Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution

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Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution
System(s): Arcade, PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega AM2
Genre: 3D Action

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution was an updated version of Virtua Fighter 4. The game introduced two new characters and adjusted every other character as well. The two new characters were the Judoka-assassin, Goh Hinogami and the Muay Thai boxer Brad Burns. With the addition of Brad Burns, Vanessa Lewis's alternate Muay Thai style from Virtua Fighter 4 was removed and replaced with a Vale Tudo "Offensive" style; making her a solely Vale Tudo brawler. All of the stages were adjusted. For example, Lei-Fei's stage in Virtua Fighter 4 previously took place during sunset, in Evolution it takes place during the morning.

Features at a Glance

• Improved Graphics: better anti-aliasing.
• New item store in Quest Mode.
• Currency system in Quest Mode.
• Opponent tracking log in Quest Mode: kept track of which opponents were fought in Quest Mode.
• Increased number of character items.
• Improved ranking system.
• Special gameplay modes (i.e. Hyper Fighter, See-Saw, Wrestler's, etc.).
• Emblem collecting: placed special incentive to defeat certain opponents or to avoid being defeated by certain opponents.
• New ring type: Semi-open/semi-walled.

In the US, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution for PlayStation 2 also included as a bonus Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary.

Production Credits (PS2 Version)

Executive Director: Yu Suzuki
Executive Producer: Hisashi Suzuki
Producer: Hiroshi Kataoka
Director: Noriyuki Shimoda
Art Director: Satoshi Fujinuma
Program Director (Arcade Portion): Toru Kujirai
Main Programmer (Arcade Portion): Masanori Sato
Programmer (Arcade Portion): Hajime Take, Hajime Iwamoto, Hitoshi Iizawa, Takuya Nagatasu
Main Programmer (Original Portion): Tetsuya Sugimoto
Programmer (Original Portion): Sjinji Ohshima, Yohsuke Takeda, Ryo Sato, Kenichirou Tabata
Character Designer & Item Designer: Chizuka Tamehira, Genta Takahashi, Hiroaki Ota, Kozue Suzuki, Nobuhiko Kosuge, Masayuki Takahashi, Ringo Manabe
Stages Designer & Effects Desiger: Seiji Aoki, Yuichi Matsui
2D Graphics Designer: Kazuya Suzuki, Masatomo Suzuki
Design Supervisor: Youji Kato
Planners: Daichi Katagiri, Hiroshi Masui, Tomonori Shino, Kouji Kudou, Masato Nakamura, Yo Momotani, Masaharu Terabata, Masanori Chida
Sound Creators: Fumio Ito, Shinichi Goto, Naoyuki Machida, Tatsutoshi Narita
Quitar Player: Tomoya Koga
Player Database: Dai Matsuzaki
Test Team: Yuichi Taniguchi, Naoto Tomita, Tsutomu Morohashi, Hisashi Arima, Masataka Arai
Visual Editng: Naonori Watanabe, Hidekuni Ohta
Publicity: Taku Kihara, Masayuki Kato
Publicity Design: Sayoko Nishino
Replay Data: Bunbun-Maru, Chibita, Hideto Sugawara, Hiromiki Kumada, Hiroshi Nakamichi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kazuki Tokunaga, Kurita, Kyasao, Masahide Hiroike, Masaki Takamatsu, Ohsu Akira, Rei Hase, Segirl, Wakao Nakamura, Yasuyuki Yamada, Yoro, Yousuke Fukazawa
Speical Thanks: Enterbrain. Inc., Sega Amusement Co., CRI Middleware Co. Ltd., Joji Morikawa, Keisuke Chiwata, Kenji Furukawa, Jun Kubota (Ice Team), Kazuaki Kitazawa (Nova Inc.), Akio Murakawa, Hajime Itou, Junji Ogihara, Kousuke Sasaki, Makoto Koizumi, Tetsuji Sugawara, Toshiyuki Ohashi, Erika Aihara, Hans Van Venendal, Keisuke Tsukahara, Kenji Miyawaki, Masataka Daigo, Masaya Saida, Mitsugu Tsuchida, Munekazu Makino, Sachio Ogawa, Shigeru Yoshida, Susumu Morii, Syuji Takahashi, Takeo Iwata, Tetsunari Iwasaki, Yasuhiro Takagi, Yoshihiko Suzuki, Ryujirou Ota, Takami Shibasaki Yusuke Shimizu, Hideo Gunji, Koki Koiwa, Kazuhiro Shigekuni, Shinji Okuma, Yasuyuki Komiya, Chika Torii, Shunei Nakayama, Hiroshi Tsurusaki, Wataru Nakanishi, Kei Terui
Created By: Sega AM2
Presented By: Sega