Difference between revisions of "Virtua Fighter 4"

From Sega Retro
Line 43: Line 43:
 
}}
 
}}
 
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バーチャファイター４) is a fighting game developed by [[Sega AM2]] and released for [[Sega NAOMI 2]] [[arcade]] hardware in 2001. It is the fouth major entry in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series and a direct sequel to ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]''. The game was originally announced under the working title of '''''Virtua Fighter X''''', before appearing with its final name at [[AOU Show 2001]].
 
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バーチャファイター４) is a fighting game developed by [[Sega AM2]] and released for [[Sega NAOMI 2]] [[arcade]] hardware in 2001. It is the fouth major entry in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series and a direct sequel to ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]''. The game was originally announced under the working title of '''''Virtua Fighter X''''', before appearing with its final name at [[AOU Show 2001]].
 +
 +
The game changed the Japanese arcade landscape due to use of Internet and physical cards to save progress, which was the VF.NET system.
  
 
It was succeeded by ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' in 2005.
 
It was succeeded by ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' in 2005.

Revision as of 08:29, 21 July 2017

This teeny-tiny article needs some work. You can help us by expanding it.

n/a

VirtuaFighter4 title.png

Virtua Fighter 4
System(s): Sega NAOMI 2, Sega NAOMI 2 GD-ROM, PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Distributor:
Sony PlayStation 2
Sony Computer Entertainment (EU)
Genre: Fighting

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sony PlayStation 2
JP 		¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140)[1] SLPM-62130
Sony PlayStation 2
US 		SLUS-20323
Sony PlayStation 2
US
(Greatest Hits) 		SLUS-20323GH
Sony PlayStation 2
EU 		SCES-50759
Sony PlayStation 2
UK 		£39.9939.99[3]
Sony PlayStation 2
IT
Sony PlayStation 2
AU 		SCES-50759ANZ

Virtua Fighter 4 (バーチャファイター４) is a fighting game developed by Sega AM2 and released for Sega NAOMI 2 arcade hardware in 2001. It is the fouth major entry in the Virtua Fighter series and a direct sequel to Virtua Fighter 3. The game was originally announced under the working title of Virtua Fighter X, before appearing with its final name at AOU Show 2001.

The game changed the Japanese arcade landscape due to use of Internet and physical cards to save progress, which was the VF.NET system.

It was succeeded by Virtua Fighter 5 in 2005.

Gameplay

Characters

Virtua Fighter 4 is the only game in the history of the Virtua Fighter series to remove a character from the core lineup of playable characters. Taka Arashi, who debuted in Virtua Fighter 3 and would return in Virtua Fighter 5 R, was not included due to technical difficulties.

Akira Yuki
Pai Chan
Lau Chan
Wolf Hawkfield
Jeffry Mcwild
Kagemaru
Sarah Bryant
Jacky Bryant
Dural
Shun Di
Lion Rafale
Aoi Umenokoji
Lei-Fei
Vanessa Lewis

History

Development

The NAOMI 2 arcade version of Virtua Fighter 4 uses up to 20,000 polygons for each character, while each background uses over 50,000 polygons, with up to 16 hardware light sources per polygon, at 60 frames per second. This was the highest character polygon count and lights per polygon for a video game up until 2001, giving it the most detailed character graphics and lighting effects of its time (such as dynamic search lights).[4] In comparison, the same year, Dead or Alive 3 on the Xbox used 10,000 to 15,000 polygons for the characters. Virtua Fighter 4's character polygon count was unsurpassed until Virtua Fighter 5 in 2005.[5] In terms of textures, the game uses 128 MB of texture data for the characters.[6]

The PlayStation 2 version of Virtua Fighter 4, due to hardware limitations, reduced the polygon count down to 7,000 polygons for the characters and had much fewer light sources. The texture details were also reduced for the PlayStation 2 version.[7]

Legacy

Like its predecessors, Virtua Fighter 4 saw several minor upgrades during the course of its lifespan, titled "Ver. B" and "Ver. C" respectively. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2002 with slight graphical downgrades and online modes removed in exchange for more single player options.

Two major upgrades exist for the game, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution and Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned.

