Virtua Striker 2

For the Sega Dreamcast game released as Virtua Striker 2 in North America, see Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000.1.

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Virtua Striker 2
System(s): Sega Model 3
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer: Sega AM2
Genre: Sports
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1997-06 ¥? ? US 1997-06 $? ? UK 1997-06 £? ?

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Virtua Striker 2 (バーチャストライカー2) is a Sega Model 3 arcade football game and a sequel to Virtua Striker. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the machines on March 31, 2017.

Gameplay

Teams

Virtua Striker 2 contains the 19 teams from Virtua Striker (except Denmark) and adds a futher six regular teams (and one hidden one), taking the total to 26.

	Japan
	France
	England
	Bulgaria
	Korea
	Nigeria
	U.S.A.
	Mexico
	Italy
	Belgium
	New
	Spain
	Croatia
	New
	Russia
	New
	Sweden
	Brazil
	Uruguay
	New
	Germany
	Netherlands
	Portugal
	New
	Greece
	New
	Yugoslavia
	New
	Saudi Arabia
	Argentina
	Colombia
	F-C Sega
	MVP Yukichan
	A hidden team comprised of a fivepiece mariachi band, two eskimos, a giant stoat, a snowman, a giant turtle and a bizarre microscopic lifeform that lives under the arctic ocean magnified hundreds of times.

History

Legacy

This particular entry in the series was very popular in arcades across the globe, and has therefore been re-released numerous times with minor improvements. Virtua Striker 2 Version '98 and Virtua Striker 2 Version '99 (and a minor revision, Virtua Striker 2 Version '99.1) were released as Sega Model 3 arcade updates, while Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000 was released for the Sega NAOMI arcade platform.

The original Virtua Striker 2 was set for release for the Sega Dreamcast in November 1998, being one of the first titles announced for the system. It was subsequently revised and replaced with Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000.1. In North America, the this version retains the simple Virtua Striker 2 name, but is due to its increased number of features, is not considered by Sega Retro to be the same game as this one.

Production credits

• Program Director: Kentarou Fujita
• Design Director: Kaori Yamamoto
• Sound Director: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
• Programmers: Yuji Hirukawa, Jun-ichi Ishito, Tadanobu Numata, Kazunori Oyama, Norio Haga, Masaki Yamashita, Yuichiro Mine, Masayuki Sumi
• Designers: Hajime Matsubara, Makoto Kawai, Masaaki Somaki, Shinichiro Shimano
• Motion Designers: Yoshinao Asako, Shunan Sukawa, Issei Tokuda, Hiroyuki Nakagomi
• Sound Creators: Hideaki Miyamoto, Fumio Itoh
• Publicity: Ai Kotani, Jun Kasahara, Akira Yamanaka
• Special Thanks: Hiroki Koyama, Yasuhiro Komori, Aika Hirano, JEF United
• Producer & Game Director: Satoshi Mifune

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In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Striker 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP flyer

UK flyer

References

Virtua Striker series
Virtua Striker (1994) | Virtua Striker 2 (Version '98 | '99 | 2000 | 2000.1) (1997-2000) | Virtua Striker 3 (Ver. 2002) (2001-2002) | Virtua Striker 4 (Ver. 2006) (2005-2006)
Virtua Striker related media
	Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (1997)
	Virtua Striker 2 Version '98 Official Guide (1998) | Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000.1 Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (2000) | Virtua Striker 3 Ver. 2002 Road to International Cup Kyuukyoku Guide (2002)