Nakayasu(Sega PC Check Team), Motoki Shinohara(Super Player), Takayuki Haneda(Super Player), Toyohiko Yoshimine(Super Player)
Created By: Sega AM2
Presented By: Sega

Title Screen of the Sega Mega Drive version

Production Credits (Mega Drive Team)

Executive Producers: Minoru Kanari, Toshihisa Ugata, Masato Noguchi
Producer: Junichi Tsuchiya
Director/Planner: Hideki Anbo
Programmers: Tomohiro Ishigai, Hiroaki Koiso, Kouji Otsuka
Graphic Director: Masanori Ooe
Character Graphic Designers: Shinichi Matsuoka, Tomomi Yano, Shungo Yamasaki, Takeshi Takahashi, Kenji Shimizu, Hajime Okano, Hidehiko Tsukamoto, Naosuke Ishizuka, Tomoyuki Fumotogawa, Yusuke Komatsu, Rie Nakao, Satoshi Nakai, Kouichirou Kobayashi, Kouichi Kiga
Scroll Graphic Designers: Takuya Saito, Atsushi Tsuyuki, Junko Kawaura, Motoi Nakamura
Sound Director: Shougo Sakai
Sound Designer: Hitoshi Ohori, Tomohiro Endo
Special Thanks: AM R&D Dept. #2, Hiroshi Aso, Ryoichi Hasegawa, Noboru Machida, Yoshihiro Suzuki, Acura Otani, Akihisa Suwa, Takato Yoshinari, Takashi Egawano, Yasushi Sugiyama, Katsuji Aoyama, Yoshitaka Maki, Yoshiaki Kashima, Masaru Setsumaru, Masaharu Nakayama, Wataru Oguri, Hiroyuki Tsutsumi, Akira Oda
Created By: Sega AM2
Presented By: Sega

Screenshots

Model 2 Version

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Physical Scans

Saturn Version

Saturn, US
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Saturn, EU
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Saturn, JP
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Spinecard 50x50px Disc

Saturn, JP (Satakore)
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Mega Drive Version

Mega Drive, US
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Cart

Mega Drive, EU
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PC Version

PC, EU (Xplosiv)
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Virtua Fighter series

Spin-offs

Virtua Fighter Kids (1996) | Virtua Fighter Animation (1997) | Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary (2003) | Virtua Quest (2004)

Cross-overs

Fighters Megamix (Game.com) | Dead or Alive 5 (5+ | Ultimate | Last Round) (2012-2015)

Portrait series

Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series: (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | The Final) (1995-1996) | GG Portrait: Yuuki Akira (1996) | GG Portrait: Pai Chan (1996)

Others

Unlicensed

Virtua Fighter 2 vs. Tekken 2 (199x)

Demo discs
Java Tea Original Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)

Albums

Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (1994) | Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter Maximum Mania (1994) | Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (1994) | Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (1995) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 1: Shinshou Hassei (1995) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 2: Ryuuko Kaikou (1996) | Ai ga Tarinaize (1996) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 3: Koubou Banjou (1996) | Virtua Fighter Complete Vocal Collection (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Sound Tracks (1996) | Fighters Megamix Sound Tracks (1997) | Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal (1997) | Kimi ga Inai Yoru (1997) | Virtua Fighter 4 Official Soundtrack (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks (2002) | Yuuki (2004) | Virtua Fighter 5 Original Sound Track (2011) | Virtua Fighter 5 R Official Sound (2012) | Virtua Fighter 5 Official Sound (2012) | Virtua Fighter Best Tracks + One (2015) | Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (2021) | Virtua Fighter (2023) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (2023)

Books

Virtua Fighter Maniax (1994) | V Jump Books Game Series: Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter (1994) | Virtua Fighter Maniax Replays (1994) | Virtua Fighter Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 1 for Novice (1994) | Virtua Fighter Ougi no Sho (1995) | Virtua Fighter Maniax for Windows (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.1 (1995) | Virtua Fighter Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 2 for Expert (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Maniax Replays (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter Remix Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Complete (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Maniax (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 1 for Novice (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.3 (1995) | Arcade Game Hisshou Hou Special: Virtua Fighter Kids (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Command Game Guide (1996) | Virtua Fighter Legend of Sarah (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Perfect Guide (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Fighter's Bible (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Game Guide Book (1996) | Virtua Fighter Graphics "Model 2" (1996) | Tokyo Virtua Monogatari (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 2 for Expert (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Fan Book (1996) | Virtua Fighter Honoo no Maki: Pai Chan Bukyou Gaiden (1996) | Virtua Fighter Ryuu no Maki: Touken Kairou (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Sega Saturn Fighting Manual (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Kyuukyoku Hon (1996) | Virtua Fighter Relax (1996) | Virtua Fighter: Arashi no Maki (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act. 0.5 (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act.1 (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act.2 (1996) | Fighters Megamix Fighting Master's Guide (1997) | Fighters Megamix Official Guide (1997) | Virtua Fighter 2: Ten Stories (1997) | Fighters Mega Books (1997) | Fighters Megamix Comic Anthology (1997) | Virtua Fighter 3 Official Playing Guide (1998) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Kanzen Kouryaku Dokuhon (1998) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Perfect Guide (1998) | Virtua Fighter 4 Perfect Guide (2001) | Virtua Fighter 4 Yoku Wakaru Haoh Yousei Dojo (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Kanzen Kouryaku Guide PS2 Ban (2002) | PS2 Ban Virtua Fighter 4 Perfect Guide (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 The Complete (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Perfect Guide (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution: Yokuwakaru Hisshou Senjutsu Shinan (2003) | PS2 Ban Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Complete Guide (2003) | Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary: Memory of Decade (2003) | Virtua Fighter 2 Technical Archive (2004) | Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned Master Guide (2004) | Virtua Fighter Cyber Generation: Judgement Six no Yabou Kouryaku Navigation (2004) | Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned Orange Book: Junkies' Last Stand (2004) | Virtua Fighter 5 Technical Book (2006) | Virtua Fighter 5 White Book: Keep It Real (2006) | Virtua Fighter 5 Black Book: Keep It Moral (2007) | Virtua Fighter 5 for PlayStation 3 Complete Guide (2007) | Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Masters Guide (2010) | Virtua Fighter no Neppa (2018)

TV and Film

Virtua Fighter CGMV (1994) | CGMV Virtua Fighter 2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Eternal Battle (1995) | Virtua Fighter (1995) | Virtua Fighter Special Training Pack (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Wheel of Fortune (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Wheel of Fortune The Best Bout (1996) | Sega Official Video Library Vol. 2: Virtua Fighter Kids (199x) | Virtua Fighter 3 (Columbia video series) (1996) | CGMV Special Virtua Fighter 3: Shippuu no Shou "System" (1996) | CGMV Special Virtua Fighter 3: Geki no Shou "Battle" (1996)