Digital manuals

  • NAOMI US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Fighter 4/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • PlayStation 2 AU print advert

Logo-pdf.svg
PlayStation 2 print advert in Play (US) #5: "May 2002" (2002-xx-xx)
Logo-pdf.svg

Physical scans

NAOMI 2 version

NAOMI 2, US
Virtua Fighter 4 NAOMI2 US Cart Back.jpgVirtuaFighter4 NAOMI2 Cart.jpg
Cart
NAOMI 2, JP
NAOMI 2
GD-ROM, JP
Virtua Fighter 4 Naomi2 GD-ROM Disc.jpg
Disc

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
95 №124, p74/75/76/77
80 №246, p80-81[3]
98 May 2002, p110
93 №686, [1]
100 2002-03-19
98 May 2002, p78
100 Feb 2003, p93
100 Apr 2002, p100
80 №2, p44[8]
90 April 2002, p24
100 TechTV (2002/04/05)
Sony PlayStation 2
 94
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
90
[9]
BGamer (PT)
87
[10]
Bonus (YU)
85
[11]
Click!Konsole (PL)
95
[12]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
95
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
80
[3]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
70
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
98
[15]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
93
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[17]
Game Station (UK)
80
[18]
GMR (US) NTSC-U
100
[19]
Hyper (AU) PAL
94
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
91
[21]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (US) NTSC-U
100
[22]
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK) PAL
80
[23]
Players (DE) PAL
90
[24]
Play (PL)
96
[25]
Play (US) NTSC-U
80
[8]
PlayZone (DE) PAL
91
[26]
PSM (US) NTSC-U
90
[27]
PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-J
93
[28]
Power Unlimited (NL)
89
[29]
Super Juegos (ES)
95
[30]
Sony PlayStation 2
 90
Based on
24 reviews

Virtua Fighter 4

PlayStation 2, US
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 US Box.jpg
Cover
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 US Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, US
(Greatest Hits)
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 US Box GreatestHits.jpg
Cover
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 US Disc GreatestHits.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, EU
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 EU Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, JP
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 JP Box.jpg
Cover
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 JP Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, AU
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 AU Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, FR
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 FR Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, DE
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 DE Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, ES
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 ES Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, IT
VirtuaFighter4 PS2 IT Box.jpg
Cover

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62130.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-05-15 07:53)
  2. ↑ File:CVG UK 246.pdf, page 54
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:CVG UK 246.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 246.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20061025/3dvf5.htm
  5. ↑ https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/yes-but-how-many-polygons-an-artist-blog-entry-with-interesting-numbers.39321/
  6. ↑ File:NextGeneration US 80.pdf, page 51
  7. ↑ File:NextGeneration US 80.pdf, page 54
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:Play US 002.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Play US 002.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 576 Konzol, "Március 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 18
  10. ↑ BGamer, "Maio 2002" (PT; 2002-0x-xx), page 103
  11. ↑ Bonus, "3/2002" (YU; 2002-03-25), page 28
  12. ↑ Click!Konsole, "Sierpień 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 8
  13. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 74
  14. ↑ Edge, "March 2002" (UK; 2002-02-27), page 90
  15. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2002" (US; 2002-04-02), page 110
  16. ↑ Famitsu, "2002-02-08" (JP; 2002-01-25), page 1
  17. ↑ GamePro, "May 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 90
  18. ↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
  19. ↑ GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 93
  20. ↑ Hyper, "June 2002" (AU; 2002-05-08), page 50
  21. ↑ MAN!AC, "06/2002" (DE; 2002-05-02), page 40
  22. ↑ Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, "April 2002" (US; 2002-03-12), page 92
  23. ↑ PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "April 2002" (UK; 2002-03-22), page 82
  24. ↑ Players, "6/2002" (DE; 2002-04-24), page 54
  25. ↑ Play, "Czerwiec 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 24
  26. ↑ PlayZone, "06/2002" (DE; 2002-04-30), page 66
  27. ↑ PSM, "Vol. 6, No. 4: April 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 24
  28. ↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 40
  29. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 5, Mei 2002" (NL; 2002-04-26), page 52
  30. ↑ Super Juegos, "Mayo 2002" (ES; 2002-0x-xx), page 14



Virtua Fighter series
Virtua Fighter (Remix | PC) (1993-1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive | Sega Ages 2500 Series) (1994-1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 (3tb | 3tb Online) (1996-1997) | Virtua Fighter 4 (Evolution | Final Tuned) (2001-2004) | Virtua Fighter 5 (R | Final Showdown | Ultimate Showdown | R.E.V.O.) (2006-202X)
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
Virtua Fighter (LCD) (1995) | Electronic Virtua Fighter (199x) | Virtua Fighter (R-Zone) (199x) | Virtua Fighter 3 Win-PC-Collection (1996) | Virtua Fighter (2007) | CR Virtua Fighter (2008) | Virtua Fighter Mobile (2008) | Pachinko CR Virtua Fighter Revolution (2012) | Virtua Fighter Cool Champ (2012) | Virtua Fighter Fever Combo (2014) | Virtua Fighter Pachislot (2014) | Virtua Fighter Battle Genesis (2019)
Unlicensed
Virtua Fighter 2 vs. Tekken 2 (199x)
Demo discs
Java Tea Original Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)
Albums
Music
 Virtua Fighter: Akira/Kage (1994) | 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 Sound Track (1995) | 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) | Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal (1997) | Fighters Megamix Sound Tracks (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
Book
 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)
Retrieved from "https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=Virtua_Fighter_4&oldid=392251"